Skeletal, forensic and palaeopathological anthropology
Description of Postgraduate Degree Course
General Information
Level: First-Level
Field of study: Medicine and Pharmacy
Duration: Duration: 1 year
Mode of Delivery: Ibrida
Location: Pisa
CFUs: 60
Admission application: Applications open until 12 November 2025
Start date: 13 January 2026
Website: http://www.paleopatologia.it/attivita/antropologia-scheletrica-forense-e-paleopatologia/
Italian
Italian
The postgraduate degree course trains professionals in physical and forensic anthropology, equipping them with specific skills for the study of human skeletal remains — including biological profile reconstruction and personal identification — in archaeological and judicial contexts.
To achieve this objective, skeletal indicators are analysed to reconstruct health status, diet, type of physical and occupational activity, injuries, and cause of death.
The postgraduate degree course is delivered in a hybrid mode and includes the study of:
physical and forensic anthropology
human anatomy and osteology
paleopathology and the study of mummies
taphonomy
anthropology and funerary archaeology
judicial inspection techniques
The training programme includes a bioarchaeology and applied anthropology laboratory, where anthropological study methods are applied to buried and cremated remains to reconstruct biological profile, conditions of life and health status.
The course includes the participation in the archaeological excavation at Badia Pozzeveri (Altopascio, Lucca).
Career opportunities
The postgraduate degree course allows students to:
work in the field of bioarchaeology in collaboration with universities, superintendence agencies, museums, and all facilities dedicated to the study and promotion of human skeletal remains, offering expert knowledge
operate in the biomedical and forensic fields for technical and expert consultancy activities in collaboration with forensic pathologists and professionals in the judicial sector.
Fees
In person
Regular students:
4000 € payable in 3 instalments
- 1600 € no later than 10 December 2025
- 1100 € no later than 15 April 2026
- 1300 € no later than 15 June 2026
Auditing students:
2000 € in a single installment
Registration fee reductions are available for 4 students as specified in the call for applications.
