Fairfield University
Introduction to Forensic Science
This survey course offers ground-level survey info about becoming a crime scene investigator (CSI). In this course, you'll use a mock crime scene to learn about fabric analysis, inks, blood spatter interpretation and serology, not to mention higher-level sciences of DNA analysis, blood alcohol calculations and ballistics. While this course counts as a core science course, it is not designed for chemistry majors or chemistry minors.
Mitchell College
Forensic Psychology
Mitchell offers undergraduates a 200-level course on Forensic Psychology, looking at how human behavior relates to the evidence found and collected at crime scenes. Criminal behavior is studied, particularly how personality can shape it. Several case studies are used throughout the class, in order to learn how to deduce a criminal's MO and choice of victim. In order to take this course, you'll have to complete introductory psychology, and a 200-level criminal justice course as prerequisites.
Post University
Forensic Accounting at Post University
Post's Online University offers a Certificate Program in Forensic Accounting, compressing into 8-weeks a close study of fraudulent financial records, financial investigation, theft, corruption, kickbacks and bribery. More advanced topics you'll study include hidden assets during a divorce, bankruptcy, money laundering and identity theft. A nice upside of this course is that it is offered entirely online, and can give you the background you need to pursue more advance accounting training toward a forensic accounting degree and CPA certification.
Bio & Environmental Forensics at Post University
Post U. has two forensics courses in the Biology and Environmental Science departments, both 100-level, that can give you a general overview of forensics. The first course is a 3-credit lecture, looking at DNA fingerprinting, trace evidence analysis, blood ID, spectrophotometry and chromatography. There's also a 2-credit lab course, where you can try the techniques out first-hand. Both of these courses require an introductory biology or environmental science course and the permission of the instructor. The lecture course is also co-listed in the biology department, also at a 100-level course, so this might be better for your scheduling demands.