Objective:
The program is designed for students contemplating employment in the field of medicolegal death investigation or within the investigating branch of a law enforcement agency. Courses in this program will prepare applicants for the Registry level examination in Medicolegal Death Investigation offered by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, Inc.
General Degree Information:
The Medicolegal Death Investigation concentration provides students an overview of the Criminal Justice system with a special emphasis on the medical and scientific aspects of death investigation. In this concentration, students will take Criminal Justice offerings providing them knowledge in investigations, law, court procedures, as well as courses in science and pathophysiology.
The Medicolegal Death Investigation course required in the concentration has been approved by the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators, Inc. to meet basic education and training requirements to prepare for taking the registry level exam. The course will also count for continuing education credits for both registered and board certified medicolegal death investigators. The Board is a national, independent professional certification board that has been established to promote the highest standards of practice for Medicolegal Death Investigators.
The Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminal Justice is a terminal program. Graduates will receive 60 hours college credit.
| Required
courses for the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice with a
Concentration in Medicolegal Death Investigation: 50% of courses in the degree program available via the Internet |
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| FRESHMAN YEAR | ||
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 101: | Composition & Rhetoric I | 3 |
| CJUS 101: | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| MATH 102: | College Algebra | 3 |
| CJUS 291: | Evidence and Procedure | 3 |
| BLGY 120: | Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| Second Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 102: | Composition & Rhetoric II | 3 |
| CJUS 201: | Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJUS 299: | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| PSYC 225: | Psychology of Loss and Death | 3 |
| SPCH 110: | Principles of Speech | 3 |
| or SPCH 115: | Interpersonal Communication | |
| 16 | ||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | ||
| First Semester | Hours | |
| ALHT 105: | Medical Ethics & Law | 3 |
| SLGY 201: | Introduction to Sociology | |
| OR | ||
| SLGY 202: | Social Problems | 3 |
| CJUS 202: | Criminal Investigations | 3 |
| CJUS 295: | Criminalistics | 3 |
| POSC 201: | National Government | |
| OR | ||
| POSC 202: | State and Local Government | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| Second Semester | Hours | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| *ALHT 206: | Pathophysiology | 3 |
| CJUS 204: | Accident Investigation | 3 |
| CJUS 294: | Medicolegal Death Investigation | 3 |
| CIS 105: | Computer Concepts | 3 |
| 15 | ||
| Total credit hours | 60 | |
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Students must meet prerequisites before taking any given course. *Prerequisite of BLGY 120 |
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See Also: Catalog Information for the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice/Medicolegal Death Investigation
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