Through hands-on experience in a real work site, the student applies the formal classroom knowledge to the real work setting. The work/learning arrangement is supervised by a program faculty member plus the designated representative of the internship site, which will be private industry, governmental, hospital or other appropriate setting providing real-world training in practices and procedures of forensic toxicology or analytical genetics. Two internship experiences are required. Upon completion of the internship experiences, students and faculty will participate in a culminating poster session event focused on student presentations analyzing the internship activities.

Selection of Internship Sites

Students can choose from either established internship sites or identify a new site that meets their specific needs, with the assistance of the program educational coordination. The sites can range from government labs, to private company drug testing to hospital clinical facilities. Each of the two internship experiences are for 7 weeks.

Below are examples of internship sites that have hosted our students.

Please Note: The list is not all inclusive.

Activities at Internship Sites

Students are supervised by the local site mentor, in regular communication with the UK program Director. Activities at the work site range from hands on work with specific chemical testing or DNA analytical cases, to broader interaction with the subgroups comprising the program of the local internship site.  

Poster Session on Internship Activities

The culminating event of the Forensic Master’s program is a public poster session event for students to share their internship experiences.