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Nov 23, 2024
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CRM 206 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology Broad overview of the role of the forensic anthropologist in medico-legal investigations, emphasizing types of information available through skeletal analysis. Topics include human osteology, techniques of forensic recovery, identification of decedents through skeletal analysis, estimation of post-mortem interval and analysis of trauma and pathology. Also listed as ANT 206. Fulfills: GE 3, GE 12, LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year
Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate competency and proficiency in the following content areas of forensic anthropology:
- Human osteology (i.e., identification of bones in the human body)
- Bone cellular and macroscopic biology
- Human skeletal and dental variation
- The role of the forensic anthropologist in crime scene investigation
- Establishing the forensic context
- Crime scene identification, survey techniques and recovery of evidence and human remains
- Assessment of the biological profile (age, sex, ancestry, stature)
- Methods of individuation
- Cause and manner of death
- Mechanics, timing, and classes of trauma
- Postmortem taphonomic processes
- Estimation of postmortem interval
- Evidentiary standards for scientific evidence
- Ethical issues related to study of human skeletal remains
- Demonstrate competency and proficiency in the ability to apply anthropological methods of observation, data collection and evaluation to human skeletal remains.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills as they relate to the topics of human variation, race and ancestry; sex and gender; and the evaluation of evidentiary standards for scientific evidence as they apply to anthropological data.
- Demonstrate effective written communication skills.
- Demonstrate the ability to design a literature-review based research project.
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