Forensic Anthropology Field School

 

Dates: Monday, 16 June through Thursday, 3 July 2008. Class runs all day from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

 

Location: Ohio State University

 

Project Director: Sam Stout, PhD and Jules Angel, PhDc

 

Cost: US$750 lab fee per person plus OSU tuition for 5 college Anthropology level credits or OSU Continuing Education credits. Participants are responsible for their own transportation.  Lodging and food can be arranged for international or visiting students.

 

Description: This intense, three-week course introduces students to the many facets of different crime scene investigations. Students get the opportunity to hear experts in seventeen disciplines discuss and explain their area of expertise.  Numerous engaging activities are planned including:

 

  • Crime scene mapping and management

  • Photo and video documentation

  • DNA analysis

  • Tool marks

  • Fingerprints

  • Trace evidence

 

Students process cars, excavate a clandestine burial and match the remains to missing person files.  A common thread running through the course is the nexus of anthropology and the use of the information in the legal system.  The evidence student’s compile will be presented in a moot court.

 

 

Restrictions: 18 years or older

 

College Credit:

  • Students not currently registered at OSU must include a $50 non-refundable application fee and international students must demonstrate English language proficiency through TOEFL or MELAB scores

  • Once your application has been processed you will be given  instructions on registering for the course and the OSU course call number to complete your field school registration.

 

Enrollment Limit: 20

 

Application Deadline: As soon as full or June 15, 2008. Reading and Gear Lists will be sent to all participants.

 

How to Apply

Application for the 2008 OSU Forensics Field School is a two-step process.

1. Submit your online registration here.

2. Submit your payment of $750, payable by MasterCard or Visa, through the ViaKlix System, here:

Full refunds, less a $75 handling fee, are available up to 30 days prior to the beginning of the field project.


 

 

 

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