Mercyhurst College

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.S. in Forensic and Biological Anthropology

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The master of science degree program in forensic and biological anthropology represents the first program in the country focused primarily on providing students with a comprehensive basic training regiment in the combined fields of forensic and biological anthropology. This will be accomplished by a rigorous curriculum that includes a strong grounding in biological/ bioarchaeological anthropology, but with a significant focus on all of the major components of the discipline of forensic anthropology, including forensic osteology, forensic archaeology, forensic taphonomy, and skeletal trauma. Most graduates of the program will be encouraged to continue their education in a doctoral program within the disciplines of forensic anthropology, biological anthropology, criminal justice, or forensic sciences. They will possess extensive academic, field and laboratory skills in both forensic anthropology and physical anthropology that will allow them to compete academically with other graduate students in any of the top biological or forensic anthropological doctoral programs.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--General

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Midsize City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999