This course is designed for upperclass undergraduates and graduate students, with Introduction to Language stressed as a prerequisite.
Southeastern University
Introduction to Forensics
Southeastern University in Washington, DC, offers a 200-level undergraduate course in introduction to forensics, giving you a basic understanding of the forensic techniques used in solving crimes. This is a great course to consider if you want to pursue a career as a federal agent, forensic scientist or crime scene investigator, or go on toward masters training in forensic science. This class will teach you the methods used nowadays, including fingerprinting and DNA analysis, document examination. Various famous forensic cases are used from crime labs throughout the U.S., with a particular eye on how they have shaped forensic investigations.
Forensic Anthropology
Southeastern in D.C. has a 400-level undergrad course on forensic anthropology, looking at how human identification by police and law enforcement agencies can help solve crime. If you're interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement, this class will teach you the basics you have to know in human anatomy, animal remains investigation, and DNA evidence. This course builds upon some of the topics discussed in earlier criminal justice courses at Southeastern.
Strayer University
Forensic Accounting
Strayer has a Masters Program in Accounting, along with courses related to fraud detection in forensic accounting. A 500-level course in Forensic Accounting, ACC571, will give you the framework you need to approach a fraud case, looking at the various tools that are available, the places (public and private) that you can work once you finish, and the techniques used by forensic accountants. You'll need to have finished the course in Auditing before enrolling, however.
Trinity University in DC
Criminal and Forensic Psychology
Trinity University in Washington, DC, offers a 300-level Psychology course on forensic psychology and criminal psychology. You'll ned to have taken introductory psychology, as well as 3 additional psychology courses at the 200-level to enroll, so this is probably something you wouldn't venture into unless you have a major interest in the field. But if you take the course, it ensures a solid understanding of forensic psychology as applied to the legal system today: behavioral profiling, appropriateness of criminal sentencing given the mental state, fitness to stand trial, recidivism among inmates, and the likelihood of a crime being committed by an released convict.
