New information posted 12-22-2006
Newly approved Master of Professional Studies Program
Continuing Education Opportunities
Newly approved Master of Professional Studies Program
Continuing Education Opportunities
"The ability to present an accurate scientific analysis of evidence collected at a crime scene,
or a scene of personal injury, can mean the difference between bringing the guilty parties to justice or
allowing them to go free.
A forensic scientist must rely on skill, experience, knowledge and personal ability to present the
results of an investigation to the jury in a way that enables them to understand the importance of
the evidence.
Therefore, a strong foundation in the scientific method, interdisciplinary laboratory science, law, and
ethics is required of the forensic scientists of tomorrow."
Robert C. Shaler, Ph.D.
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
"The Forensic Science major
at Penn State is dedicated
to the idea that science and
education serve the needs of
our justice system. In a
continually shrinking, high-tech
world, our courts increasingly
rely on science to answer its
most difficult and pressing questions."
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