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Graduate Program in
Forensic Science
University of New Haven
UNH Graduate School Overview
•   Offering graduate degrees since 1969
•   30 degree programs & 25 graduate certificates
•   Convenient, trimester scheduling
•   Night and weekend class availability
•   Small class sizes
•   Personal attention
Graduate Program Tracks
• Criminalistics
• Advanced Investigation
• Fire Science
Graduate Program
• 40 credits
• Accelerated
• Trimester system
• Full-time students
 ▫ 5 trimesters
 ▫ 9 credits per trimester
• Part-time student
 ▫ Complete within 5 years
Typical Course Load

• Full-time students take 3 courses per trimester
 ▫ Additional courses can be taken with advisor
   permission
 ▫ Does not shorten program
• Part-time students take 1 – 2 courses
Criminalistics
• Career Goal
 ▫ Working as a scientist in a forensic laboratory
Entry into Criminalistics
• Undergraduate degree in a scientific discipline
• GPA typically 3.5 or above
• Must sit the GRE’s
• Must have significant science coursework if
  major is not a natural or physical science
Criminalistics
• Core courses:   • Survey of Forensic Science
  ▫ 33 credits    • Advanced Criminalistics 1
                      ▫ Biology
                  • Advanced Criminalistics 1 Lab
                  • Advanced Criminalistics 2
                      ▫ Chemistry
                  •   Advanced Criminalistics 2 Lab
                  •   DNA
                  •   DNA Lab
                  •   Physical Methods
                  •   Expert Witnessing
                  •   Thesis 1 with Seminar
                  •   Thesis 2
Criminalistics
• Restricted Electives     •   Toxicology (FOR662)
• At least seven credits   •   Chemistry of Fire and Explosives (FOR625)
• Three courses            •   Capillary Electrophoresis (FOR615)
                           •   Drug Chemistry (FOR645)
                           •   Forensic Microscopy (FOR660)
                           •   Medicolegal Investigation of Death (FOR661)
                           •   Advanced Crime Scene (FOR616)
                           •   Forensic Examination of Firearms (FOR655)
                           •   Advanced Fingerprints (FOR619)
                           •   Forensic Photography (FOR618)
                           •   Independent Study (FOR695)
Advanced Investigation
• Career Goal
 ▫   Criminal justice system
 ▫   FBI or similar
 ▫   Police departments
 ▫   Crime scene units
Entry into Advanced Investigation
• Many different majors accepted
• At least one year of science with lab in
  undergraduate coursework
• GPA typically 3.0 or above
• No requirement to sit GRE’s
• Not suitable for career goal of lab work
  ▫ Cannot switch track to Criminalistics
Advanced Investigation
• Learning Objectives     • Modern investigative techniques
  based on core courses   • Advanced Crime Scene
                            Investigation
  only:
                          • Pattern Recognition
                          • Crime Scene Technology
                          • Medicolegal Investigation
                          • General forensic techniques
                          • Law and Evidence or Criminal
                            Procedures
Coursework
                  • Survey of Forensic Science
• Core Courses:
  ▫ 24 credits    • Advanced Investigation (I and II)
                  • Medicolegal Investigation of Death
                  • Advanced Criminalistics I (Biology)
                  • Advanced Criminalistics II
                    (Chemistry)
                  • Physical Analysis in Forensic Science
                  • Advanced Crime Scene Investigation
                  • Capstone Experience
                      ▫ Internship
                      ▫ Research Project
Electives in Forensic Science

• Depending on availability   • Forensic Toxicology
  and level of science:       • Forensic Microscopy
                              • Chemistry of Fire and Explosives
                              • Advanced Fingerprints
                              • Examination of Firearms Evidence
                              • Expert Witnessing
                              • Special Applications of Forensic
                                Photography
                              • Forensic Engineering
Electives in Other Departments
•   Criminal Justice
•   National Security
•   Psychology
•   Fire Science
•   Biology
•   Chemistry
•   Languages
    ▫ Arabic
Capstone Experience - AI
• Internship
• Research Project
Internship – Advanced Investigation
• 160 hours
• Approved location
• Internships obtained by the student
 ▫   Crime scene units
 ▫   Police departments
 ▫   Sex offender registry
 ▫   Cold case units
 ▫   Chief State’s Attorney
 ▫   CIA
 ▫   NCIS
Thesis
• Criminalistics track students must complete a thesis
  (6 credits) as their capstone experience
• Each faculty member has different research interests
  ▫   Archaeological, ancient relics
  ▫   Crime scene methods
  ▫   DNA
  ▫   Drugs and Toxicology
  ▫   Trace Evidence
  ▫   Instrumental analysis
Special Thesis Opportunities
• University of Verona, Italy
  ▫ Capillary electrophoresis course
  ▫ Future possibility of PhD

