Human Sciences BSc

University College London

Bachelor's degree

In London

£ 9,250 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    3 Years

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). In your first year you will mostly follow a common syllabus, taking modules in human structure and function (anatomy, physiology, cell biology, molecular biology, and genetics) and in human interactions (anthropology and psychology). Students may also choose between the modules Human Ecology, Revealing Science, and a module in a modern foreign language.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Gower Street, WC1E 6BT

Start date

On request

About this course

You will benefit from being exposed to a variety of disciplinary approaches in the contributing departments and access to outstanding departmental resources. The programme offers a wide choice of individual module combinations from life sciences, social and historical sciences and physical sciences. This degree programme has strong pastoral and academic support. The Human Sciences Tutor and your Personal Tutor will be available for consultation on structuring your programme. A student committee organises academic and social events for Human Sciences students, such as a guest speaker series.

The programme aims to provide wide and scientific knowledge of the life of humans. Graduates of the programme will be scientifically literate, numerate and easily able to communicate across a wide range of disciplines. The Human Sciences BSc teaches a broad range of knowledge across many different subject areas. It is therefore no surprise that our graduates have entered a variety of careers: journalism, nutrition, science communication, management, accountancy, teaching and the finance industry. A number of graduates pursue further studies, including Master's degrees in various fields. Graduates have also gone on to study for qualifications in law and medicine (though the degree is not necessarily intended as a preliminary to them).

English Language and Mathematics at grade B or 6. For UK-based students, a grade C or 5 or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required.

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Subjects

  • Psychology
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • Anatomy
  • Biological Anthropology
  • Human sciences
  • Psychology for Biologists
  • Human Ecology
  • Geographical

Course programme

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Introduction to Biological Anthropology
  • Introduction to Genetics
  • Introduction to Human Anatomy
  • Introduction to Human Sciences
  • Introduction to Psychology for Biologists
  • Mammalian Physiology
Optional modules

Either:

Human Ecology: Geographical Perspectives

Or:

Revealing Science

Or:

Modern Foreign Language
to the value of 0.5 credits.

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • The Human Sciences in Society
  • Introductory Statistical Methods and Computing
Optional modules

You will select 3.0 credits from a wide choice of optional modules. Popular examples include:

  • Human Anatomy and Embryology
  • Drugs and the Mind
  • Human Behavioural Ecology
  • Immunology
  • Primate Behavioural Ecology
Year 3

Core or compulsory module(s)
  • Human Sciences Seminar Project
Optional modules

You will select 3.0 credits from a wide choice of optional modules. Examples include:

  • Ethics of Biomedical Research Clocks, Sleep and Biological Time
  • Disease in History
  • Evolution and Human Behaviour
  • Modern Languages
  • Policy Issues in the Life Sciences
Your learning

The first year is taught through lectures, small-group tutorials, workshops, practicals and laboratory sessions. Your second-year core module will involve lectures, group work and debates. The optional modules taken in other departments will be taught in a variety of ways according to the nature of the module and the usual practice of the department concerned.

Assessment

Assessments include essays, web-based examinations, written examinations, practical reports, briefing papers and debating performance. The third-year dissertation is assessed solely on the basis of the written report. However, you will be required to make a short presentation of your topic in the second term.

Additional information

Overseas students fee

£24,040 (2018/19)

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