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Content and Aims of Module:
This module offers students the opportunity to learn about the role of the dead body in forensic science by exploring forensically relevant aspects of the human skeleton.
Initially introducing students to the recently deceased and discussing how the process of decomposition finally results in skeletal remains, this module then introduces students to skeletal anatomy, focusing on the forensically relevant skeletal elements that can be used to help identify an individual.
During this module, students will examine human remains both with and without soft tissue, prepare material for osteological examination, and understand how these remains may be involved in helping to solve forensic cases.
Teaching is delivered by a combination of formal lectures and associated laboratory practical sessions, an in-course essay, case work, and an unseen examination.
Aims and Learning Outcomes:
The aim of this module is to provide an understanding of the role of the deceased in forensic science by exploring forensically relevant aspects of the human skeleton.
After taking this module, students will appreciate the forensic value of the deceased at a crime scene and the legal requirements when dealing with such remains.
Students will be able to understand how the skeleton and its individual elements can be used to help identify an individual.
Students will be able to recognise which skeletal elements can be used to help identify an individual and will understand how this procedure is carried out.
Each student will gain experience in handling, preparing, and examining human remains, in research, scientific writing and presentation skills. Furthermore, each student will learn to plan and complete a case report and case presentation by working in small groups.
Each student will produce an essay relating to the application of human remains in forensic science. They will participate in group case work, including the preparation of a group case report and the final PowerPoint presentation of this case, and they will produce an individual conclusion for this case work. This module concludes with an unseen examination (spot test).
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.
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