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MS in Biomedical Forensic Sciences at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

A FEPAC-accredited 38-unit master's programme training early-career and midcareer professionals in forensic disciplines applied to crime scene investigation and evidence analysis.

Faculty: Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine  |  Department: Graduate Medical Sciences  |  Duration: Two years; 38 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Core coursework (26 units) includes Criminal Law and Ethics, Crime Scene Investigation, Forensic Biology, Forensic Chemistry, Trace Evidence Analysis, Molecular Biology of Forensic DNA Analysis, Forensic Toxicology and Research in BMFS, plus two laboratory disciplines and electives, independent research and a thesis; an optional specialty track and a general competency exam are available.

Career pathways

Graduates qualify to work as forensic scientists, DNA analysts, chemists, death investigators and crime scene responders at local, state and federal levels.

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Entry requirements

Graduate Medical Sciences general eligibility: applicants must have completed all requirements for a baccalaureate degree and meet the GMS Technical Standards.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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