BIAN6515 Forensic Anthropology and Archaeology
| Offered By | School of Archaeology and Anthropology |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Biological Anthropology |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2013 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This is a discipline that has made significant contributions to the resolution of medico-legal issues domestically and internationally. Students will become acquainted with a range of theories and techniques used to identify skeletonised human remains; have an appreciation and understanding of a wide range of factors modifying a body and a crime scene over time; and have a set of skills necessary, and appropriate in terms of the requirements of the Australian medico-legal professions, for the practical management and excavation of a body/crime scene. Numerous 'real-life' case-studies illustrate the theory and ideas presented in this course.
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| Learning Outcomes |
(1) meet the stipulated course aims (2) become familiar and comfortable with a broad sample of scholarship in this disciplinary area (3) augment the student's the ability to think critically about basic assumptions and conceptual frameworks in this field (4) develop skills in oral presentations, including debate, and in writing |
| Indicative Assessment |
Forensic excavation/crime scene management report (50%), essay and literature based research (50%). |
| Workload |
2 hours of lectures and one hour of laboratory each week (may be in block form). |
| Course Classification(s) | TransitionalTransitional courses are designed for students from a broad range of backgrounds and learning achievements, which provide for the acquisition of generic skills; or an informed understanding of contemporary issues; or fundamental knowledge for transition to Advanced or Specialist courses. |
| Areas of Interest | Anthropology |
| Programs | Graduate Certificate in Biological Anthropology, Master of Archaeological Science, and Master of Biological Anthropology |
| Academic Contact | Dr Marc Oxenham |
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