Degree structure
Handbook
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Courses
Students participate in the core courses Forensic Archaeological Science and Forensic Anthropology, in addition to other courses related to human osteology and dental morphology. All participants must complete a 15,000 word Dissertation that reports on a small, forensically related research project that is completed during the last six months of the MSc programme.
Core Courses - All students must take the following two courses:
- Forensic Archaeological Science (ARCLG051, 30 credits, 22 weeks)
- Forensic Anthropology (ARCLG151, 15 credits, 11 weeks)
Additional Courses - Students will also take the following three courses related to human osteology and dental morphology:
- Morphology and Palaeopathology of the Human Skeleton (ARCLG143, 15 credits, 11 weeks)
- Variation and Evolution of the Human Skull (ARCLG144, 15 credits, 11 weeks)
- Dental Anthropology (ARCLG145, 15 credits, 11 weeks)
Dissertation (90 credits)- All participants are asked to complete a dissertation (15,000 words) that reports on a small, forensically related research project that is completed during the last six months of the MSc programme. Students are allocated a supervisor to provide guidance during the dissertation research.
Examples of past topics include:
- reasons for dismemberment and its influence as a taphonomic agent
- interpretation of gunshot trauma on cremated remains
- alterations to areas of blunt force trauma due to thermal intervention
- diagnostic features in burnt juvenile longbones
- the use of infra-red photography and relectography to detect tattoos on the deceased
- discerning biological affinity through the mid-facial region: a case study using a London population
