Course Structure
The course is based on lectures and tutorials, with some practicals in the biological subjects. The lectures introduce most of the material you will need and provide the core concepts and theories. In the weekly tutorials, you will go into certain topics in greater depth. By the end of your three years you will have a thorough grounding in the following subject areas which make up the core of the Human Sciences degree :
- Behaviour and how it evolves
- Human genetics
- Humans and their environment
- Demography
- Humans in their social and cultural context
In addition you will choose TWO options from a published list and write a Dissertation.
- Field trip for the Biological Conservation course, 21.02.2009
Programme specification
Download the Programme Specification for the BA in Human Sciences (pdf format).
