Forensics classes offer 'limitless opportunities'

St. Charles College and Laurentian University's Department of Forensic Science have formed a partnership.

Senior students in both the school's Specialist High Skills Major in Health and Wellness, as well as the senior law classes, started taking part in regular workshops and labs with the Forensics Department at the university in October.

Professors with the program have agreed to gear their presentations to meet the curriculum needs for both areas of learning, and will directly tie into their areas of study.

The forensic courses will introduce the students to blood spatter, arson investigation, autopsy, hair and fibre analysis, facial sculpting, forensic botany and entomology, criminal profiling and DNA analysis.

"This linkage to our programming - both our law and health and wellness classes - is exceptional as it is giving limitless opportunities for our students to pursue a variety of careers they may not have considered before,” said St. Charles principal Patty Mardero, in a press release.

"This hands-on learning will allow them to really receive a deeper understanding of these sciences. St. Charles College is a proud partner of Laurentian, and this new agreement reinforces the strength of our relationship with the university."