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All Master’s and Graduate Certificate students must take 5 core courses. Master’s students also take 5 elective courses.

(Unless otherwise noted, all courses are assigned a letter grade.)

Core Courses

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Spring	Summer	Fall
VME6052	Animal Crime Scene Processing	3		X
VME6054	Scientific and Legal Principles of Forensic Evidence	3	X
VME6051	Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence	3	X
VME6575	Veterinary Forensic Medicine	3			X
ENY6706	Forensic Entomology	3			X

Elective Courses

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Spring	Summer	Fall
VME6616	Veterinary Drug Ecotoxicology	3	TBD
VME6576	Veterinary Forensic Pathology II (VME 6577 is the prerequisite for this course)	3			X
VME6573	Applications of DNA for Companion Animals and Wildlife Cases	3			X
VME6578	Forensic Veterinary Osteology	3			X
VME6580	Cybercrime in Wildlife Investigations	3			X
VME6905	Problems in Veterinary Medical Sciences (self study course) Grading and Max Credits: Graduate Catalog Info VME6905	1-4	X	X	X
VME6934	Seminar in Veterinary Pathology (self study course) Grading and Max Credits: Graduate Catalog Info VME6934	1-8	X	X	X
WIS6421	Wildlife Toxicology: The Ecohealth Perspective	3			X
WIS6557	International Wildlife Conservation Law, Policy & Ethics	3			X
GMS6350	Forensic Investigations	3	X	X	X
GMS6359	Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis	3			X
VME6053	Skeletal Trauma Analysis in Animals	3		X
VME6056	Animal Law	3	X
VME6571	Forensic Applied Animal Behavior	3	X
VME6572	Forensic Aspects of Agricultural Animal Welfare	3	X
VME6574	Aquatic Animal Pathology & Forensic Science	3	X
VME6577	Veterinary Forensic Pathology I (prerequisite course for VME 6576 Veterinary Forensic Pathology II)	3		X
VME6579	Veterinary Forensic Radiology and Imaging	3	X
VME6615	Veterinary Forensic Toxicology	3		X
VME6617	Environmental Risk Assessment of Veterinary Drugs	3	X
VME6830	Principles of All-Hazard Responding for Animal Welfare	3		X
WIS5562	Conservation Medicine	3	X
WIS6425	Carrion Ecology and Evolution	3		X
WIS6559	Forensic Science in Conservation Biology	3		X
WIS6563	Wildlife Forensic Pathology	3			X
VME6581	Working Dogs in Conservation and Forensic Sciences	3	X
GMS6357	Forensic Photography*	3	X
WIS6051	Wildlife Tracks and Sign	3			X

* Access to DSLR camera and tripod required

Electives – In-Person

We offer opportunities for hands-on training with our in-person labs through the Forensic Medicine program. The labs are 5 days and count as 3 academic credits upon completion.

Course #	Course Name	Credits	Type	Fall	Spring	Summer
GMS6357L	Forensic Photography Laboratory*	3	Elective			X
GMS6359L	Principles of Bloodstain Pattern Analysis Laboratory	3	Elective		X
GMS6352L	Artifacts of Decomposition Laboratory	3	Elective	X
GMS6362L	Principles of Crime Scene Investigation Laboratory	3	Elective			TBD

* Access to DSLR camera and tripod required

Non-Thesis Option

Choose 5 elective courses to total 15 credit hours of electives.

(Unless otherwise noted, all courses are assigned a letter grade.)

Note: All non-thesis master’s students are required to complete and pass a written and oral final exam in their last semester in order to graduate.

Thesis Option

Earn 15 credit hours of electives, including thesis electives listed below.
(Unless otherwise noted, all courses are assigned a letter grade.)

Thesis Elective Courses

Course Number	Course Title	Credits	Spring	Summer	Fall
VME6934	Special Topics in Veterinary Forensic Sciences	1-4	X	X	X
VME6910	Supervised Research	1-5 (S/U)	X	X	X
VME6971	Masters Research	1-6 (6 max) (S/U)	X	X	X