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PLS 4435 - Methods of Human Identification


Credit Hour(s): 3

Course Description: Surveys ways to identify human remains, including DNA, skeletal x-rays, fingerprints, odontology, excavation techniques, and forensic anthropology. Discusses types of decomposition, situations, decompositional rates, forensic entomology. Integrated Writing course.

Course Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture
Course Attribute(s): Integrated Writing
Grade Mode: Standard
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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