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Ten years ago, you had to pack up your stuff and drive 10 hours to find a decent forensics training program. No longer. There's one in every state in the country. Take your pick!

Colorado Forensics

UC Colorado Springs also has an MA program in Clinical Sociology. Courses are offered the explore the role of social works in forensic sociology, the criminal mindset and the kinds of assistance that sociologists provide in a forensic environment.

Lastly, UC Colorado Springs has a Master of Science in Nursing degree. Students here can explore the various opportunities available, such as the SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) training that has been popular lately among nursing school graduates.

For undergraduates at Colorado Springs interested in forensics, there are a number of clubs that offer advice and insight into applying more standard courses and curricula toward a career in forensic science. The American Chemical Society Student Affiliate has a place, as does the Anthropology Club (for forensic anthropology). The Gamma Sigma Epsilon Chemistry Honor Society also has a student organization with forensic opportunities, along with the Beth El Student Nurses Association, which has a Forensic Science Advisory Board that is rapidly seeking to expand forensic science opportunities for UCCS forensic students.

University of Colorado at Denver

Forensic Fellowships - University of Colorado Denver

U Colorado at Denver offers a number of fellowships each year in the Health Science Center, in the Psychiatry and Pathology departments. Application to these programs requires completion of a medical degree from an accredited medical school.

University of Denver

Masters in Forensic Psychology - University of Denver

U. of Denver offers an MAFP, or Master of Arts in Forensic Psychology. A 2-year program, the courses are designed to give you practical and lecture-based experience, which you can either take on to Ph.D. programs (which 30% of the MAFP program's graduates have done) or the workforce (accounting for the remaining 70% of students). This includes working in prisons, outpatient treatment centers, or community mental health offices, legal firms, the courts, probation offices or law enforcement.

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