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Forensic Studies

You can explore different facets of forensics through a variety of courses in this minor program you can add to your existing major. Study criminal investigation and criminal justice, science courses, and elective offerings that range from cyber crime to DNA profiling to forensic psychology.

Department: 
Sociology and Anthropology

What we offer

Forensic Studies Minor

Success Stories

Alumni Profile

A different kind of influencer

Mohamed Al-Hamdani ’03, ’19, immigration lawyer and president of Dayton Public Schools Board, is one of the city’s most influential young leaders
Two-time Wright State graduate Al-Hamdani wants immigrants to know Dayton as a welcoming city.
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Wheel zeal

Wright State alum Kimiko Kidd picking up speed at an automotive magazine
She has degrees in environmental sciences and sociology from Wright State but works as an editor for an automotive magazine.
Alumni Profile

Riveting affair

2003 Wright State alum Casey Simmons played key role in restoring the historic Memphis Belle Flying Fortress
Casey Simmons, who graduated from Wright State with a degree in anthropology, restores historic airplanes at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.