Program Overview

The University of Florida, College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, in partnership with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), offers an online 5-course, 15-credit graduate certicate program in Veterinary Forensic Sciences. The only graduate certicate of its kind, this program emphasizes the application of forensic science and medicine to veterinary medicine and animal-related crimes, including animal cruelty cases. Participants will gain the forensic expertise necessary to help solve cases involving animal cruelty and to better ensure justice for animals through the legal system.

Advantages of a UF Online Education

Credentials Through an exclusive partnership with the ASPCA, UF is the only academic institution to offer this one-of-a-kind certicate in veterinary forensic sciences. UF has the worlds largest forensic science program, with students from more than 40 countries. UF is the fourth largest academic institution in the United States and is accredited by the Association of American Universities and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Convenience Courses are taught entirely online. Study from the comfort of home; attend class when its convenient for you. Connection Interact with your professor and fellow online students via email and discussion board. Join our online community forum to network worldwide. Access UFs Health Center Libraries online.

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Why the University of Florida?

Home to the William R. Maples Center for Forensic Medicine, UF is an established leader in the development of innovative educational programs for the application of the forensic sciences to modern mediolegal problems. From world-renowned faculty to cutting-edge distance learning technologies, students enjoy the benets of improving their practical education from a recognized international leader in the eld of veterinary forensic sciences. Our partnership with the ASPCA provides context to the courses that is exclusive to UF. For years, this partnership has created widely sought-after on-campus courses. Now, those popular classes can be taken online and applied toward a graduate certicate.

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Who Should Take These Courses?

This online graduate program is designed for professionals working in the elds of forensics, medicine, and veterinary sciences, including: Practicing veterinarians and veterinary technicians Individuals involved in shelter medicine operations Animal control officers and wildlife investigators Crime scene investigators/law enforcement agents Forensic scientists This graduate program is open to appropriately qualied local, national, and international professionals. It will benet individuals in both the early or late stages of their careers, as well as MS level students in the forensic sciences or biology, zoology, wildlife, and natural resource conservation elds.

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Courses
Animal Crime Scene Processing (3 credits) Understand the procedures and protocols used when processing an animal crime scene and various types of associated evidence. Scientic and Legal Principles of Forensic Evidence (3 credits) Learn the relevant aspects of the principles of evidence in a legal investigation including the fundamental concepts of evidence, burden and standard of proof, judge and jury, types of evidence, witnesses, and degrees of certainty. Cruelty to Animals and Interpersonal Violence (3 credits) Understand the relationship between cruelty to animals and interpersonal violence. Discover partnerships and intervention programs involving humane societies, social service providers, veterinarians, and the legal system. Veterinary Forensic Pathology (3 credits) Interpret injury patterns and cause, manner, and mechanism of death. Learn about the pathological documentation required for crimes involving animals and about interacting with the legal community. Forensic Entomology (3 credits) Learn proper techniques for the documentation, collection, and preservation of entomological evidence, as well as how to calculate a minimum postmortem interval from entomological evidence.