The aim of this specialization is to provide students with interdisciplinary knowledge of current forensic science findings and methods for investigating, solving and preventing criminal acts.
The focus of this specialization is therefore on criminalistics and forensic sciences as practice-relevant, integrated components of interdisciplinary criminal sciences.
The specialization closes a gap in the training of future lawyers by covering the practical challenges faced by law enforcement agencies involved in investigative proceedings and incorporating legal as well as criminalistic and forensic instruments.
The specialization builds the necessary bridges between the non-legal and legal disciplines relevant to criminal prosecution, imparts in-depth knowledge of the legal foundations in the context of criminal justice and provides students with the tools to successfully and dynamically master the challenges of modern criminal justice.
Course programme
| Course | Course type | ECTS | KStd |
| Fundamentals of Criminology | VU | 3 | 2 |
| Methods of criminalistics and criminal proceedings | SE | 10 | 4 |
| Introduction to forensic psychology | VU | 3 | 2 |
| Forensic Criminology | PR | 3 | 2 |
| Introduction to Forensic Medicine | VU | 1,5 | 1 |
| Total | 20,5 | 11 |
The course "Methods of Criminology and Criminal Procedure" (SE) can be offered as part of various courses that cover specific areas of specialisation. Students can choose freely from this range, whereby a total of two seminars "Methods of Criminology and Criminal Procedure" - with different subtitles - must be completed.
