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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 4, 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.

LC

Dec 22, 2024

An amazing course, great professer for teaching forensics class, really challenging, however, worth working thru each module - it was worth it. I recommend this course to friends, Great achievement.

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By Joyce J

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Aug 12, 2018

Incredibly interesting! Would definitely recommend.

By Cherrie N

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Dec 9, 2024

It was well written and easy for all to understand

By Euthymis T

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Mar 16, 2022

my first and still best course on forensic science

By PEARLINE S S

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Aug 6, 2021

Very interesting course with curious investigation

By Xiaojing P

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Apr 14, 2021

Great class! I loved the lectures and assignments!

By Katrina S

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Jun 5, 2019

In week 3 of this course and absolutely loving it.

By Alessandra C

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Feb 8, 2019

amazing job! Hope a second edition of this course!

By IRA C C

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Dec 14, 2020

I learned so much and I truly enjoyed this class.

By Ana M J O

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Jul 25, 2020

muy buen curso, completo, el instructor muy bueno

By D. C F

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Dec 19, 2024

i really like this course. it is very intresting

By SHAHINA.A

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Oct 17, 2020

I enjoy a lot , and thanks for this oppurtunity.

By Islam M E S

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Jun 24, 2017

Excellent job Dr.Rodrick! i want more lectures..

By RU F

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Jun 30, 2016

Very funny and interesting.

Also pretty practical

By samavia j

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Apr 1, 2019

its amazing and i really recommend it to others

By Jinping S

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Feb 3, 2018

This is one of the best courses in MOOC domain.

By EDY J E A

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Jan 3, 2025

Hace entender muy bien lo que parce complicado

By Arturo N R

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Aug 15, 2022

Excelent, very informative, and easy to follow

By nantu D

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Jun 30, 2022

i like it as it help me to get new information

By Rida R

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Nov 28, 2024

Really well explained I understood everything

By Lizette J J

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Sep 23, 2020

This course is so fun and easy to understand.

By Rao U K

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Sep 8, 2020

I really liked doing this course on Coursera!

By Haider A

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May 21, 2020

Excellent course with an excellent Professor!

By Janvi T

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Aug 27, 2019

Awesome experience learned lots of new stuff.

By Jesus I C

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Dec 14, 2019

i enjoyed the course and will start working.

By Alexandre d O

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Jul 15, 2020

Curso interessante e muito bem estruturado.