Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: ANTH 2220 AND ANTH 4271.
Description
This is an advanced course in forensic anthropology. The course uses human osteology, archaeology, and other anthropological research methods in the analysis and interpretation of human remains. The course focuses on identification and estimation of age, sex, ancestry, stature, disease, and trauma from skeletal tissues. Students learn forensic anthropological analysis and research method, analyze human skeletal materials, and prepare a professional forensic reports. Students must allow for flexible non-class study time in the laboratory. This course may NOT be taken simultaneously with ANTH 2220 or 4271.