Forensic science is a huge branch. A lot of field are directly or indirectly related to forensic science anyway. My course only touch briefly on forensic, and what can i say, its not my cup of tea. I reckon CSI are left for the police anyway, and forensic chemist are the one analysing the samples and whats not.

But i did have a chance to observe a real life autopsy, well, enlightening, but its not for the weak of heart.

Anyway i think anyone has a chance to be a legal examiner / court doctor since u are merely there to provide opinions regarding the evidence. But then the judge have a right to kick u out if ur credentials aren't good enough. Working experiences, education matters i guess.

^ correct me if i am wrong, i am just spitting out what the lecturer taught me.

This post has been edited by pipedream: Nov 13 2011, 12:17 AM

Lol, my course has no way related to forensic. Just merely a module that i have to take.

But yeah, to conduct an autopsy u must be a qualified pathologist first (mbbs or doctor). I was just lucky to have that chance, thanks to the guest lecturer.

Most probably forensic science course offered in most unis touch on the forensic chemist aspect, like analysing content of substance, analysing the evidence threads, fibres etc. But then again, i think if u take chemistry instead of forensic science it would be a better choice as i think the only place to work as a forensic chemist is the jabatan kimia malaysia linked directly to the police.