法医学理学硕士是一项跨学科计划，旨在为学生在地方，州和国家法医学实验室的职业发展做好准备。该计划还为多个学科的博士课程教学做准备。该计划是为有兴趣追求以科学为基础的研究生课程的理科毕业生而设计的，该课程包括研究项目和在教师的指导下完成论文。从事法医研究的科学家可以在金融情报机构学习课程（并从另一机构转移最多6个学分），并在其实验室中进行研究项目。已经开发了短期课程（1-2周）和基于网络的课程，以允许非本地学生在大约2年内完成学位。
This program is designed for science graduates interested in pursuing a science-based graduate curriculum that includes a research project and thesis completion under the direction of a faculty member. Practicing forensic scientists may take courses at FIU (and transfer up to six credits from another institution) and conduct the research project in their laboratory. <br><br>The goal of this program is to graduate scientists who can work as forensic science practitioners conducting casework examinations or to provide advanced science education to students interested in continuing their education towards a PhD or another terminal degree such as a law degree.<br><br>This program is designed to meet the requirements of the DNA Advisory Board for DNA analysts in the Technical Leader position (for DNA track students) and meets the criteria of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) for Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission (FEPAC) accreditation.