>> AMANDA KORSTJENS: MSc Biological Anthropology
is all about our place in nature, how we became
who we are but also about learning to understand
other primates, not just humans but also non-human
primates.
The students learn a lot about bone identification,
they learn human identification but also the
skeletons of animals.
They learn about human evolution and about
the behaviour and ecology of humans and other
primates.
>> SARA MCGUIRE: The course is very practical;
we're allowed to look at specimens of human
skeletal remains we also have different casts
of different primate species and different
human ancestral species, it's very interesting
to look at those and compare them.
Then in the courses we review different things
like skeletal anatomy and all the things pertaining
to the specimens we look at in the labs.
I really love the anthropology lab it's amazing
the collections fantastic, we are able to
look at all the different kinds of individuals
from all the different periods of time, especially
the different pathological specimens are amazing.
To look at all the different diseases on bone
it's very interesting to see that what it
does to the human body as far as studies go
and the implications for forensic anthropology.
We have gone on I believe three or four different
field trips now.
We went to the royal college of surgeons in
London and we looked at different specimens
at their different labs, we went to the chiropractors
college locally and looked at specimens as
well and most recently we went to monkey world
and looked at all the different primates there.
>> AMANDA KORSTJENS: We have a range of different
guest lecturers, students are exposed to specialists
in the field.
We really want to help students build up this
network for future job perspectives.
The career prospects are quite good for students
from this course.
It is a relatively broad course and it trains
students in identification of not just human
skeletal material but also animal skeletal
material which is quite unique so they have
a good chance of finding a job in an archaeological
unit.
A lot of students end up going to work for
human identification units, so they might
go to mass disasters to help with skeletal
identification of individuals, otherwise there
is also the academia with training students
in extensive research skills.
I think students should choose to come to
Bournemouth because we've got a long standing
reputation in Biological Anthropology.
The staff here are internationally known for
their experience in a wide variety of topics
which makes especially this course very interesting
because students will be able to link with
staff from different disciplines.
>> SARA MCGUIRE: When I was looking at different
postgraduate programmes, I was looking specifically
for research on isotope studies and having
the opportunity to come to Bournemouth has
been amazing because my supervisor is so experienced
within that field and he's been a real help.
>> AMANDA KORSTJENS: We also have staff specialised
in the primatology so you learn also about
behaviour and ecology of primates and you
can link with excellent ecological groups.
>> SARA MCGUIRE: I think students should come
to Bournemouth to study because it's an amazing
opportunity especially for international students;
the opportunities for studies, for research,
for study abroad are tremendous.
