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Human Sciences degrees

UCL's Human Sciences programmes combine the study of life sciences with social and historical sciences and offers you choice and flexibility. We are looking for independent and confident thinkers who not only love science but also have broader interests.
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Start dateSeptember
UCAS code

BSc Human Sciences听BCL0
MSci Human Sciences and Evolution听BCL1

Duration

BSc 3 years Full Time
MSci 4 years Full Time

LocationUCL Bloomsbury

Why study Human Sciences听at听UCL?
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  • Human Sciences is run across two world-leading departments; the Division of Biosciences and the Department of Anthropology.听UCL has been ranked second in London and ninth in the world for Life Sciences and Medicine in the . For Anthropology, UCL is ranked number one in London and fourth in the world in the

  • In years two and three, you can听choose from a wide range of modules from departments across UCL. This allows you to tailor your degree to your specific interests.

  • In year two of the BSc Human Sciences degree, you can choose to transfer to our four year BSc Human Sciences with Year Abroad programme, where you will spend your third year studying at some of the world's most prestigious universities before returning to complete your degree at 皇家华人.

  • You can either study a three听year course in Human Sciences providing you with a Bachelor's degree, or a four听year course in Human Sciences and Evolution providing you with a Master's degree.

  • In year three, MSci听students have the option of undertaking a听field course module at the in either the Autumn or Spring term.听The field course听provides an unparalleled opportunity to understand our origins as a species due to its remarkably rich fossil record which has been intensely studied for over six decades.

Course structure overview

In year one, you will mostly follow a common syllabus, taking modules in human structure and function (Anatomy, Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Genetics) and in human evolution and behaviour听(Biological Anthropology and Psychology). Students may also choose between the modules Human Ecology, Social Anthropology, History and Philosophy of Sciences, and a modern foreign language.

In year two, you will take the compulsory module, The Human Sciences in Society, in which you will explore the engagement between science and other disciplines, such as social science, to solve problems of global and local concern. These include climate change, pandemics, loss of biodiversity, air quality, water supply and nutrition. You will also take a module on Statistical Methods in Computing.听

In year three (and year four of the Study Abroad degree), your compulsory module is the Human Sciences Seminar Project, in which you will write an interdisciplinary dissertation on a topic of your choice that integrates data and approaches from both the natural and social sciences. You will choose your remaining modules in years two and three from an听extensive range of modules offered by departments from across UCL.

For those enrolled in the MSci programme, in year four you will carry out a research project and choose modules in human evolutionary sciences.

Year one course content

Six compulsory modules听are undertaken by all Human Sciences听students and you can choose one optional module.

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ANAT001 Introduction to Anatomy and Development (15 credits)
Leader: Dr Eric Lambie

ANTH0008 Introduction to Biological Anthropology (30 credits)
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BIOL0003听 Introduction to Genetics (15 credits)听
Leader:听Dr Lawrence Bellamy

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Leader:

PHOL0002 Introductory Mammalian Physiology (15 credits)
Leader: Dr Richard Tunwell

PSYC0039 Introduction to Psychology (15 credits)
Leader: Dr Jennifer Mcgowan

Optional modules

ANTH0004 Introductory Social Anthropology (15 credits)
Leader:听Dr Lewis Daly

GEOG0007 Human Ecology: Geographical Perspectives (15 credits)
Leader:听

HPSC0009 Revealing Science (15 credits)
Leader:听Dr Erman Sozudogru

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Year two course content

Compulsory modules

HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society (15 credits)
Leader: Professor Joe Cain

STAT0021 Introductory Statistical Methods and Computing (15 credits)
Leader:听Dr Tom Honnor

Elective

Group 1: minimum of 30 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, ARCL, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, NEUR, PHAR, PHOL.

Group 2: minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 60 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, CIHD, COMP, ECON, GEOG, HIST, HPSC, IEHC, IMMN, INFN, INIM, MATH, MSIN, NEUR, PALS, PHAR, PHIL, PHOL, PLIN, POLS, PSYC, SPSC, STAT.

A 15 credit elective module may be chosen from either:
Faculty of Arts & Humanities OR
Science Faculties (any Faculty with 'Sciences' in its title) OR
CLIE (UCL Language Centre).

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Year three course content

BSc Human Sciences听

Compulsory Modules

ANTH0035 Human Sciences Seminar Project (30 credits)
Leader:听Dr Gul Deniz Salali

Elective

Group 1:听minimum of 30 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, ARCL, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, NEUR, PHAR, PHOL.

Group 2:听minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 60 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, CIHD, COMP, ECON, GEOG, HIST, HPSC, IEHC, IMMN, INFN, INIM, MATH, MSIN, NEUR, PALS, PHAR, PHIL, PHOL, PLIN, POLS, PSYC, SPSC, STAT.

Group 3: A 15 credit elective module may be chosen from either:
Faculty of Arts & Humanities OR
Science Faculties (any Faculty with 'Sciences' in its title) OR
CLIE (UCL Language Centre).

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MSci Human Sciences and Evolution

Compulsory modules

ANTH0035*听Human Sciences Seminar Project (30 credits)
Leader:听Dr Gul Deniz Salali

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ANTH0050** Paleontology and Paleoecology (15 credits)
Leader:听Professor Christophe Soligo

ANTH0051 Geology of the Turkana Basin (15 credits)
Leader:听Professor Christophe Soligo

ANTH0052 Ecology of the Turkana Basin (15 credits)
Leader:听Professor Christophe Soligo

ANTH0053 Archaeology of the Turkana Basin (15 credits)
Leader:听Professor Christophe Soligo

* Students who choose not to attend the Turkana Basin Institute Field Course in Kenya MUST include ANTH0035 Human Sciences Seminar Project (dissertation, 30 credits) in their list of module selections.
** Students who choose to attend the Turkana Basin Institute Field Course in Kenya MUST include ALL of the following four 15 credit courses in their list of module selections: ANTH0050, ANTH0051, ANTH0052 and ANTH0053.