• University of Split, Croatia
  ▫ DNA
  ▫ War remains
Teaching Assistantships
• Approx. 5 new positions available for 2012
• Some are within Forensic Science
• Remaining positions are elsewhere on campus
 ▫ Chemistry
 ▫ Biology
 ▫ Other

• 50% tuition plus hourly wage (200 hrs/trimester)
Teaching Assistantships
• Offers for TA positions are usually made when a
  place in the program is offered
• Any unfilled TA positions are filled after 1st May
  through Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid
• Many positions become available later in the
  year
Faculty
• Every member of the Forensic Science
  Department faculty has been a practitioner in
  his/her specialized field
Timothy Palmbach, M.S.,J.D.
               • Department chair
               • Major (Ret.) Connecticut
                 State Police
               • Head of Division of
                 Scientific Services
               • Major Crime Squad
Howard Harris, M.S., Ph.D., J.D.
               • Professor
               • Director New York City Police
                 Department Crime Lab
               • Director Monroe County
                 Public Safety Laboratory, NY
               • New York State Crime
                 Laboratory Commission
               • Research Chemist Shell Oil

               • Former Chair of Forensic
                 Science Department
Fred Smith, M.S., Ph.D.
                 • Professor
                 • Director of Forensic Science
                   program at the University
                   of Alabama
                 • Scientific Director of
                   AccuTox, a forensic urine
                   drug testing facility
Azriel Gorski, M.Sc., Ph.D.
              • Associate Professor
              • Undergraduate coordinator
              • Professor Hebrew University of
                Jerusalem
              • Head of Israeli National Police
                Forensic Laboratory
              • Director of Kennewick Forensic
                Laboratory, WA State Patrol
              • Supervisor Spokane Forensic
                Laboratory
              • Scientist Pennsylvania State
                Police Crime Lab
Virginia Maxwell, D.Phil.
                • Associate Professor
                • Graduate Coordinator
                • 15 years at the State of
                  Connecticut Forensic Science
                  Laboratory
                • Supervisor Trace Evidence
                  Section
                • Department of National
                  Defence, Canada
Mike Adamovicz, Ph.D.
               • Associate Professor
               • Supervisor of Nuclear DNA,
                 Ct Forensic Lab
               • Supervisor of Mitochondrial
                 DNA, CT Forensic Lab
Heather Coyle, M.S., Ph.D.
                • Associate Professor
                • State of Connecticut Forensic
                  Science Laboratory
                • DNA Unit
                • Supervisor Mitochondrial
                  DNA Unit
Peter Massey, M.S.
                • Lecturer
                • Detective, Hamden Police
                  Department
                • Crime scene expert
Peter Valentin, M.Sc.
                  • CSP Western District Major
                    Crime Squad
                  • Crime scene expert
Adjunct Faculty
• Lt. Dave Rice
• Dave San Pietro
• Kevin Parisi
• Amy Dorsey
• Ken Zercie
• Lt. Gerry Narowski
• Dr. Robert Powers
• Art Belanger
• Bob Hathaway
Henry C. Lee Institute
• Training programs in Forensic Science for the
  criminal justice community
• Arnold Markle Symposium
Facilities
• Renovated laboratories Crime scene rooms
  (touch screen technology)
• Evidence processing rooms
• State-of-the art DNA laboratory
• Instrumentation rooms – new SEM, XRD, Raman
• State-of-the art firearms microscope
• AFIS system
• Video enhancement system
• IBIS system
• SICAR system
• PDQ database
Blackboard
• Forensic Science Majors Community
 ▫   Graduate handbook
 ▫   Forms
 ▫   Information
 ▫   Training
 ▫   Employment

• GFSC
Student Life
• Housing
 ▫ Off-campus housing listings
      http://www.newhaven.edu/graduateservices
 ▫ Blackboard “roommate finder” forum
• Clubs and Organizations
 ▫   Graduate Student Council
 ▫   Graduate Forensic Science Club
 ▫   International Student Association
 ▫   …and others
Application Process
• Apply online by March 15th at
  www.newhaven.edu
 ▫ Application is currently available fee-free online
   for a limited time
• Application materials:
 ▫   Two letters of recommendation
 ▫   Official College Transcripts
 ▫   GRE Scores (Criminalistics)
 ▫   Personal Statement
Admission Procedure
• Submit all required materials to:
     Graduate Admissions
     University of New Haven
     300 Boston Post Road
     West Haven, CT 06516
• Decisions generally come within a few weeks
  once an application is complete
Financial Aid
• All U.S. resident students eligible for Stafford
  Loans
  ▫ $20,500 per year
• Graduate Assistantships
• Graduate PLUS and private loans
• FAFSA required
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           Contact Information:
Your Graduate Admissions Counselor: Leila Krutt
            lkrutt@newhaven.edu
                203-931-2988

