Learn more about the University of New Haven and the master's degree program in Forensic Science in this presentation original shown during a live webinar on Tuesday, February 5, 2013. Applications for the Fall 2013 Trimester are due by March 15, 2013.
3. Graduate Program
• 40 credits (Going to 42 Credits)
• Accelerated
• Trimester system
• Full-time students
▫ 5 trimesters
▫ 9 credits per trimester
• Part-time student
▫ Complete within 5 years
4. Typical Course Load
• Full-time students take 3 courses per trimester
▫ Additional courses can be taken with advisor
permission (Limit based on Financial Aid)
▫ Does not shorten program
• Part-time students take 1 – 2 courses
6. Entry into Criminalistics
• Undergraduate degree in a scientific discipline
• GPA typically 3.5 or above
• Must sit the GRE’s
• Must have significant science coursework if
major is not a natural or physical science
10. Entry into Advanced Investigation
• Many different majors accepted
• At least one year of science with lab in
undergraduate coursework
• GPA typically 3.0 or above
• No requirement to sit GRE’s
• Not suitable for career goal of lab work
▫ Cannot switch track to Criminalistics
11. Advanced Investigation
• Learning Objectives based on core courses only:
• Modern investigative techniques
• Advanced Crime Scene
Investigation
• Pattern Recognition
• Crime Scene Technology
• Medicolegal Investigation
• General forensic techniques
• Law and Evidence or Criminal
Procedures
12. Coursework
• Core Courses: • Survey of Forensic Science
▫ 24 credits • Advanced Investigation (I and II)
• Medicolegal Investigation of Death
• Advanced Criminalistics I (Biology)
• Advanced Criminalistics II
(Chemistry)
• Physical Analysis in Forensic Science
• Advanced Crime Scene Investigation
• Capstone Experience
▫ Internship
▫ Research Project
13. Electives in Forensic Science
• Depending on availability and level of science:
• Forensic Toxicology
• Forensic Microscopy
• Chemistry of Fire and Explosives
• Advanced Fingerprints
• Examination of Firearms Evidence
• Expert Witnessing
• Special Applications of Forensic
Photography
• Forensic Engineering
14. Electives in Other Departments
• Criminal Justice
• National Security
• Psychology
• Fire Science
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Languages
▫ Arabic
16. Internship – Advanced Investigation
• 160 hours
• Approved location
• Internships obtained by the student
▫ Crime scene units
▫ Police departments
▫ Sex offender registry
▫ Cold case units
▫ Chief State’s Attorney
▫ CIA
▫ NCIS
17. Thesis
• Criminalistics track students must complete a thesis
(6 credits) as their capstone experience
• Each faculty member has different research
interests
▫ Archaeological, ancient relics
▫ Crime scene methods
▫ DNA
▫ Drugs and Toxicology
▫ Trace Evidence
▫ Instrumental analysis
18. Special Thesis Opportunities
• University of Verona, Italy
▫ Capillary electrophoresis course
▫ Future possibility of PhD
• University of Split, Croatia
▫ DNA
▫ War remains
19. Teaching Assistantships
• Approx. 4 new positions available for For. Sci.
• Remaining positions are elsewhere on campus
▫ Chemistry
▫ Biology
▫ CJ
▫ Other
• 50% tuition plus hourly wage (200
hrs/trimester)
