FS 174 - Forensic Taphonomy and the Depositional Environment

3 unit(s)
Forensic taphonomy is a subdiscipline of forensic anthropology. It is the postmortem study of the processes that affect the human body from death to recovery and focuses on how the environment impacts the body’s rate of decomposition, as well as how the body itself alters the surrounding environment. Course is comprised of a lecture component and an activity component in which students examine and apply the science and methodologies used in this field.

Lecture 2 hours/Activity 2 hours.

Prerequisite(s): FS 11 and FS 162 or by instructor consent.
Grading: Letter Graded.

High Impact Practice: Research

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