B.Sc.F.S. Courses

YEAR 1 (5 credits)

• FRSC 1010H - Introduction to Forensic Science
• FRSC 1011H - Introduction to Crime Scene Investigations
• BIOL 1030H - Current Issues in Biology II
• BIOL 1050H - Human Anatomy
• BIOL 1051H - Human Physiology
• CHEM 1000H - Introductory Chemistry I
• CHEM 1010H - Introductory Chemistry II
• MATH 1050Y - Non-Calculus-Based Intro. to Probability and Stats
• FRSC 1100H - Introduction to Canadian Justice

YEAR 2 (4 required credits and 1 elective credit)

• FRSC 2010H - Mentorship/Field Placement
• FRSC 2020H - Scientific Methodology in Forensic Science New!
• ANTH 1010H- Biological Anthropology and Archaeology (Sc)
• FRSC-PHYS 1020H- Forensic Physics
• FRSC-BIOL 2050H - Introduction to Genetics
• FRSC-BIOL 3620H - Population Genetics
• BIOL-CHEM 2300H - Biochemical Concepts
• FRSC 2100H - Criminal Code or
• FRSC 2110H - Police Powers

YEAR 3 (4 required credits and 1 elective credit)

• FRSC 3000H - Laboratory DNA Forensics
• FRSC 3010H - Crime Scene Investigation
• ANTH 2400Y - Biological Anthropology
• BIOL 3080H - Molecular Biology
• CHEM 2400H - Analytical Chemistry
• FRSC 3110H - Criminology in Forensics
• FRSC 3100H - Trends in Forensic Techniques

YEAR 4 (4/5 required credits and 1/0 elective credit)

• FRSC 4010Y - Independent Project (1) or
• FRSC 4890Y - Forensic-Community Based Research Project (1) or
• FRSC 4020D - Research Thesis (2)
• FRSC-BIOL-ANTH 3415Y - Human Osteology and Forensic Anthro
• FRSC-BIOL 4600H - Applied Molecular Genetics
• FRSC-CHEM -ERSC 3400H- Chromotography
• FRSC-CHEM - ERSC 3410H - Spectrophotometry & spectroscopy or
• FRSC 4570H – Biocrime and Bioterrorism
• FRSC 4312H - Presentation of Forensic Evidence

Note: Starting June 2011, any students registering for FRSC 4890Y or FRSC 4020 will be placed on the course waiting list when they register. Each entry into the course must then be approved by the course instructors individually. Please ignore messages that the course is full.

Joint-major Honours Degree Courses

Students wishing to complete a joint B.Sc. are required to complete at least 14 science credits including one MATH credit.

Please note: Only FRSC 1010H, FRSC 1011H, FRSC 2020H, FRSC 3000H, FRSC 3010H, FRSC 3100H, FRSC 4010Y, FRSC 4020D, FRSC 4570H count as science credits. You may take a reading course - FRSC 3900H - as a science credit providing permission is granted by the Chair of the program.

The program must include at least seven credits in Forensic Science.

One credit from:

• FRSC 101 Case studies in scientific law or
• FRSC 1010H Intro. to Forensic Science and
• FRSC 1011H Intro. to Crime Scene Investigations

Four credits from:

• FRSC 1100H Introduction to Canadian Justice
• FRSC-2020H - Scientific Methodology in Forensic Science New!
• FRSC 2100H Criminal Code
• FRSC 2110H Police Powers
• FRSC 3000H Laboratory DNA Forensics
• FRSC 3100H Trends in Forensic Science
• FRSC 3110H Criminology in Forensics
• FRSC-BIOL 3620H Population Genetics
• FRSC 3900H Reading Course
• FRSC 4570H Biocrime and Bioterrorism New!
• FRSC-BIOL 4600H Applied Molecular Genetics
• FRSC 4890Y Forensic-Community Based Research New!

Two credits from:

• FRSC-BIOL 2050H Introductory Genetics
• FRSC-BIOL 3330H Forensic Entomology
• FRSC PHYS 1020H Forensic Physics
• FRSC-COIS 2750H Computer Crime and Forensics
• FRSC-HIST 3751Y History of Crime in England
• FRSC-CHEM-ANTH 3415 Human Osteology and Forensic Anthro.
• FRSC-CHEM-ERSC 3400H Spectrophotometry and Spectroscopy
• FRSC-BIOL4501H Species-at-risk Biology and Policy New for 2011!