VA State Police Special Agent (ret.) Barry Stevens Explains how a polygraph works.
Criminology students visited the Roanoke Medical Examiner's Office.
Copying computer hard drive during computer forensics demonstration.
Dusting for fingerprints in Crime Scene class.
Polygraph demonstration.
Field trip to the Internet Crimes Against Children Cyber Center.
What will I study?
In this 14 to 16 credit hour minor, learn to combine science with theory as applied to crime, crime analysis, and the criminal justice process.
Who can benefit?
This minor is a perfect fit for students majoring in chemistry, biology, biomedical science, health promotion, accounting, nursing, or criminology who are interested in a career in forensic science.
Virginia State Police brings CSI to Lynchburg. Read the article.
Possible Career Paths
- Criminal Scene Investigators
- Criminalist
- Criminal Investigator/Detective
- DNA Analyst
- Forensic Chemist
- Forensic Nurse
- Federal Agent
- Police Officer/Deputy Sheriff
- Forensic Toxicologist
- Forensic Accountant
- Forensic Anthropologist
- Medicolegal Investigator
- Private Investigator
Faculty Contact
Kenneth Wagner, PhD
Associate Professor of Criminology
Chair of the Criminology Department
