SUR 4150 Forensic Anthropology
Non-clinical
This course is an introduction to the application of forensic anthropology. The aim is to understand how anthropologists apply scientific principles and processes to the collection and analysis of skeletal evidence. Topics include anthropology within the context of forensic investigations, human skeletal biology, and research methods, including analyzing bone trauma, pathology and taphonomy. The course is offered to fourth-year medical students (20 students max). Potential students would include those with an interest in pathology, radiology, orthopedics and any students with an interest in forensics. This course can be beneficial to military surgeons and medical practitioners who are involved in disaster recovery and combat-related injuries/fatalities. It can provide them with a better understanding of osteology, bone trauma and pathology.
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