To contact with the most recent advances in the field and their producers

Most biologists contact with the problems of experimental design in a relaxed manner or not at all, refining their experiments empirically on a trial-error basis. During this course special attention will be paid to the logic underlying the whole process of experimental design, from drawing hypothesis, selection of statistical tests, planning and setup of experiments that unambiguously lead to interpretable results.

To understand the use of genetics in forensics.
To master the communication of information between the court and the experts.
To understand and evaluate the ethical and professional deontology in forensic expertise.

It is intended with this course provide students with a deeper knowledge in the field of population genetics, phylogeography and speciation. 

To master the use of recombining genetic markers (autosomal and X chomosome) in the forensic context

To master the methods and techniques applied to non-human materials.
To grasp the expanding forensic uses of non-human genetics.

To master the use of Y chromosome (non-recombining) genetic markers in the forensic context

To master the use of genetic markers from mitochondrial DNA in the forensic context

Choice of subject, definition of the state of the art, and of the issue to be addressed in the thesis.