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| Since its inception in the fall
of 2000, the Wecht Institute has collaborated with
various schools throughout the University and the
region to develop a variety of degree and non-degree
programs in the area of forensic science and law
education. |
| The Wecht Institute's five-year,
entry-level Master's
in Forensic Science and Law program features
a curriculum designed to accommodate graduating
high-school seniors interested in pursuing careers
as forensic scientists. |
| The Certificate
in Forensic Science and Law program, which convenes
on Saturday mornings over a ten-month period, is
designed for professionals from various fields who
serve as, or wish to serve as, adjuncts to the legal
process. |
| Nurses with an interest in the
legal applications of their profession may pursue
either the forensic nursing track of the two-year
Master
of Science in Nursing or the Post-Master's
Certificate in Forensic Nursing, depending upon
their levels of education. |
| And in its first off-campus academic
partnership, the Wecht Institute is now collaborating
with Pittsburgh's Carlow College to offer
Forensic
Medical and Legal Investigations: The Post-Mortem
Examination, a program that combines a BS degree
in biology with certification as an autopsy specialist. |
| In addition to these programs,
the Institute's staff is working with academics
from throughout the University and the region toward
the development and implementation of new forensic
science graduate degree programs in chemistry, biology,
psychology and the applied sciences. |
| Please check back soon for updated
information on these and other programs. |