              Marcus Hanscom
          mhanscom@newhaven.edu
               203-932-7277

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M.S. Forensic Science at the University of New Haven Overview

  • 1. Graduate Program in Forensic Science University of New Haven
  • 2. UNH Graduate School Overview • Offering graduate degrees since 1969 • 30 degree programs & 25 graduate certificates • Convenient, trimester scheduling • Night and weekend class availability • Small class sizes • Personal attention
  • 3. Graduate Program Tracks • Criminalistics • Advanced Investigation • Fire Science
  • 4. Graduate Program • 40 credits • Accelerated • Trimester system • Full-time students ▫ 5 trimesters ▫ 9 credits per trimester • Part-time student ▫ Complete within 5 years
  • 5. Typical Course Load • Full-time students take 3 courses per trimester ▫ Additional courses can be taken with advisor permission ▫ Does not shorten program • Part-time students take 1 – 2 courses
  • 6. Criminalistics • Career Goal ▫ Working as a scientist in a forensic laboratory
  • 7. Entry into Criminalistics • Undergraduate degree in a scientific discipline • GPA typically 3.5 or above • Must sit the GRE’s • Must have significant science coursework if major is not a natural or physical science
  • 8. Criminalistics • Core courses: • Survey of Forensic Science ▫ 33 credits • Advanced Criminalistics 1 ▫ Biology • Advanced Criminalistics 1 Lab • Advanced Criminalistics 2 ▫ Chemistry • Advanced Criminalistics 2 Lab • DNA • DNA Lab • Physical Methods • Expert Witnessing • Thesis 1 with Seminar • Thesis 2
  • 9. Criminalistics • Restricted Electives • Toxicology (FOR662) • At least seven credits • Chemistry of Fire and Explosives (FOR625) • Three courses • Capillary Electrophoresis (FOR615) • Drug Chemistry (FOR645) • Forensic Microscopy (FOR660) • Medicolegal Investigation of Death (FOR661) • Advanced Crime Scene (FOR616) • Forensic Examination of Firearms (FOR655) • Advanced Fingerprints (FOR619) • Forensic Photography (FOR618) • Independent Study (FOR695)
  • 10. Advanced Investigation • Career Goal ▫ Criminal justice system ▫ FBI or similar ▫ Police departments ▫ Crime scene units
  • 11. Entry into Advanced Investigation • Many different majors accepted • At least one year of science with lab in undergraduate coursework • GPA typically 3.0 or above • No requirement to sit GRE’s • Not suitable for career goal of lab work ▫ Cannot switch track to Criminalistics
  • 12. Advanced Investigation • Learning Objectives • Modern investigative techniques based on core courses • Advanced Crime Scene Investigation only: • Pattern Recognition • Crime Scene Technology • Medicolegal Investigation • General forensic techniques • Law and Evidence or Criminal Procedures
  • 13. Coursework • Survey of Forensic Science • Core Courses: ▫ 24 credits • Advanced Investigation (I and II) • Medicolegal Investigation of Death • Advanced Criminalistics I (Biology) • Advanced Criminalistics II (Chemistry) • Physical Analysis in Forensic Science • Advanced Crime Scene Investigation • Capstone Experience ▫ Internship ▫ Research Project
  • 14. Electives in Forensic Science • Depending on availability • Forensic Toxicology and level of science: • Forensic Microscopy • Chemistry of Fire and Explosives • Advanced Fingerprints • Examination of Firearms Evidence • Expert Witnessing • Special Applications of Forensic Photography • Forensic Engineering
  • 15. Electives in Other Departments • Criminal Justice • National Security • Psychology • Fire Science • Biology • Chemistry • Languages ▫ Arabic
  • 16. Capstone Experience - AI • Internship • Research Project
  • 17. Internship – Advanced Investigation • 160 hours • Approved location • Internships obtained by the student ▫ Crime scene units ▫ Police departments ▫ Sex offender registry ▫ Cold case units ▫ Chief State’s Attorney ▫ CIA ▫ NCIS
  • 18. Thesis • Criminalistics track students must complete a thesis (6 credits) as their capstone experience • Each faculty member has different research interests ▫ Archaeological, ancient relics ▫ Crime scene methods ▫ DNA ▫ Drugs and Toxicology ▫ Trace Evidence ▫ Instrumental analysis
  • 19. Special Thesis Opportunities • University of Verona, Italy ▫ Capillary electrophoresis course ▫ Future possibility of PhD • University of Split, Croatia ▫ DNA ▫ War remains
