ANTH 13H - HONORS INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY

    Recent Professors
    ANA GONZALEZ
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026
    Class Size
    14 students
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Introduction to the application of anthropology as a science to the medical-legal process and its emphasis on the identification of human skeletal remains. Uses the scientific methodology to cover cell biology, population genetics, natural selection, human variation, evolution, basic human osteology and odontology, assessment of age at time of death, sex, ancestry, trauma analysis, pathology, crime scene analysis, animal scavenging, and identification procedures. Focuses on the varying applications of science in the modern world in which forensic anthropology is utilized ranging from crime scene investigation, missing person identification, human rights, and humanitarian investigations. As an honors course, it is a full thematic seminar with advanced teaching methods focusing on major writing, reading, and research assignments, student class lectures, group discussions and interactions.
    Usually Held
    Tue Thu 12:00pm–1:50pm