法医科学硕士课程涵盖法医科学实验室学科基本领域的广泛知识，重点是分析和解释技能的整合。法医学是一个广阔的领域，在该领域中，物理，生物，医学甚至行为科学被用来分析和评估与法律相关的物理证据（有时是人）。从广义上讲，法医学涵盖法医学，精神病学，心理学，牙科，人类学，昆虫学，化学，生物学，生物化学，毒理学，以及指纹技术，有问题的文件，枪支和工具标记检查以及其他模式分析。犯罪学是法医学的一个分支，通常被认为涵盖了法医学实验室通常进行的那些分析。UIC的法医学计划旨在为寻求法科学和犯罪学职业的人们提供研究生教育和进
The M.S. program in forensic science encompasses a broad knowledge of the basic areas of forensic science laboratory disciplines with emphasis on the integration of analytical and interpretative skills. Forensic science is a broad field in which physical, biological, medical and even behavioral sciences are utilized to analyze and evaluate physical evidence (and sometimes people) in relation to matters of the law. In the broadest sense, the forensic sciences encompass forensic medicine, psychiatry, psychology, dentistry, anthropology, entomology, chemistry, biology, biochemistry, toxicology, along with fingerprint technologies, questioned documents, firearms and toolmark examination, and other pattern analyses. Criminalistics is a branch of forensic science, generally seen as encompassing those analyses typically carried out in forensic science laboratories. The forensic science program at UIC is designed to provide graduate education and advanced training for people who seek careers in forensic science and criminalistics.