Genética Forense
Keywords |
Classification |
Keyword |
OFICIAL |
Forensic Sciences |
Instance: 2023/2024 - SP
Cycles of Study/Courses
Acronym |
No. of Students |
Study Plan |
Curricular Years |
Credits UCN |
Credits ECTS |
Contact hours |
Total Time |
MCF |
7 |
Current Studies Plan |
1 |
- |
6 |
40 |
162 |
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
Communicate knowledge and develop skills on the role of forensic genetics in the identification of biological kinship, identification of skeletal remains, biological criminalistics and also on the stages of laboratory analyzes regularly performed and on the genetic markers most commonly used in solving forensic cases.
Learning outcomes and competences
The unit’s contents, while not comprehensively addressing all of the complexity and magnitude of the problems inherent to forensic genetics, address the main key points in order to create a broad understanding of the topic, while allowing students to develop capabilities to deepen their knowledge according to their intervening area. The contents were developed to raise the students’ sensitivity and critical judgment, thus promoting their problem solving ability.
Working method
Presencial
Program
- Fundamentals of Biology with Application to Forensic Genetics
- Expert work in Forensic Genetics.
- DNA polymorphisms most frequently used
- Genetic markers of sex chromosomes
- Genetic profile database
- Technical aspects related to the study of DNA polymorphisms. laboratory stages
- mitochondrial DNA (human and Non Human)
- Sexual Biological Criminalistics
- Human identification
- Difficulties of forensic samples
- Molecular Forensic Pathology
- New technologies in Forensic Genetics
Mandatory literature
Anderson, Y.; Crime e território: estudos e experiências em políticas de segurança pública. , Edições Instituto Maranhense de Estudos Socioeconómicos Cartográficos. ISBN: 978-65-87226-10-1
Complementary Bibliography
Costa, S., Santos, F., Ademar, C.; Da Cena do Crime ao Tribunal. Trajetórias e culturas Forenses. . ISBN: 978-989-693-097-4
Corte Real, Francisco; Santos, Agostinho; Cainé, Laura; Cunha, Eugénia; Tratado de Medicina Legal . ISBN: 978-989-693-143-8
Pinheiro, F. ; Genética Forense – Perspectivas na Identificação Genética. . ISBN: 978-989-643-050-4
Teaching methods and learning activities
This unit aims to communicate specialized knowledge about the issues at hand and apply this knowledge in a practical way, so that the theoretical and practical approach, sustained on real case work, seems more appropriate.
Evaluation Type
Evaluation with final exam
Assessment Components
Designation |
Weight (%) |
Exame |
100,00 |
Total: |
100,00 |
Amount of time allocated to each course unit
Designation |
Time (hours) |
Estudo autónomo |
122,00 |
Frequência das aulas |
40,00 |
Total: |
162,00 |
Eligibility for exams
Obtaining a minimum grade of 9.5 values and presence of at least 75% of the contact hours.
Calculation formula of final grade
100% = test score