Professional Science Master in Forensic Science at Florida International University

Programme overview

The Professional Science Master (PSM) in Forensic Science program is designed to educate forensic science and laboratory professionals in necessary administrative skills related to managing forensic laboratories. The program provides a cross-cutting curriculum in forensic science, with coursework in business and public administration that is designed to provide professional development opportunities for supervision and management. Students will gain advanced, graduate-level forensic science knowledge and the ability to apply it in an operational forensic organization.

Faculty: College of Arts, Sciences, and Education | Duration: 1 year (33 credits) | Study mode: online | Location: Miami, FL, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 33 credit hours. Requirement areas in the catalogue: Forensic Management Track: 15 credits; Veterinary Forensic Science Investigation Track: 15 credits; AI and Digital Forensics Track.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

To be admitted into the PSM in Forensic Science, a student must: (1) Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from an accredited college or university. (2) Have a 3.0 GPA in upper-level course work. (3) Be accepted by a faculty sponsor. (4) Receive approval from the Graduate Committee. (5) International graduate students applicants whose native language is not English are required to submit a score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Minimum required scores is 550 on the paper-based TOEFL, 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT) or 6.5 overall on the IELTS.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall (starts in August), Spring (starts in January) and Summer (starts in May); some programmes limit admission to one or two terms a year.

Domestic master's and graduate certificate deadlines: Fall June 1; Spring October 1; Summer March 1. Programme deadlines may be earlier. The graduate application fee is $30, submitted through the online application.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.fiu.edu/

Explore more study programmes

Business