This program is open to matriculated students who have a baccalaureate degree and who are interested in forensics. Interested students need not be nursing majors. The Graduate Certificate in Forensic Health requires the successful completion of three (3 credit) graduate courses in forensic health for a total of 9 credits. The following courses are required:
Program Plan
| Courses | Title | Credits |
|
N581B |
FORENSIC HEALTH ESSENTIALS: Includes: overview of forensic disciplines, forensic assessment, the collection and preservation of evidence, death investigation, terrorism, DMORT, developing a forensic practice and basic civil issues, such as malpractice, child custody, elder law and personal injury. Graduate module on consultation and collaboration |
3 credits |
|
N581G |
FORENSIC HEALTH OF VICTIMS: Includes: forensic health issues as they relate to victims of violent crimes, such as intrafamilial violence, sexual violence, stalking, workplace violence, homicide, and hate crimes. Content also includes victim needs and rights; responses to trauma; victim's resources; victimization of children, women, men, elders and persons with disabilities. Graduate module on expert witness testimony. |
3 credits |
|
N581F |
FORENSIC HEALTH OF OFFENDERS: Includes: overview of forensic health issues as they relate to perpetrators of violent crimes, including intrafamilial violence, sexual violence, stalking, workplace violence, homicide, and terrorism, as well as crime classifications, relationship between animal cruelty and human violence, offender needs and rights, female offenders, juvenile offenders and correctional health. Graduate module on criminal profiling. |
3 credits |
Interested students may also take these courses individually if not interested in the certificate.
Students interesting in participating in the Certificate in Forensic Health should contact:
Mary E. Muscari, PhD
Phone: 607-777-5411
E-mail: mmuscari@binghamton.edu
In the semester in which you complete the requirements for the Forensic Health certificate, notify Jennie Orton and provide a transcript. She will ensure that the Certificate is awarded and noted on the student's official transcript. A Certificate will then be issued.
