This course is part of the UBC Future Global Leaders On-Campus program for high school students ages 15–18.
Forensic anthropology is the process by which individuals, recently deceased and long-dead, are identified. Learn how to identify the sex and age of a skeleton, and how to calculate height and body weight from skeletal elements. Understand how to recognize skeletal and dental markers that can lead to the identity of the individual, and how to interpret skeletal wounds that suggest how the individual died.
If you’re interested in medicine, the human body, biology, archaeology, history, law or law enforcement, this course will appeal to you.
CLAIRE THORIMBERT, MA, is a biological anthropologist and archaeologist. She has worked on various archaeological sites in England, assisting with excavations of Anglo-Saxon cemeteries and village sites. Recently, she worked with the Musqueam and K'omoks First Nations, assisting in analyzing and repatriating ancestral remains.
Course Format
This course is held on the UBC Vancouver campus. You attend class in-person 9am–12pm, Monday through Friday. After lunch, you attend university preparation workshops and participate in group activities on campus from 1:30–3pm.
You can also join the Virtual Student Lounge, hosted by our UBC Student Ambassadors. Meet other Future Global Leaders from across Canada and around the world.
To Register
After you add the course to your cart, you’re asked to complete your registration by creating a new account or logging in. If you are a parent, guardian or other adult registering for the first time on behalf of your student, please create the account in the name of the high school student attending UBC Future Global Leaders, not in your name.
To register, click “Open all” under Available Sessions, select the applicable Type under Fees / Tuition. You can pay a CAD$500 now or pay in full. Select “Scheduled Payment” if you wish to pay a CAD$500 deposit now and the balance later. We will automatically process the balance owing 30 days before the course start date for the Residence option and seven days before the course start date for the Commuter option. Do not select Scheduled Payment if you wish to pay in full now.
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