LAW 525

From MWSU Graduate School Policy Portal

LAW 525 Forensic Anthropology for Law Enforcement (3 credits) Generally offered: As Needed

A required course for the Masters Program designed to allow the student to study human skeletal material and determine basic information from this material. Topics include establishing age, sex, race, stature, and other individual characteristics from skeletal remains. Special lectures on recognition of trauma, common bone diseases, and the taphonomy of bone will also be provided. Laboratory exercises will allow student groups to analyze forensic cases to reinforce lecture material. Prerequisite: None

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