20. Teaching Assistantships
• Offers for TA positions are usually made when a
place in the program is offered
• Any unfilled TA positions are filled after 1st May
through Graduate Admissions and Financial Aid
• Some positions become available later in the
year
21. Faculty
• Every member of the Forensic Science
Department faculty has been a practitioner in
his/her specialized field
22. Timothy Palmbach, M.S.,J.D.
• Department chair
• Major (Ret.) Connecticut
State Police
• Head of Division of
Scientific Services – Lab
Director
• Major Crime Squad
• Consultant in Crime Scene
Reconstruction
23. Howard Harris, M.S., Ph.D., J.D.
• Professor
• Director New York City
Police Department Crime
Lab
• Director Monroe County
Public Safety Laboratory,
NY
• New York State Crime
Laboratory Commission
• Research Chemist Shell Oil
• Former Chair of Forensic
Science Department
24. Fred Smith, M.S., Ph.D.
• Professor
• Director of Forensic Science
program at the University
of Alabama
• Scientific Director of
AccuTox, a forensic urine
drug testing facility
25. Virginia Maxwell, D.Phil.
• Associate Professor
• 15 years at the State of
Connecticut Forensic Science
Laboratory
• Supervisor Trace Evidence
Section
• Department of National
Defence, Canada
26. Mike Adamovicz, Ph.D.
• Associate Professor
• Supervisor of Nuclear DNA,
Ct Forensic Lab
• Supervisor of Mitochondrial
DNA, CT Forensic Lab
27. Heather Coyle, M.S., Ph.D.
• Associate Professor
• State of Connecticut Forensic
Science Laboratory
• DNA Unit
• Supervisor Mitochondrial
DNA Unit
31. Adjunct Faculty
• Lt. Dave Rice CSP (Ret.)
• Dave San Pietro, Westchester Crime Lab
• Kevin Parisi, CT Forensic Lab
• Ken Zercie
CT Lab Dir. (Ret.)
• Chief Gerry Narowski
• Dr. Robert Powers
• Art Belanger
Yale Pathology
• Bob Hathaway
Firearms Examiner
32. Henry C. Lee Institute
• Training programs in Forensic Science for the
criminal justice community and students
• Arnold Markle Symposium
• Research
33. Facilities & Technology
• Renovated laboratories Crime scene rooms (touch screen
technology)
• Evidence processing rooms
• State-of-the art DNA laboratory
• Instrumentation rooms – new SEM, XRD, Raman
• State-of-the art firearms microscope
• AFIS system
• Video enhancement system
• IBIS system
• SICAR system
• PDQ database
35. Student Life
• Housing
▫ Off-campus housing listings
http://www.newhaven.edu/graduateservices
▫ Blackboard “roommate finder” forum
• Clubs and Organizations
▫ Graduate Student Council
▫ Graduate Forensic Science Club
▫ International Student Association
▫ …and others
36. Greater New Haven
• A true “college city”
▫ Six colleges and universities
• World-renowned food
• Exciting nightlife
• Thriving arts scene
• Only minutes to the beach
• Convenient to Boston and New
York City
37. Application Process
• Apply online by March 15th at
www.newhaven.edu
▫ Application is currently available fee-free online
for a limited time
• Application materials:
▫ Two letters of recommendation
▫ Official College Transcripts
▫ GRE Scores (Criminalistics)
▫ Personal Statement
38. Admission Procedure
• Submit all required materials to:
Graduate Admissions
University of New Haven
300 Boston Post Road
West Haven, CT 06516
• Decisions are made available periodically during
the admission process as all decisions are made
by an admission committee
39. Tuition & Fees
• Graduate tuition for the 2012-2013 academic
year is $775 per credit hour
• Fees including a Graduate Student Council fee
and technology fee: $45 total per term
40. Financial Aid
• Stafford Loans
▫ $20,500 per year
▫ Must be U.S. Citizen or Eligible noncitizen to be
considered for this federal direct unsubsidized student
loan program
• Graduate Work Program
▫ Teaching and research assistantships
▫ Administrative awards
• Graduate PLUS and private loans
41. Financial Aid
• FAFSA required
▫ www.fafsa.gov
• Priority Deadline: March 1 for Fall 2013, but
applications are accepted at any time prior to
enrollment
• Contact Information:
▫ 203-932-7315
financialaid@newhaven.edu
42. View this presentation online at:
http://www.slideshare.net/unhgradschool
Contact Information:
Your Graduate Admissions Counselor: Leila Phillips
lphillips@newhaven.edu
203-931-2988
Marcus Hanscom
mhanscom@newhaven.edu
203-932-7277
Dr. Tim Palmbach, Forensic Science Program Advisor
tpalmbach@newhaven.edu
203-932-7119