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Group 1:听minimum of 30 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, ARCL, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, NEUR, PHAR, PHOL.

Group 2:听minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 60 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, CIHD, COMP, ECON, GEOG, HIST, HPSC, IEHC, IMMN, INFN, INIM, MATH, MSIN, NEUR, PALS, PHAR, PHIL, PHOL, PLIN, POLS, PSYC, SPSC, STAT.

Group 3: A 15 credit elective module may be chosen from either:
Faculty of Arts & Humanities OR
Science Faculties (any Faculty with 'Sciences' in its title) OR
CLIE (UCL Language Centre).

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    Year four course content

    Compulsory module:

    ANTH0163听Human Sciences and Evolution
    Leader:听Dr Emily Emmott

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    Group 1:听minimum of 30 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, ARCL, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, NEUR, PHAR, PHOL.

    Group 2:听minimum of 45 credits and maximum of 60 credits must be chosen from modules with codes beginning ANTH, ANAT, BIOC, BIOL, BIOS, CELL, CIHD, COMP, ECON, GEOG, HIST, HPSC, IEHC, IMMN, INFN, INIM, MATH, MSIN, NEUR, PALS, PHAR, PHIL, PHOL, PLIN, POLS, PSYC, SPSC, STAT.

    Group 3: A 15 credit elective module may be chosen from either:
    Faculty of Arts & Humanities OR
    Science Faculties (any Faculty with 'Sciences' in its title) OR
    CLIE (UCL Language Centre).

    Careers

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    After graduation,听95% of our graduates were in work or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2018-2020). Our alumni can be found in areas such as academic research, business, civil service, higher education, law, media, medicine, recruitment and more.

    We focus on teaching our students highly sought after transferable skills from the first week of the programme. These include but are not limited to teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking/evaluation, data literacy, analysis and visualisation, literacy, scientific reading, presentation training,听written/verbal communication and听IT skills.听In addition to the development of these skills within the formal structure of the programme, UCL provides many opportunities for students to practice these skills in other environments. These include our student societies, and our entrepreneurship/start up programs.听In addition to being enjoyable and educational, these opportunities provide students with examples of their abilities in the key skills sought by employers for their CV and to use in job interviews. These are the examples that can clearly differentiate recent graduates from the rest of the crowd and assist them in landing their first major career role.听

    Find out听more about our graduate employability and earnings statistics at .

    Useful careers resources:

    My UCL Careers
    皇家华人euroscience Careers Network
    Innovation and Enterprise Training and Opportunities for Students
    Professional Development Courses
    LinkedIn Learning
    Public Engagement Training
    Public Policy听Training

    Our latest Human Sciences research
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    For information on entry requirements, fees, how to apply and much more visit the BSc Human Sciences听Prospectus Page听and the MSci Human Sciences and Evolution听Prospectus Page.听

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    MSci Human Sciences and Evolution听Prospectus Page

    BSc Human Sciences prospectus page
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    For information on entry requirements, fees, how to apply and much more visit the BSc Human Sciences Prospectus Page.

    MSci Human Sciences and Evolution prospectus page

    For information on entry requirements, fees, how to apply and much more visit the MSci Human Sciences and Evolution Prospectus Page.

    MSci Human Sciences and Evolution听Prospectus Page

    Meet our academic community

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    This programme is taught by members of the UCL Research Department of Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB). The department's research听addresses fundamental questions in biology using innovative approaches and technologies.听

    Our Biosciences research听

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    The UCL Division of Biosciences听is made up of four research听departments:听
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    Turkana Basin Institute
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    Subject to results, MSci students will have the opportunity to undertake a 60 credit field course module at the

    History of Human Sciences at 皇家华人

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    His discovery of the giant nerve fibres of squids paved the way for the experiments that established how nerves transmit information, while his dislike for borders and tradition led him to research in many other fields, most notably in philosophy and ethics.

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    It was also Professor Young who in 1973听proposed the creation of a degree in Human Sciences at 皇家华人, with the aim听to train general science graduates who would be scientifically literate, numerate and easily able to communicate听across a wide range of disciplines.

    Dr Gul Deniz Salali

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    Dr Gul Deniz Salali听teaches听ANTH0035 Human Sciences Seminar Project in third year.

    Professor Joe Cain
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    Professor Joe Cain听teaches听HPSC0019 Human Sciences and Society in second year.听

    HPSC0009 Revealing Science
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    HPSC0009 Revealing Science is an optional module in year one.听

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    Dr Alecia Carter teaches听ANTH0008 Introduction to Biological Anthropology听in first year.听

    Interested in start-ups?听

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    Many of our human听sciences students are interested in start-ups, social enterprises and developing entrepreneurial skills. UCL's听Innovation and Enterprise division听offer听training, start-up grants, competitions, communities and much more, all of which are free to students on this programme.

    An illustrious history

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    The UCL Divison of Biosciences has a long-standing tradition of answering fundamental questions in biosciences. We are one of the world鈥檚 leading centres for research and teaching in the biological sciences, and one of the largest groupings of life scientists in the UK. Find out about our history.