Spring 2027

History of Forensic Science

Examines diverse paths of forensic science and medical jurisprudence in the English-speaking world from the nineteenth century to the present.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Mitra Sharafi4.1/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.34 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.23 GPA, 40.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 37.1% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing and (LEGAL ST/​HISTORY 261,SOC/​LEGAL ST 131, or POLI SCI/​LEGAL ST 217), or graduate/professional standing

HISTORY/LEGALST 477

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 9 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.34 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.23 GPA, 40.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 37.1% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MITRA JUNE SHARAFI is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.34 GPA, 68.2% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.23 GPA, 40.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.11 GPA, 37.1% A/AB (n=35 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Forensic science and medical jurisprudence in the English-speaking world from the nineteenth century to the present.
  • Law and science collaboration or conflict in generating and assessing evidence at crime scenes, labs, and courtrooms.

Skills

  • Explore how law and science work together or at cross-purposes to generate and assess evidence.

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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HISTORY/LEGALST 477 · Spring 2027

History of Forensic Science

Recorded 2026-10-14
HISTORY/LEGALST 477 · Spring 2027

History of Forensic Science

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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