Forensic Nursing - Clinical and Legal Implications
Wilmington offers a Forensic Nursing course in their Post-Master of Science in Nursing program. The course covers all manner of forensic nursing topics, including the theories behind the specialty and how it impacts health care delivery in the U.S. This includes the relationship between forensic nursing, the justice system, and community-based referral systems. Specific topics are sexual assault, elder abuse, child abuse and human rights violations in general. The course is MSN 7350.
Post-Master's Certificate in Homeland Security
If you already have a masters degree, Wilmington will let you enroll in the Post-Master's Certificate in Homeland Security. Specifically, you'll need a masters in criminal justice or a related field. But if you do, Wilmington offers a great collection of courses as part of their Administration of Justice program.
Courses that are offered include a survey course in homeland security, terrorism, risk assessment and law. Three elective courses are also offered, on general topics like supervision and management, crisis management and forensic behavior analysis.
Criminalistics
If you're a criminal justice junkie, then Wilmington offers a 400-level course on criminalistics. Of course, you'll need a slew of pre-requisites: CRJ 101, CRJ 205 and CRJ 318. But if you have those under your belt, this is a good course to take if you're interested in pursuing forensic case work or graduate school in forensic science down the line.
The course covers all aspects of a criminal investigation, with particular emphasis on how physical evidence is collected, preserved and examined in a forensic lab. You'll also get a feel for how a forensics lab functions, knowing in particular what the capabilities and limitations are.