Forensic Sciences, Undergraduate Minor

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About the Forensic Sciences Undergraduate Minor Program

The goal of the interdisciplinary minor is to offer students the opportunity to take courses pertinent to scientific and methodological issues associated with crime investigation and criminal behavior. All students minoring in forensic sciences must complete at least 18 hours in designated forensic-related courses. No more than 12 hours may be taken in one department or program. At least 12 hours must be taken in upper-division courses. Courses with a grade of D cannot be counted toward fulfillment of the minor. At least 6 hours of upper-division courses must be taken at Texas Tech. All students who are enrolled in the forensic sciences minor are required to enroll in the introductory forensic science course FSCI 2308 .

Designated courses may require prerequisites before the student can enroll in them. Consult the catalog or contact the specific instructors for details. Prerequisite courses (except ANTH 3303 ) do not count toward the minor. Cross-listed courses that are required by the major cannot be counted toward the minor.

Contact: Dr. Robert Paine; Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work; robert.paine@ttu.edu

Students must choose one of the following tracks from which 15 credit hours must be chosen:

Physical and Biological Sciences:

CHEM 3141 - Experimental Analytical Chemical Methods 1 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 3341 - Analytical Chemical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 4010 - Individual Studies in Chemistry V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 4114 - Experimental Instrumental Analytical Methods Chemistry 1 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 4314 - Instrumental Analytical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 3416 - Genetics 4 Semester Credit Hours
MBIO 3401 - Principles of Microbiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
ZOOL 4321 - Insect Diversity 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENTX 4325 - Principles of Toxicology I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENTX 4326 - Principles of Toxicology II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ANTH 3303 - Forensic Anthropology 3 Semester Credit Hours
ANTH 4343 - Human Skeletal Biology and Forensic Techniques 3 Semester Credit Hours
AHMT 4305

Social and Behavioral Science:

ANTH 3303 - Forensic Anthropology 3 Semester Credit Hours
ANTH 4320 - Forensic Archaeology 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSY 4000 - Individual Problems Course V1-6 Semester Credit Hours
PSY 4384 - Forensic Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours
SOC 2335 - Homicide 3 Semester Credit Hours
SOC 3326 - Women and Crime 3 Semester Credit Hours
SOC 3327 - Sociology of Law and Policing 3 Semester Credit Hours
SOC 3335 - Family Violence 3 Semester Credit Hours
SOC 4325 - Criminology 3 Semester Credit Hours
GIST 3300 - Geographic Information Systems 3 Semester Credit Hours
GEOG 3301 - Remote Sensing of the Environment 3 Semester Credit Hours