Program overview
This program teaches you how to use scientific methods to detect and combat crimes in food, drugs, and the environment. For example, testing counterfeit drug ingredients, tracing pollution sources, and identifying illegal additives. Core courses include criminal science and technology, food and drug testing, environmental monitoring, evidence law, and data analysis. You'll learn to use instruments like chromatographs and mass spectrometers to analyze samples, as well as crime scene investigation and digital forensics. It's ideal for those interested in chemistry and biology who want to solve social problems with technology. Universities like China People's Public Security University and the Criminal Investigation Police University of China have strong experimental facilities and real-case resources, with many instructors having hands-on case experience.