i am a biological student. A year from now, i got to choose my major: either biomedical or biotechnology. i am very interested in being forensic scientist. So which one should i choose? and how many years usually that you have to study for this job?
Thank you!
2006-06-21 06:02:30 · 5 answers · asked by akmal_scorp87 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Ok, first... I am a forensic toxicologist. I want to discourage you from this field. Thanks to shows like CSI, people are flocking like pigeons to this field. It won't be long before you can't find a job. Now, second... they make Police wages (HORRIBLE). Unless you are the Big Boss, high school teachers make more. Third, you are a high profile testifier at court cases. This means that you make a great target for revenge killing.
Now, how to do it. Get a B.S. in Biology or Chemistry. In Biology, focus on Cellular. In Chemistry, focus on Analytical. If you stop here, go work at McDonald's... you will make more. Now it is off to an M.S. in Biochemistry. Don't get the Forensics degree. A person with a forensics degree is stuck in that job. The higher ups know that a person with a forensics degree can't go anywhere else and therefore has no choice but to accept low pay. Therefore, the higher ups know a biochemist is worth more money to keep them around. Now, you can get a decent job. Go ahead and get one. Once you have your job, go back to college and finish up PhD work in a particular field you enjoy.
2006-06-22 15:40:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
A forensic chemist is one type of forensic scientist. unlike Abby in NCIS, one scientist is not in any respect specialist in biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and a dozen different specialties. each and every genuine forensic scientist has a element of expertise like between the above, like a forensic microbiologist or a forensic entomologist or a forensic haematologist or a forensic biochemist.
2016-10-20 11:17:59 · answer #2 · answered by ehrlich 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Florida International offer both a masters and a PhD in forensic science. I believe the program has a chemistry bias, but a biological background should be no problem. It's sitll science.
2006-06-21 06:30:28 · answer #3 · answered by mairead la fay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
biotech. you're gonna need the analytical background. look into grad schools in forensics and you should have a degree in a few years. or you find a community college program (IL has a few) and go from there.
2006-06-21 06:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-06-21 06:06:46 · answer #5 · answered by lardball777 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