Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
Offered By: DeAnza College via California Community Colleges System
Course Description
Overview
An introduction to forensic anthropology which is an applied field of physical anthropology. A comparative and holistic approach is used to interpret human skeletal remains and determine the age, sex, race, time of death, trauma, pathology, for the purpose of identification. Focus on varying areas in which forensic anthropology is used, such as in crime scene investigation, missing person identification, human rights, and humanitarian investigations.
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