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Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology: Osteology
Short course
In Bedfordshire ()
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Engineering Institute of Technology
Foundation degree OnlinePrice on request -
City College Norwich
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University of Dundee
Master Distance Learning£ 14,000 -
University of Bedfordshire
Bachelor's degree Bedfordshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Faculty of Creative Arts, Tech & Sci - Uni of Bedfordshire
Bachelor's degree BlendedPrice on request -
Weymouth College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Neath Port Talbot College
BTEC Classroom-basedPrice on request
Description
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Type
Short course
What you will learn On successful completion of the course a diligent student will be able to: Explain the role of biological anthropology in forensic science Recognise, name and accurately describe any human bone Distinguish human bones from the most common animal bones From an almost complete skeleton, distinguish between sexes and determine approximate age, stature and ethnic ancestry Combine a series of different bone identifications and draw conclusions as to possible identities of an individual Appraise and defend the possibilities and limitations of the techniques.
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Course programme
- History of forensic anthropology
- The place of forensic anthropology in a criminal investigation
- Types of information that forensic anthropology reveals and an assessment of its reliability
- Distinguishing human from non - human bones
- Identifying minimum number of individuals
- Basic human skeletal anatomy
- Determination of age and sex of an individual from juvenile and adult skeletal remains
- Determination of stature from whole and fragmentary remains
- Assessment of ethnic ancestry
- Basic dentition
- The limitations of skeletal analysis.
Upgrade to a professional qualification
This short course will be taught at Masters Standard as it is one of the modules that comprise the postgraduate Forensic Modular Masters Programme. Registering for this accredited short course and successfully passing the associated assessment will gain you 10 Cranfield credits. These could then be used to apply for a transfer towards a PgCert/PgDip or MSc in the Forensic Programme should you wish to complete one of these courses within 5 years.
Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology: Osteology
-
Engineering Institute of Technology
Foundation degree OnlinePrice on request -
City College Norwich
Course OnlinePrice on request -
University of Dundee
Master Distance Learning£ 14,000 -
University of Bedfordshire
Bachelor's degree Bedfordshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
Faculty of Creative Arts, Tech & Sci - Uni of Bedfordshire
Bachelor's degree BlendedPrice on request -
Weymouth College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Neath Port Talbot College
BTEC Classroom-basedPrice on request