BSc Human Sciences
Entry requirements
A level: AAA (Science subject (Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics) required. Biology preferred.) IB: 38 points (A total of 18 points in three higher level subjects to include Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics at grade 6, with no higher level score below 5. Biology preferred.)
About this course
BSc in Human Sciences, a human biology degree centred on combining life sciences with social and historical sciences to investigate complex questions concerning our species. Core topics include Programming and Human Behaviour. Students may choose to extend the standard three-year degree into a four-year programme by spending an extra year studying abroad. The first year covers foundational concepts through compulsory modules such as Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Cells to Organisms, Introduction to Psychology, and Organisms, Evolution and Ecology, alongside various optional language and humanities modules. The second year features the compulsory module History of Life Sciences, with optional choices spanning anatomy, palaeoanthropology, and social anthropology. The final year centres on the compulsory Human Sciences Seminar Project, accompanied by advanced optional modules covering specialized topics in anatomy, neuroscience, and anthropology.
Modules
- Introduction to Biological Anthropology
- Year 1: Fundamental Scientific Skills and Grand Challenges
- Year 1: Foundations of Programming and Data Handling
- Organisms, Evolution and Ecology
- Cells to Organisms
- Introduction to Psychology
- Introduction to Social Anthropology 1 A
- Global Events
- Introduction to History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
- Arabic Level 1
- Arabic Level 1
- Arabic Level 2
- Arabic Level 3
- Arabic Level 4
- Arabic Level 5: Business and Current Affairs
- Arabic Levels 1+2
- History of Life Sciences
- Human Neuroanatomy
- Human Anatomy and Embryology (Thorax, Abdomen and Pelvis)
- Human Anatomy and Embryology (Head and Limbs)
- Palaeoanthropology
- Theoretical Perspectives in Social Anthropology and Material Culture
- The Anthropology of Social Media
- Evolution and Human Behaviour
- Human Behavioural Ecology
- Anthropology of Religion
- Primate Behaviour and Ecology
- Human Sciences Seminar Project
- Advanced Anatomy
- Molecular Basis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders
- Pain
- Form and Function of the Vertebrate Head: An Integrative Anatomical Approach
- Theoretical Perspectives in Social Anthropology and Material Culture
- The Anthropology of Social Media
- Evolution and Human Behaviour
- Human Behavioural Ecology
- Anthropology of Religion
- Primate Behaviour and Ecology