Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Biological and Environmental Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture

Practical

Workshop

Module Offerings

6310NATSCI-SEP-CTY

Aims

To examine the evidence for disease in human skeletal remains and place it in the appropriate forensic context.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Differentiate between pathological conditions and normal variation.
2.
Identify, describe and diagnose pathological processes in the skeleton.
3.
Interpret pathological evidence and understand how it relates to identification and forensic issues (e.g. cause of death).

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:History and principles of medicine and palaeopathology, infection, joint disease, congenital disease, metabolic disease, dental disease, neoplasms, pseudopathology, trauma.
Module Overview:
This module provides a brief history of medicine and gives you the knowledge to identify the signs of disease in the human skeleton and relate their findings to a broader forensic and archaeological context.
Additional Information:This module provides a brief history of medicine and gives students the knowledge to identify the signs of disease in the human skeleton and relate their findings to a broader forensic and archaeological context.

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