• In the first-year students will mostly follow a common syllabus, taking modules in human structure and function (Anatomy, Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Genetics) and in human interactions (Biological Anthropology and Psychology). Students may also choose between the modules Human Ecology, Social Anthropology, Revealing Science, and a module in a modern foreign language.
  • In year two students will take the compulsory modules The Human Sciences in Society (in which you will work in a group to explore a topic of your group's choice within the social sciences) and Introductory Statistical Methods and Computing. In year three students' compulsory module is the Human Sciences Seminar Project in which they will write a dissertation on a topic related to human evolution. 
  • Subject to satisfactory performance in years one and two, students have the option of undertaking a 60 credit field course module at the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya in either the Autumn or Spring Term.
  • In year four students will carry out a research project and choose modules in human evolutionary sciences.
  • Upon successful completion of 480 credits, students will be awarded an MSci (Hons) in Human Sciences and Evolution.