About the Program
Anthropology Department
Buckham Building A118
(716) 878-6110
anthropology.buffalostate.edu/
The focus is the discovery, preservation and interpretation of material evidence, emphasizing the significance of context. The application of findings as evidentiary in legal cases is the goal. The required courses build on the traditional skills and knowledge of biological anthropology and field archaeology, with recovery and analysis of fragmentary data and reconstruction of earlier events as primary proficiencies.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of human skeletal anatomy.
2. Utilize the scientific method.
3. Learn how to critically analyze and interpret forensic anthropological data.
4. Apply anthropological principles for solving human problems on local, regional, and world scales.
5. Understand the ethical responsibilities expected of forensic anthropology.
Program Requirements
Required Courses (15 credit hours)
ANT 100 HUMAN ORIGINS 3
ANT 308 ARCHAEOLOGICAL METHOD 6
ANT 324 THE HUMAN SKELETON 3
ANT 325 FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY 3
Electives (6 credit hours)
Select 3 credit hours of lower division and 3 credit hours of upper division courses from the following: 6
ANT 101 UNDERSTANDING CULTURE
ANT 495 SPECIAL PROJECT (1-3)
CRJ 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FAR 220 PHOTOGRAPHY I
FOR 122 SCIENTIFIC CRIMINAL EVIDENCE ANALYSIS
FOR 312 CHEMISTRY AND CRIMINALISTICS (4)
GES 360 FORENSIC GEOSCIENCE
PSY 375 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
PSY 384 PSYCHOLOGY OF AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE
SOC 380 SOCIOLOGY OF CRIME
Other elective courses possible by advisement-consult department.
Total Credit Hours 21