Forensic Studies encompasses the wide array of academic disciplines that apply the knowledge, techniques, and technology to the investigation of crime and the courts of law.
Traditionally, forensic programs focus heavily on sciences, such as biology and chemistry. What makes Loyola’s program unique is a truly interdisciplinary approach. The Forensic Studies curriculum encompasses 17 departments of academic focus—the most of any program in the country—six of which offer a capstone experience. Students engage with subjects ranging from philosophy to engineering and take courses such as forensic entomology, security ethics, and business intelligence and data mining.
Loyola students are poised for competitive internships and job placement in one of the top regions in the country for forensics work. In fact, the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., metro area is among the fastest-growing hubs for biotechnology and biohealth, forensic psychology and counseling, criminal investigation and justice, and counter-terrorism.
Demand for professionals with forensic training has never been greater—in public, private, and nonprofit organizations across the country.
Employers seek graduates who not only have knowledge in and understanding of the field, but who can apply their breadth of understanding, interdisciplinary approaches, critical understanding, ability to work as a member of a team, excellent communication, and deductive reasoning to their work. These are the very skills Forensic Studies students acquire through the classroom, extra- and cocurricular involvement, and internships and job experience.