Master of Science

 

 in Forensic Sciences

 

 

Forensic Nursing
 
Program Description: The forensic nursing option is designed for registered nurses who hold a bachelor’s degree in nursing or a related field and wish to pursue a forensics career.  Students must complete a minimum of 34 hours of graduate level work, including a core of 10 hours and a minimum of 24 hours in their major area.
 
Undergraduate Prerequisites:  Students must have a bachelor’s degree in Nursing and must be licensed or eligible for licensure to practice nursing in the State of Oklahoma. 
 
Core Courses  Students in all options will take the following courses:    
   
CJ 5313 Ethics and Testimony
POL  5323 The Constitution and Criminal Procedure
FRSC  5102 Physical Aspects of Forensic Science
FRSC  5202 Biological Aspects of Forensic Science
   
Required Courses   Students in the Forensic Nursing graduate program option will take the following courses:
   
NURS  5513 Psychiatric Forensic Nursing
NURS  5523 Sexual Assault Forensics
NURS  5533 Child Abuse Forensics
NURS  5543 Domestic Violence Forensics
FRSC  5313 Death Investigation
FRSC  5413 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis I
FRSC  5903 Practicum in Clinical Forensics
FRSC  5143 Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction

Course Descriptions can be found at the following sites:

      Undergraduate Courses Click on this link and refer to the following pages of the 2007-08 Undergraduate catalog for course descriptions in each department. 

Biology: pages 233 - 237
Chemistry: pages 237 - 239
Criminal Justice: pages 240 - 242

          Graduate Courses Click on this link and refer to the following pages of the 2006 - 2007 Graduate Catalog for course descriptions in each department.

         Graduate Courses Click on this link and refer to the following pages of the 2007 - 2008 Graduate Catalog for course descriptions in each department.

Biology:     pages 140 -  142
Chemistry:     pages 142 -  143
Criminal Justice:     pages 143 -  145
Forensic Science:     pages 162 -  165
Nursing:     page   184
Political Science:     pages 188 -  191
Faculty and Adjuncts

Dr. Janet Wilson, Adjunct Instructor
 
Contact Information
     
Dr. Dana Rundle, Program Director  (405) 974-5510    drundle@ucok.edu
Ms. Linda Rider, Interim Chair of Nursing (405) 974-5176   lrider@ucok.edu
 
Links

AAFS - American Academy of Forensic Sciences  This is the website of a major forensic science professional society.

Forensic Science Communications - This is a quarterly on-line publication from the FBI on laboratory related topics.

SWAFS - Southwestern Association of Forensic Scientists

Carpenter's Forensic Science Resources

Forensic Magazine - A free, on-line magazine.

Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

SANE - Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner