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A Bryant University student uses a pipette in a lab.
A Bryant University student uses a pipette in a lab.

Forensic Science

Examine specialties that make up forensic teams, explore career paths, and identify your interests in the field to prepare for more advanced studies.

At a Glance

What You’ll Learn:

  • The specific roles and narrow specialties that make up collaborative forensic teams
  • How to conduct basic or applied research to gain technical expertise for a forensic science career

What You’ll Do:

  • Gain hands-on research experience in Bryant’s state-of-the-art laboratories.
  • Explore the scope of professional careers and find your passion in the field

Where You’ll Go:

  • Careers involving criminal medical investigations and laboratory assessment
  • Graduate schools for advanced study in areas such as trauma assessment, forensic photography, ballistics, and DNA analysis

Program Highlights

Through Bryant’s minor in Forensic Science, you’ll learn about the specialized roles that make up forensic teams and explore career opportunities within the field. Forensic scientists often work in laboratories using highly accurate instrumentation and collaborating with other well-trained specialists. By receiving basic training in the sciences and gaining hands-on experience in Bryant’s laboratories, you’ll be ready for advanced study as you prepare for your future career.  

The Forensic Science minor is recommended for students interested in careers involving law enforcement and medical investigations, including laboratory assessment of crime scene evidence. You may choose to continue your studies after graduation in a specialized area such as trauma assessment, forensic photography, ballistics, medical entomology, geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping, bio-imaging, and DNA analysis. Forensic techniques can also be used to track industrial responsibility for toxic releases, assess engineering failures such as bridge or building collapses, and assist countries following natural disasters, disease outbreaks, or wars.

Sample Courses

Our curriculum consists of engaging coursework that’s designed to prepare you for your future career. Just a few sample courses include: 

Biology I: Principles of Biology SCI 251
Biology I Laboratory SCI L251
Introductory Chemistry I SCI 265
Introductory Chemistry I Laboratory SCI L265
Elements of Forensic Science SCI 368
Genetics SCI 363
Forensic Psychology PSY 482

Learn by Doing

Lessons from a textbook can only take you so far. That’s why experiential learning is at the core of your Bryant experience. You’ll engage in hands-on projects and opportunities beginning your very first year — building skills in critical thinking, learning how to adapt to challenges, and fostering your determination to succeed.