Investigations Track - Forensic Studies

The Investigations Track provides the knowledge to plan and conduct investigations. Courses emphasize the gathering and reporting of testimonial and physical evidence and prepare students to conduct investigations by interviewing witnesses, analyzing documents, and synthesizing the results into factually accurate and objective investigative reports and court testimony.

Upon completion of the program, a graduate in the Investigations Track will be able to:

  • Understand how criminals think and how their actions are affected by their way of thinking.
  • Apply investigative and interviewing techniques in all phases of fraud investigations.
  • Investigate and analyze physical and documentary evidence
  • Differentiate between public and private investigations and how they are conducted
  • Conduct effective investigative interviews
  • Conduct investigative research using the internet, public records, and other sources of information
  • Synthesize facts and observations into coherent, defensible conclusions
  • Synthesize legal research and writing, computer, and investigative skills.
  • Understand how criminals think and how their actions are affected by their way of thinking.