Basic human osteology

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Course ID:	3101-AFOSTE
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:	Basic human osteology
Name in Polish:	Basic human osteology - faculty
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Archeology
Course groups:	Facultative classes for english-language studies
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
Prerequisites (description):	Basic Human Osteology class is design to provide the student with the basic knowledge of human skeletal system.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Basic Human Osteology class is an introduction into human osteology and anatomy. It is a laboratory-type class, with an access to the osteological material.
Full description:	Basic Human Osteology class is a laboratory class with the hands-on access to the actual osteological material from the archaeological excavations. A student is provided with the introduction into human osteology, learns adequate terminology, and how to identify elements of human skeletal system. The following subjects are introduced and discussed: 1. terminology used in human osteology 2. physiology of the human skeletal system 3. osteology of the adult human: - axial skeleton (vertebrae, rib cage) - upper limb skeleton (shoulder girdle and arm) - lower limb skeleton (pelvic girdle and leg) - cranial skeleton and teeth During each module student learns adequate terminology, ways to identify each bone and bone fragments (down to the name and side), and its use in bioarchaeological research.
Bibliography:	Bass W. "Human Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Manual" Missouri Archaeological Society - newest edition White T. and Folkens P. "The Human Bone Manual" Academic Press 2005 Any human osteology atlas.
Learning outcomes:	The student has the ability not only to identify human bones down to the anatomical placement and side, but also show and name most of the anatomical features visible on bones and teeth, with the special attention to those used in bioarchaeological research (K_W02, K_W14). Will be able to perform basic osteological analysis, and decide about the further proceedings (K_U02, K_U06). The student will understand the character and importance of human bones as the source for further archaeological interpretations (K_K03, K_K04).
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The knowledge of the material is verified in an oral examination and use of the actual osteological material - student has to identify and name bone and the features visible on it.

This course is not currently offered.

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