Graduate Certificate in Forensic Nursing in Rochester United States | Oakland University

The 18-credit Graduate Certificate in Forensic Nursing equips students for professional forensic nursing roles by integrating nursing science with forensic principles. The program focuses on interprofessional training, covering the forensic nurse's varied responsibilities as both an autonomous practitioner and team member in multidisciplinary settings, delivering specialized care to victims of violence, trauma, or abuse across individual, family, and community levels.

This certificate program enables graduates to work internationally as forensic nurse examiners, with opportunities to specialize in specific forensic nursing fields. Career paths include addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, child/elder abuse, death investigations, and emergency/disaster response scenarios.