electiveHQ

This is an elective module designed for students in medicine, and any student with an interest in Biological and Forensic Anthropology. The module is designed to be of interest to a wide range of students throughout the University. The topics covered include human and comparative osteology, primate biology, ancient humans and human ancestors, key concepts in evolutionary theory, evolutionary genetics and growth and development, and human identification through the application of human skeletal and dental morphological variation (size and shape differences) to the medicolegal system. Overall, this module will allow students to gain a deep appreciation and understanding of the biological variation and complexity of humans, today and in the past, as well as our relationship to other primates, by learning and applying conventional bio-anthropological approaches to skeletal and dental material.