How much schooling is needed to be a coroner?

Answer 1

You must be a qualified barrister/solicitor/doctor with at least five years' post-qualifying experience. Some coroners have qualifications in both law and medicine.

Since law and medicine are dynamic fields that change over time, you will also need ongoing training to keep you up to date with changes in law, medical procedures and administrative practices.

Some coroners will also need to be a certified pathologist.

There are courses such as the Medicolegal Death Investigators Course.

A full academic degree can be:

* Bachelor's degree programs in forensic science;

* Or bachelor's of science degrees in chemistry, biochemistry, or genetic engineering, with a forensic science emphasis;

* Or bachelor's of science degrees with an emphasis in a specialty such as pathology, criminalistics, odontology, jurisprudence, toxicology, or forensic accounting.

The requirements vary from position to position.

Answer 2

You can become a coroner with a Bachelor's Degree in biological science, forensic science, criminology, or anatomy. Some communities don't even require their coroners to have a full 4-year degree.

Answer 3

http://www.wikihow.com/Become-a-Coroner

Also some schools teach Mortuary Science for Associates Degrees these can be found at:

http://www.mortuaryschools.com/

Many Coroners are Medical Doctors that also have experience in the forensics field. I plan on becoming an embalmer some day. Good luck in your career!

Answer 4

It depends on where you are. In some locations, no specific education or training is required; some elected official (such as the district attorney or sheriff) is automatically also the coroner. In other locations, the coroner position is a licensed physician, and in some in addition to being a physician the coroner must specifically be a forensic pathologist.

In places where the coroner is not required to have medical training, the position is more of a bureaucratic position: the coroner is essentially just a keeper of records that relies upon the expertise of medical professionals. In those where the coroner is a physician, the coroner probably actually does at least some of the determinations of things like the cause of death personally.

Answer 5

You have to obtain a degree in Forensic Sciences... it takes a lot of classes and a lot of time.