Forensic Anthropology and Odontology
Recovering and identifying human remains from the skeleton and teeth.
FORS-320 Year 3 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Forensic Science
Course content
- 1The forensic anthropologistComing
- 2The human skeletonComing
- 3Bone or not bone, human or not humanComing
- 4Recovering remains in the fieldComing
- 5Estimating sexComing
- 6Estimating ageComing
- 7Estimating stature and ancestryComing
- 8Trauma analysisComing
- 9Taphonomy and time since deathComing
- 10Forensic odontology and dental identificationComing
- 11Mass disasters and human rights investigationsComing
- 12Capstone: a biological profile from a skeletonComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
Recovering and identifying human remains from the skeleton and teeth.
Part of the Science stream, typically taken in year 3.