what classes do i have to take to be a CSI?

Question

if i want to be a crime scene invertigator what classes do i have to take or what do i have to major in and how much does it usually take?

Answer 1

You should major in psychology, sociology, or criminal justice, the "soft sciences". Maybe even a double major or a major with a minor would be advantageous.

Actually studying any of the hard sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.) would probably help you too.

Answer 2

The classes you will need are criminology, ethics, crime scene collection, fingerprints, psychology in policing, criminal justice, criminal law, and evidence handling just to name a few. You'll also need the basics, writing, research methods, statistics and anything else your CJ program requires. If you are planing on working towards a BS in Criminology it will take you about 4 years. If you want to just work in the lab, not on the street....you'll need lots of biology and anatomy too.

Answer 3

You might want to talk to a counselor at the college that you are interested in going to about this. I think you would be taking a lot of criminology classes as well as anatomy and science courses. I'm not sure on the exact major though, sorry.

Answer 4

If you really want to get into that field majoring in a hard science and/or forensics would be more beneficial than criminology/criminal justice. Chemistry, biochemistry or biology will be useful. If you go to your local police stations website and look for employment they will list the qualifications for the job you're looking for.
This should help:
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos115.htm

Answer 5

science, biology and chemistry, mathamatics, especially physics and statistics, are more important than law but some criminal law will still be needed.