Forensic Anthropology

What you'll learn

This course will focus on the field of forensic anthropology and introduce skeletal analysis techniques, including the estimation of sex, age at death, stature, and trauma.

This course will focus on the field of forensic anthropology and the techniques used to analyse human skeletal remains including the estimation of sex, age at death, stature, and the identification of any traumatic lesions present. It will further discuss the role of the forensic anthropologist as part of the medicolegal system.

This course is led by Catherine Gaither, a Bioarchaeologist and Forensic Anthropologist. Catherine has been analysing skeletal remains for over 20 years and she wants to share some of the knowledge and experience she has gained with you.

Enrol on this course today and pursue a career forensic science, biology, forensic medicine, medicine, osteology, human anatomy, bioarchaeology, or archaeology.

Course Content

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Details

37 lectures, with 45 minutes of video content plus in depth powerpoint slides.
Learn how to analyse skeletons to gain amazing information about the life of an individual
Identify the major bones of the human skeleton
Estimate the sex, stature and age at death of the individual from skeletal elements;
Estimate ancestry from skeletal remains
Understand the ethical considerations of importance to physical anthropologists and forensic anthropologists.
People who are interested in pursuing a career in forensic science, biology, forensic medicine, medicine, osteology, human anatomy, bioarchaeology, or archaeology can all benefit from this course.