BSc (Hons) Human Biology and Psychology

In this course, you will integrate an understanding of our physiology with the holistic and behavioral approach of psychology. You’ll cover a broad range of topics which may include health and disease, social, cognitive, and biological psychology and research methods. Human Biology provides a broad understanding of the physiology of the body’s major systems as well as human health and disease and the relationship between the human body with the environment. You will be challenged with exciting ideas and findings from psychology and human biology. In Psychology, you will deal with social and developmental psychology, cognitive and biological psychology, and research methods. You will explore issues that relate to our ever-changing lifestyles and will be taught through a multidisciplinary approach that is supported by input from experts in their field. You’ll benefit from a supportive environment as well as fantastic lab facilities and equipment.

Year 1

• Physiology and Anatomy
• Fundamentals of Biology
• Core Practical Skills
• Introduction to developmental and social psychology
• Introduction to Research Design for Psychology
• Introduction to statistics for psychology
• Introduction to biological and cognitive psychology

Year 2

• Practical Skills in Bioscience
• Research Methods in Human Biology
• Developmental and Social Psychology
• Qualitative and Survey Research Design
• Statistics for Psychology
• Biological and Cognitive Psychology

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Human Genetics
• Microbes, Viruses, and Parasites
• Current Topics in Biology
• Environmental Biology
• Nutrition and Energy Balance
• Learning & Memory
• Health and the Environment

Year 3

• Final Year Project (Double) – ISP
• Individual Differences and Conceptual Issues

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Applied Life Sciences Placement – ISP
• Advances in Medicine
• Human Parasitology
• Behavioral Neuroscience
• Biology of Disease – ISP
• Double Applied Life Sciences Placement – ISP
• Life Sciences Single Experimental Project (with research skills assessment) – ISP
• Life Sciences Dissertation
• Human Evolution
• Regeneration and Repair in the Nervous System
• Cancer Biology
• Health Psychology
• Research Methods in Social and Developmental Psychology for Study Abroad Students
• Faces, Forgetting and Forensic Psychology
• The psychology of deviance
• Psychology in Education
• Making a difference with psychology

Employability

The psychology modules on this course are accredited by the British Psychological Society, a necessary first step for many professional careers in psychology, such as clinical, counseling, educational, forensic, occupational, or sports psychology, and a prerequisite to becoming a Chartered Psychologist. Human Biology graduates combined with Psychology have pursued diverse careers including industry, genetics research, medical statistics, scientific writing, management, and sales. Several Human Biology graduates have gone into Medicine. Alternatively, this combination makes excellent preparation for postgraduate study in the subjects of Psychology or Human Biology.