College Catalog 2024-2025

ANT 230 Introduction to Forensic Anthropology

An introduction to the human skeleton from a physical anthropological and archaeological perspective, in a forensic (legal) setting; crime scene investigation for recovery of human remains; laboratory equipment and testing procedures; fingerprints; footprints; terminology/vocabulary used by legal system professionals and scientific expert witnesses in forensic anthropology; the processes of decay; forensic entomology; and other topics. Prerequisite: Any ANT, BIO, CHM, or SCI course.

Credits

3

Attributes

GENS, GNSC, LAS, MSC, NLS, SS, SSNH

Prerequisite

(ANT 101 OR ANT 103 OR ANT 105)