Lecture evening on the topic of forensic medicine

Anyone aged18or over who is interested in getting to know the entire breadth of the subject in a compact, sometimes exaggerated form is invited to the lecture "Forensic medicine - fascination or pure misery?" inthemain lecture theatre. In addition to illustrated case examples, the significance of some procedures will also be discussed. Attendance is free of charge and registration is not required.

We are inundated with murder and manslaughter in the media, a different crime story every day, one CSI episode follows the next!
Does a pathologist actually solve a murder case? Which cases are actually dealt with in forensic medicine?
The lecture is intended to provide an overview of the diverse areas of work and working methods in forensic medicine and to explain what distinguishes forensic pathologists from pathologists: What does the examination of the deceased mean, what does the examination of the living mean?
The lecture will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions.

Date: Friday, 18 October 2024, 17:30 to 19:00
Location: Large lecture theatre at the BTU main campus,Konrad-Zuse-Straße4, 03046 Cottbus

The event is organised by the Centre for Continuing Education and the Forensic Sciences and Engineering Master's programme at BTU.

About the Forensic Sciences and Engineering study programme
The Forensic Sciences and Engineering study programme, which leads to a Master of Science degree, is an extra-occupational continuing education course at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg and is unique in Germany. The seminars in the forensic science study programme focus on crime scene work, investigative procedures and the evaluation of evidence as well as its analysis in the context of its successful use in court.
The programme is a transdisciplinary academic course at BTU. Forensic knowledge, which can also be used by examiners in the private sector, also characterises the teaching programme. Overall, forensic science is facing new challenges: The pace of methodological, technical and scientific developments is characterised by digitalisation, new international and European trends, which are pushing law enforcement authorities and examiners, who have mostly acted nationally up to now, to their limits.
Forensic Sciences and Engineering at BTU is taking on these challenges and is expanding its teaching profile from the winter semester 2025/2026 by offering specialisation certificates in fire investigation, handwriting, white-collar crime and the special area of chemical and biological substances. People who do not have the prerequisites for a Master's degree programme will nevertheless have the unique opportunity to continue their university education in these specialist areas.