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Sep 07, 2024
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ANTH 2220 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology Credits: (3) Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online Typically Taught Spring Semester: Full Sem, Full Sem - Online Description: This course is an introduction to the principles of forensic anthropology, a subdiscipline of biological anthropology concerned with the identification of human skeletal remains in medico-legal contexts. Topics covered inlcude a survey of the history of the field and the techniques used to determine age, sex, and physical chatacteristics of an individual from skeletonized remains, as well as methods used for positive identification, estimating time since death, and determining cause and manner of death. This course is offered in lower division format (ANTH 2220) and upper division format (ANTH 4220 ). Students must choose either the upper division course or the lower division course and will not receive credits for taking both courses.
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