Master of Archaeological and Evolutionary Science - Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology

The Australian National University

This is a Biological Anthropology specialisation which focuses on the study of skeletal biology in bioarchaeology and forensic anthropology/ archaeology. Students will gain skills, knowledge, and training in: reconstructing ancient human lifeways, behaviour, health, and disease using human skeletal remains from archaeological contexts and identifying recent human remains and estimating time-since and manner of death. This specialisation focuses heavily on skeletal anatomy, structure, variation, and metabolic processes involved in skeletal growth and function in humans and animal models. Students are offered a broad grounding in theory and techniques needed to pursue original research and/ or gain relevant professional skills in areas of bioarchaeology and/or forensic anthropology/archaeology.Learning Outcomesunderstand human skeletal biology in archaeological and forensic contextsunderstand the theories, methods and practice of forensic anthropology, bioarchaeology, and forensic archaeologyapply bioarchaeological and forensic anthropology methods in the field, laboratory and written form andundertake a research project in bioarchaeology and/or forensic anthropology.

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