Hands On Training

Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology

Future Learn

4.5

(3)

Course Features

Duration

6 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Advanced

Effort

3 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Highly skilled expertise is required to locate, exhume and identify the dead. This course will teach you the most recent scientific techniques for body recovery, analysis, and location.

You'll learn key forensic techniques through a series real-life cases, video lab sessions and interactive 3D models.

Learn how to find gravesites and excavate human remains. You will also learn how to determine factors such as sex and the age at death from the skeleton. Additionally, you will learn how to spot pathology in the skeleton and how to perform DNA analysis.

Course Overview

Alumni Network

International Faculty

Case Based Learning

Post Course Interactions

Case Studies,Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Explore the application of archaeology and anthropology to different forensic contexts

Develop knowledge of the latest methods in forensic archaeology and anthropology

Compare the roles of different forensic specialists

Interpret the post-mortem changes to the human body in differing contexts

Describe a range of forensic case studies

Evaluate the potentials and limitations of the scientific methods used to locate and recover human remains in forensic contexts

Investigate the different scientific techniques used to identify deceased individuals from skeletal remains and establish cause of death

Reflect on learning gained throughout the course, including the latest research, and how this can be applied to modern forensic and archaeological contexts

Target Students

This course is suitable for anyone intrigued by forensic archaeology and anthropology

Course Content

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Module 1: Body location and recovery in forensic contexts

Module 2: Osteoprofiling (skeletal analysis of sex, age-at-death, stature)

Module 3: Identification of pathology and trauma

Module 4: Latest developments in biomolecular techniques

Course Instructors

Rebecca Gowland

Instructor

I am a bioarchaeologist at Durham University, teaching and researching human skeletal remains. I also train national and international forensic practitioners in archaeology and anthropology.

Tina Jakob

Instructor

Instructor at Future Learn

Course Reviews

Average Rating Based on 3 reviews

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