MS Forensic and Investigative Science at West Virginia University

Programme overview

The MS in Forensic and Investigative Science requires a minimum of 42 graduate credit hours and a thesis. Graduates assess the value of evidence, apply best practices in evidence examination, identify limits in forensic knowledge and design experiments to address them, and communicate findings in writing and orally.

Faculty: Eberly College of Arts and Sciences | Department: Forensic and Investigative Science | Duration: 42 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Morgantown, WV, United States

What you will study

Core of 26 hours (Foundations of Criminalistics, Forensic Laboratory Management, Forensic Informatics, Trace Evidence Examination, Forensic Casework Practicum, Advanced Forensic Biology, Advanced Forensic Chemistry, Statistical Methods 2), 4 hours of graduate seminar, 6 hours of research and 6 hours of FIS electives.

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Application information

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 applications are made through the WVU online graduate application with a $75 application fee (waivers for WVU and WVU Medicine employees, active military and veterans, AmeriCorps and Peace Corps members); minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for regular admission, and some programmes require higher. International graduate applicants also pay the non-refundable $75 fee.

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