- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
This course is intended for Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Police/Law Enforcement, Investigators, and Attorneys who work with adult and adolescent victim of sexual assault or who are already Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, or who have taken the Forensic Nurse Examiner training and who are new or returning to their roles as Forensic Nurse Examiners. Prerequisite baseline understanding of forensic science is required. Students will learn about the normal anatomy of the adult and adolescent male, female, and transgender genitalia, examine common medical conditions seen on genital examination, review examination techniques and documentation of genital injury. An overview of the current research on genital injury, genital mutilation, and forensic examination will be discussed with respect to medical and legal implications. Upon successful completion of this course, students will earn a digital badge titled "Sexual Assault Examination – Normal and Abnormal Findings".
Prerequisite(s)
- FSCT 7840 OR Currently working/returning to work in field of health care, law enforcement or investigation specific to victims of interpersonal violence OR by permission of the forensics department.
Credits
0.5
Domestic fees
$215.09
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain the normal genital anatomy of an adult/adolescent male and female, and the variations of genital anatomy in a transgender person, in a manner appropriate for a legal proceeding.
- Assess the impact of conditions that can affect the appearance of genitalia on the genital examination findings during forensic examinations.
- Construct a forensic examination of adult/adolescent female and male genitalia with accurate documentation of findings.
Effective as of Fall 2024
Related Programs
Genital Examination: Normal and Abnormal Findings in Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations (XFSC 7855) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Advanced Forensic Nurse Examiner
Microcredential Part-time
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
Below is one offering of XFSC 7855 for the Winter 2025 term.
CRN 92552
Dates
Mon Jan 13 - Fri Feb 07
- 4 weeks
- CRN 92552
- Domestic fees $215.09
Status
Seats Available
This course offering has seats available.
Class meeting times
Instructor
Hannah Varto
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- Jan 13 – Feb 7, 2025, asynchronous learning. Live lecture Tues, Jan 21, 2025 - 13:00 - 16:00 (PST) synchronous attendance mandatory. There is no required textbook. Please contact the Program Assistants for departmental approval at BCIT_Forensics@bcit.ca with your BCIT student number. If you do not have a #, you can create one here: secure.bcit.ca/sis/reg/
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.