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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.

SF

Nov 13, 2020

Thanks to Mr Roderick Wayland Bates for his simple and vivid explanation .....I liked his way of presentation... The course was really very useful and the case studies were thought provoking......

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By Winston A W

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Aug 11, 2020

Excellent, thank you.

By Jacob L

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Aug 6, 2019

Love It! Great Class.

By Florina S

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Jul 25, 2022

Loved this course!!

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Dec 8, 2024

I truly enjoyed it!

By Martha Y

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Sep 17, 2021

Interesting content

By Neha

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Jul 23, 2024

Thanks Coursera :)

By Hui Y L

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Oct 12, 2023

Easy to understand

By Aishi K

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Aug 14, 2023

GOT TO KNOW A LOT

By Olívia C D S A

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Sep 17, 2020

amazing course!!!!

By RITOZA D

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Jul 23, 2020

Amazing course !!!

By Libero P

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Aug 16, 2025

Πολύ καλό μάθημα.

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Jul 13, 2025

Καταπληκτικό!!!!!

By Katherine L M

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Mar 26, 2025

Very interesting.

By Adalberto C P

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Mar 14, 2023

Excellent course.

By Akash K

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Nov 20, 2022

an awesome course

By Ana M

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Sep 27, 2021

very interesting!

By Brenda R S

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Mar 31, 2021

Excellent course!

By Rajkumar R

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Feb 21, 2021

Very interesting!

By Miljana

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Aug 20, 2017

very interesting!

By queli c

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Aug 21, 2025

claro e objetivo

By nesta m

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May 27, 2025

Very good course

By Egide n

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Nov 28, 2024

Very good course

By Raghavendra K Y

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Apr 27, 2023

Excellent Course

By Raul M L

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Jan 6, 2023

Curso excelente.

By MOHAMMAD G A A

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Nov 21, 2020

Excellent course