Laker Wildlife Initiative Programs and Activities
Academic Offerings
Several programs and courses at Clayton State University provide foundational and specialized knowledge relevant to the study of wildlife crime, forensics, conservation, and biodiversity. The Laker Wildlife Initiative highlights these academic opportunities for students interested in careers at the intersection of science, law, and environmental stewardship.
- Minor in Forensics
- Forensic Science Courses:
- FOSC 1101 – Survey of Forensic Science
- FOSC 3100 – Crime Scene Investigation
- FOSC 3101 – Lab Techniques in Forensic Science
- FOSC 3600 – Wildlife Forensics
- FOSC 4500 – Senior Capstone in Forensics
- FOSC 4700 – Advanced Investigation
- FOSC 4700 – Bloodstain Pattern Analysis
- FOSC 4700 – Gravesite Forensics
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
- Minor in Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice Courses:
- CRJU 3100 – Criminology
- CRJU 3210 – Criminal Investigations
- CRJU 3280 – Death Investigations
- Bachelor of Science in Biology
- Minor in Biology
- BIOL 1107/1107L – Principles of Biology I and Lab
- BIOL 1108/1108L – Principles of Biology II and Lab
- BIOL 3201 – Genetics
- BIOL 3320/3320L – Invertebrate Biology and Lab
- BIOL 3340/3340L – Entomology and Lab
- BIOL 3375 – Animal Behavior
- BIOL 3380 – Evolution
- BIOL 3500/3500L – Ecology and Lab
- BIOL 3520 – Conservation Biology
- BIOL 3550 – Tropical Ecology
- BIOL 3570 – Rainforest Ecology
- BIOL 3650/3650L – Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy and Lab
- BIOL 3700/3700L – Plant Physiology and Lab
- BIOL 3720 – Plant Taxonomy
- BIOL 3760/3760L – Plant Biology and Lab
- BIOL 4100/4100L – Animal Physiology and Lab
- BIOL 4530 – Ecology of Infectious Disease
- BIOL 4920 – Aquatic Ecology
- BIOL 4930 – Environmental Toxicology
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- Minor in Chemistry
- CHEM 3411/3411L – Physical Chemistry I: Thermodynamics and Kinetics and Lab
- CHEM 3811/3811L – Analytical Chemistry and Lab
- CHEM 4110 – Environmental Chemistry
- CHEM 4200/4200L – Biochemistry I and Lab
- CHEM 4203/4203L – Biochemistry II and Lab
- CHEM 4811/4811L – Instrumental Analysis and Lab
- Minor in Environmental Science
- ENVS 2202 – Environmental Science
- ENVS 3230 – Intro to Environmental Science Research I
- ENVS 4110/4110L – Environmental Chemistry and Lab
- ENVS 4230/42230L – Environmental Science Research Practicum I
- ENVS 4700 – Special Topics in Environmental Science
- POLS 2401 – Intro to Global Issues
- POLS 3329 – Politics of the Developing World
- POLS 3350 – International Relations