Forensic Criminalistic Analysis

FCA 507S Gross Human Skeleton I 1.0 Credit

This course provides students with an in-depth familiarity with the gross human skeleton – its bones, their features, and how it develops. Through numerous laboratory exercises, students will be able to handle skeletal material in order to become proficient in the identification of human skeletal remains and differentiate them from those of non-human animals for application. This course focuses on the skull and dentition, whereas FCA-508 focuses on the post-cranial skeleton.

College/Department: COM School of Biomedical Sciences & Professional Studies
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit

FCA 508S Gross Human Skeleton II 0.0-3.0 Credits

Gross human skeleton is a study of the human skeletal system: its bones, their major parts and features, and development. Through lecture and hands-on laboratory examinations of human osteological material, students learn to identify the bones of the body quickly and be able to easily discriminate between human and non-human skeletal remains whether adult or immature. This course is a direct continuation of FCA-507 (Gross Human Skelton I), and deals with the post-cranial portion of the skeleton.

College/Department: COM School of Biomedical Sciences & Professional Studies
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: FCA 507S [Min Grade: C] or MFSP 581S [Min Grade: C]