The University of Tennessee, Knoxville offers three main areas of anthropology: Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology is offered as a concentration within Biological Anthropology. In accordance with the aims and goals of forensic anthropology, the focus of the Forensic Anthropology Concentration is the application of skeletal biological techniques to the identification of decomposing and skeletal remains for law enforcement and medicolegal agencies and investigations. 

Courses specific to the forensic concentration account for 14-15 credit hours of a student’s total degree. Below is the recommended sequence for when students should expect to take concentration-specific classes when following a 4-year degree completion plan. Classes can be taken later than the recommended year.  For example, Anthropology 306 Dental Anthropology or Anthropology 472 Paleopathology could be taken during a student’s second, third, or fourth year. Check your specific catalog year for course titles and descriptions. 

Please check with Academic Advising if you are interested in pursuing the Forensic Concentration.