Aug 20, 2025  
2025-2026 Shepherd University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Shepherd University Catalog
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CHEM 350 - Forensic Chemistry

(3cr) Forensic chemistry is a course for students interested in the chemistry and instrumentation underlying forensic investigations. This course is suited for chemistry or biology majors, or students who have previously taken forensic science. Forensic chemistry includes many topics such as forensic toxicology and drugs of abuse, crime scene evidence collection, forensic instrumental and laboratory analysis, data reporting, and the application of these topics in the criminal justice system.  Case studies and discussions based on real-life investigations will also be covered. Prerequisites: CHEM 209  and CHEM 315 ; or CHEM 260L  and CHEM 260  and CHEM 262L  and CHEM 262 .



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