Forensic Anthropology

Code:

MML112

Acronym:

MML112

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences
OFICIAL	Natural Sciences
OFICIAL	Social Science

Instance: 2020/2021 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Molecular Pahology and Immunology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Forensic Medicine

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MML	27	Oficial Plan Bolonha 2008	1	-	5	45	125

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students
Obs.: Portuguese

Objectives

The use of Anthropology in Forensics has revolutionized criminal investigations and has become a powerful tool in the comprehensive evaluation of the crime scenary.Forensic Anthropology encompasses the areas of science that are involved in the investigation of scientific evidence, indicating how a crime has occurred and by whom it may have been committed. Evidence is acquired by exploring diferent areas of Biology and other scientific fields are also explored in detail.

Learning outcomes and competences

Students should be able to recognize the updated information regarding Forensic Anthropology  and its  importance in the correct management of evidence. To search for and to examine traces of material which might either introduce a better understanding of crime scene. E

Working method

Presencial

Program

1-Introduction, Brief History of Forensic Anthropology and its importance to Medico Legal Sciences
2- Crime Scene Methodology; Processing and Preparing Remains
3-Entomology and Palynology: Forensic relevance
4- Human Osteology and Odontology
5. Paleonthology
6. Dermatoglyphics
7. Voice identification
8. Forensic Archaeology and Scene Processing Methods
9. Population Genetics, Ecogenetics and Genetic Epidemiology
10. Age, Stature and Sex Estimation
11. Ancestry Estimation
12. Individual Skeletal Variation and Analysis of Skeletal Trauma
13. Cinotecnia
14. Methods of Personal Identification
15. Forensic Anthropology in Mass Disasters
16. Genetic analysis and Forensic Anthropology
17. Contemporary Issues in Forensic Anthropology

Mandatory literature

J. Gisbert Calabuig; Medicina Legal y Toxicologia, 2003
Angi Christensen, Nicholas Passalacqua; Forensic Anthropology: Current Methods and Practice, 2015

Teaching methods and learning activities

Form of educational performance: Lecture with the presentation and discussion of relevant theoretical concepts in the classroom, self-study orientation of students by consulting annotated bibliography. Seminars, Brainstorm on pertinent issues related to the matter exposed in the classroom. Written Evaluation.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	50,00
Participação presencial	50,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	15,00
Estudo autónomo	30,00
Frequência das aulas	21,00
Total:	66,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in 80% classes

Calculation formula of final grade

(Exame)*0,5 + (Present Oral Evaluation)*0,5=Final Evaluation