Can I earn the Master of Science in Forensic Science by doing only coursework?
While we prefer that students enroll in the Plan I research option, we have recently added a Plan II option for those students who are unable to complete a thesis. The Plan II option requires more course work than the Plan I and requires a capstone project followed by an oral exam of that project. A capstone project requires considerably less time than a typical thesis project. We do encourage students to choose Plan I because it will provide practice skills to identify problems, propose solutions, validate the solutions and publish the results.
While we prefer that students enroll in the Plan I research option, we have recently added a Plan II option for those students who are unable to complete a thesis option. The Plan II option requires more coursework than the Plan I and requires a capstone project, followed by an oral exam of that project. A capstone project requires considerably less time than a typical thesis project. We do encourage students to choose Plan I because it will provide practice skills to identify problems, propose solutions, validate solutions and publish results.
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