(in Polish) Introduction to paleopathology - faculty

General data

Course ID:	2800-AFPATH
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	(unknown)
Name in Polish:	Introduction to paleopathology - faculty
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Archeology
Course groups:	Facultative classes
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Basic course presenting the types of lesions visible on human skeleton and methods of their diagnosis
Full description:	Course presents the problems of diagnosing diseases from lesions visible on the skeleton, with particular emphasis on human remains excavated by archaeologists. Students will get acquainted with the types of diseases that leave traces on the bones, their classification and possible interpretation of the found changes. Basic information on the evolution of diseases in various chronological periods will also be presented.
Bibliography:	AC Aufderheide and C Rodriguez-Martin, Encyclopedia of human paleopathology, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1998. RW Mann and DR Hunt, Photographic regional atlas of bone disease, 2nd edition, Springfield, Thomas Books, 2005. DJ Ortner, Identification of pathological conditions in human skeletal remains, 2nd edition, San Diego, Academic Press, 2003. T Waldron, Palaeopathology, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009
Learning outcomes:	The students are acquainted with the problems of paleopatological research and its methodology. They learn the terminology and basic concepts associated with this field. Understand the impact of diseases on human life in different chronological periods and ways in which health problems were dealt with in the past. They learn the characteristics of diseases in communities depending on their civilizational development and geographic and climatic conditions. Students is able to present a differential diagnosis of the observed changes on the skeleton or based on information contained in the anthropological report. The student is aware of the existence of many interpretations of the problems studied.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Grades are based on the final test and/or short written essay.

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