  • 20. Teaching Assistantships • Approx. 5 new positions available for 2012 • Some are within Forensic Science • Remaining positions are elsewhere on campus ▫ Chemistry ▫ Biology ▫ Other • 50% tuition plus hourly wage (200 hrs/trimester)
  • 21. Teaching Assistantships • Offers for TA positions are usually made when a place in the program is offered • Any unfilled TA positions are filled after 1st May through Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid • Many positions become available later in the year
  • 22. Faculty • Every member of the Forensic Science Department faculty has been a practitioner in his/her specialized field
  • 23. Timothy Palmbach, M.S.,J.D. • Department chair • Major (Ret.) Connecticut State Police • Head of Division of Scientific Services • Major Crime Squad
  • 24. Howard Harris, M.S., Ph.D., J.D. • Professor • Director New York City Police Department Crime Lab • Director Monroe County Public Safety Laboratory, NY • New York State Crime Laboratory Commission • Research Chemist Shell Oil • Former Chair of Forensic Science Department
  • 25. Fred Smith, M.S., Ph.D. • Professor • Director of Forensic Science program at the University of Alabama • Scientific Director of AccuTox, a forensic urine drug testing facility
  • 26. Azriel Gorski, M.Sc., Ph.D. • Associate Professor • Undergraduate coordinator • Professor Hebrew University of Jerusalem • Head of Israeli National Police Forensic Laboratory • Director of Kennewick Forensic Laboratory, WA State Patrol • Supervisor Spokane Forensic Laboratory • Scientist Pennsylvania State Police Crime Lab
  • 27. Virginia Maxwell, D.Phil. • Associate Professor • Graduate Coordinator • 15 years at the State of Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory • Supervisor Trace Evidence Section • Department of National Defence, Canada
  • 28. Mike Adamovicz, Ph.D. • Associate Professor • Supervisor of Nuclear DNA, Ct Forensic Lab • Supervisor of Mitochondrial DNA, CT Forensic Lab
  • 29. Heather Coyle, M.S., Ph.D. • Associate Professor • State of Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory • DNA Unit • Supervisor Mitochondrial DNA Unit
  • 30. Peter Massey, M.S. • Lecturer • Detective, Hamden Police Department • Crime scene expert
  • 31. Peter Valentin, M.Sc. • CSP Western District Major Crime Squad • Crime scene expert
  • 32. Adjunct Faculty • Lt. Dave Rice • Dave San Pietro • Kevin Parisi • Amy Dorsey • Ken Zercie • Lt. Gerry Narowski • Dr. Robert Powers • Art Belanger • Bob Hathaway
  • 33. Henry C. Lee Institute • Training programs in Forensic Science for the criminal justice community • Arnold Markle Symposium
  • 34. Facilities • Renovated laboratories Crime scene rooms (touch screen technology) • Evidence processing rooms • State-of-the art DNA laboratory • Instrumentation rooms – new SEM, XRD, Raman • State-of-the art firearms microscope • AFIS system • Video enhancement system • IBIS system • SICAR system • PDQ database
  • 35. Blackboard • Forensic Science Majors Community ▫ Graduate handbook ▫ Forms ▫ Information ▫ Training ▫ Employment • GFSC
  • 36. Student Life • Housing ▫ Off-campus housing listings  http://www.newhaven.edu/graduateservices ▫ Blackboard “roommate finder” forum • Clubs and Organizations ▫ Graduate Student Council ▫ Graduate Forensic Science Club ▫ International Student Association ▫ …and others
  • 37. Application Process • Apply online by March 15th at www.newhaven.edu ▫ Application is currently available fee-free online for a limited time • Application materials: ▫ Two letters of recommendation ▫ Official College Transcripts ▫ GRE Scores (Criminalistics) ▫ Personal Statement
  • 38. Admission Procedure • Submit all required materials to: Graduate Admissions University of New Haven 300 Boston Post Road West Haven, CT 06516 • Decisions generally come within a few weeks once an application is complete
  • 39. Financial Aid • All U.S. resident students eligible for Stafford Loans ▫ $20,500 per year • Graduate Assistantships • Graduate PLUS and private loans • FAFSA required
  • 40. View this presentation online at: http://www.slideshare.net/unhgradschool Contact Information: Your Graduate Admissions Counselor: Leila Krutt lkrutt@newhaven.edu 203-931-2988 Marcus Hanscom mhanscom@newhaven.edu 203-932-7277 Graduate Admissions gradinfo@newhaven.edu 203-932-7440