2.00 Credits
This course is the laboratory component of the forensic chemistry lecture course (CHE 371). The theoretical principles learned in the lecture will be practiced using a combination of different analytical techniques and examples of evidentiary materials. Students will practice fingerprint development, sample preparation techniques, presumptive tests, and instrumental analysis techniques such as spectroscopy, chromatography, and mass spectrometry. The course is also designed to help students become proficient in the science of writing laboratory reports and orally communicating scientific concepts and results of analyses.
Prerequisite:
CRL 371 requires a prerequisite of CHE 361 and a corequisite of CHE 371.