CJFS 3580 - Forensic Sciences Internship

Goals: The primary goals of this course are to enable students to pursue an internship in a forensic science or related agency, to integrate this experience with their academic coursework, and provide a forum to discuss their experiences and present a research project.

Content: This course will be a discussion and presentation-based course set within the context of a forensic science-based internship.Throughout the semester students will reflect on and discuss their internship experience. Course projects include design, completion, and oral presentation of a research project.
Prerequisite: CJFS 3560, required co-registration in CJFS 3590 Current Issues in Forensic Science (exception: criminal justice majors).

Note 1: Forensic Science students majoring in Criminal Justice may take CJFS 5660 to complete this requirement. Note 2: This is a required course for students pursuing the forensic sciences certificate who are not majoring in Criminal Justice; all FSC internships must be completed via this course and concurrent registration with CJFS 3590: Current Issues in Forensic Science. Note 3: Students interested in pursuing a laboratory internship must have, at the time of registration, no less than a 2.7 GPA in the Natural Science courses and a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.0.
Credits: (2 credits)