MSc/PGDip/PGCert Forensic Anthropology

University of Lancashire

Learn how the study of human remains aids criminal investigations and develop your skills in forensic anthropology and taphonomy. You'll be taught by world-leading teaching staff in state-of-the-art facilities.Our MSc Forensic Anthropology is designed for graduate students and practitioners wanting to develop their skills in the examination and interpretation of evidence from human skeletal remains.Through four practical taught modules, you’ll gain hands-on experience of human skeletal remain and human and comparative faunal anatomy. You’ll also learn about human and animal decomposition processes and the evaluation and presentation of such evidence in a legal context.After completing the taught element of the course, you’ll undertake an in-depth research project to develop and specialise your forensic anthropology and taphonomy research skills.Why study with usAccess to state-of-the-art forensic anthropology and forensic taphonomy facilities and laboratories.The course is taught by internationally-renown experts in forensic anthropology with real case experience.Study a range of modules including forensic taphonomy, identification of the living and deceased, and forensic genetics.Future careersOn completion of the MSc Forensic Anthropology, you will be ready for a career in forensic science. You can specialise in forensic anthropology and taphonomy, criminal investigation, or choose further study.Our course provides an excellent starting point for a career in the competitive sector of forensic science. You’ll gain hands-on experience with real human skeletal remains, and at one of the UK’s leading taphonomy facilities, allowing you to further specialise in forensic anthropology and taphonomy.You’ll also gain many transferrable skills that will allow you to take advantage of employment opportunities in crime scene investigation, forensic science providers, museums, law enforcement, analytical laboratories, education, the NHS, and the wider scientific sector.

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