ANTH 2180 - Forensic Anthropology
4 Credits
Introduces students to core concepts and methods of forensic anthropology. Students learn to identify decedents through human skeletal analysis, and identify cause, manner of death, and trauma patterns. Students evaluate forensic case studies and analyze complex issues in forensic anthropology including estimating ancestry affiliation and skeletal sex. Students also explore the contexts and legal frameworks in which forensic anthropologists work and the social implications of inequality in the legal system.
Learning Outcomes
Trauma, pathological conditions, burned remains and mass fatality incidents. Concepts and approaches to personal identification. History of forensic anthropology and the concept of race in the United States. Field methods and taphonomy. Ethics, human rights and professionalism. Consequences of systemic racism and inequality within the legal system. Estimation of skeletal sex (beyond the binary), age, stature, population affinity and time since death. Bone biology and human skeletal anatomy.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
05 - Hist/Soc/Behav Sci 03 - Natural Science
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