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About the Course

We have all seen forensic scientists in TV shows, but how do they really work? What is the science behind their work? The course aims to explain the scientific principles and techniques behind the work of forensic scientists and will be illustrated with numerous case studies from Singapore and around the world. Some questions which we will attempt to address include: How did forensics come about? What is the role of forensics in police work? Can these methods be used in non-criminal areas? Blood. What is it? How can traces of blood be found and used in evidence? Is DNA chemistry really so powerful? What happens (biologically and chemically) if someone tries to poison me? What happens if I try to poison myself? How can we tell how long someone has been dead? What if they have been dead for a really long time? Can a little piece of a carpet fluff, or a single hair, convict someone? Was Emperor Napoleon murdered by the perfidious British, or killed by his wallpaper? *For Nanyang Technological University (NTU) students, please be noted that this course will no longer be eligible for credit transfer....

Top reviews

KW

Jun 3, 2021

​This course was very interesting. It covered different forensic science components in a very methodical way and interspersed cases studies to illustrate the techniques and give real world examples.

AR

Apr 7, 2024

I absolutely love learning at my own pace, and Professor Bates was excellent!! I wish I could take more courses from him, but sadly he only has this one. Would recommend this Professor and course.

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By Erin T

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Oct 9, 2025

The audit option is extremely misleading. You do not have access to any of the content with the audit feature which contradicts the principle of open access learning

By Mariana N R

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Nov 25, 2020

the information is good and expensive, but it is very foolish that this course is not accredited so it has no curricular value

By Matome M

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Apr 1, 2022

I find this course very interesting, however, i cannot access my certificate of completion. I have completed the course

By Anoj K Y

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Jan 2, 2024

After financial aid approved they asked me to purchase certificate

By Ece K

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Oct 28, 2023

i cant push my end date

By Bethany G

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Jan 18, 2021

Just not for me