BSc (Hons) Human Biology (Including foundation year)
If you don’t have the right qualifications to start our BSc (Hons) Human Biology degree or if you want to gain more confidence in higher level work, you could opt to start your studies with a foundation year. You’ll start by completing a foundation year, which provides well structured support, allowing you to develop your scientific skills and knowledge.
Human biology is a vibrant, interdisciplinary field that focuses on the biology of human populations. Human biologists study diverse topics such as human health and disease, human evolution, variation and adaptability, genetics, and human ecology.
On this Human Biology degree, you’ll learn about the relationships between molecular, anatomical, physiological and anthropological aspects of human biology, with a focus on biomedical aspects of human processes, such as how we respond to infection and how drugs act on the body.
This course places significant emphasis on laboratory techniques, handling data, solving problems, writing reports and oral presentations. These elements enable you to understand scientific methods and critically evaluate scientific data, which are essential skills for a wide range of scientific careers.
What you will study
Foundation Year: Human Biology Degree
- Foundation biology
- Introduction to human anatomy and physiology
- Foundation chemistry
- Physical science
- Key skills and professional development
- Scientific data literacy
Year One: Human Biology Degree
The first year of this human biology degree will introduce you to genetics, microbiology, physiology, development, and biological chemistry, and will build a foundation of scientific inquiry.
- Biological research skills
- Human anatomy and physiology
- Biological chemistry
- Introduction to genetics and evolution
- Micro-organisms and the dynamic cell
- Human growth and development
Year Two: Human Biology Degree
You will develop your knowledge with more focused modules in the second year, such as medical microbiology, human form and function, applied physiology, and human molecular genetics.
- Case-based learning
- Metabolism and biochemistry
- Medical microbiology
- Human molecular genetics
- Cellular pathology and disease processes
Year Three: Human Biology Degree
The final year is your chance to gain specialist knowledge. You will be able to choose modules that takes your education in a specialised path of biomedical or anthropological emphasis, and will complete a capstone research project in an area of your choice.
- Human Biology research project
- Clinical biochemistry and pharmacology
- Clinical and molecular immunology
With biomedical option:
- Global challenges in infectious disease
- Epidemiology and public health
Or anthropology option:
- Humans and other primates
- Human variation and forensic anthropology
Careers
A Human Biology degree can lead you to great things! Recent graduates of the BSc (Hons) Human Biology course are working in pharmacology, quality assurance, or biochemistry laboratories, completing their postgraduate teacher training, or doing MSc or PhD programmes in biotechnology, anthropology, and other life sciences.
Human Biology students develop a number of transferable skills which will aid their transition to work or to post-graduate education. The course emphasises independent research, communication, group work, and presentation skills required by employers in many sectors.
USW’s Human Biology degree has been accredited by the Royal Society of Biology following an independent and rigorous assessment. Accredited degree programmes contain a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and key skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of employers. The accreditation criteria require evidence that graduates from accredited programmes meet defined sets of learning outcomes, including subject knowledge, technical ability and transferable skills.
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