Human Sciences (Human Science and Neuroscience), Bachelor

The Bachelor of Human Sciences provides students with the opportunity to develop a fundamental interdisciplinary understanding of human function and behaviour and the manner in which it adapts to challenging and disruptive change. Specifically, the degree houses a suite of majors that focus on better understanding what it is to be human, from our structure, function, development and genetics, to adaptation, performance and evolution. You'll develop enhanced critical and analytical thinking, innovation, and other transferable skills for effective communication and engagement with the community, government and relevant industry groups, including in the areas of social and public health policies. The degree also prepares students for honours in a broad range of areas in science.

The extended major in Human Sciences and Neuroscience centres on the understanding of human behaviour, combining a strong core of Neuroscience and Physiology with the disciplines of Psychology and Anthropology. The multidisciplinary major offers an excellent preparation for careers in clinical and healthcare settings as well as medical research. The degree will increase your knowledge of the cellular and molecular basis of how the brain works through Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Physiology units. You will also expand your understanding of human behaviour through units that incorporate psychology, anthropology as well as primate ecology and social behaviour. These topics provide an excellent counterfoil to the strongly biological content of Neuroscience and Physiology on their own. This unique combination offers both depth and breadth of knowledge about the human brain and behaviour at both the micro and macro scales. You will learn to understand the brain at a cellular and molecular level, as well as from a human evolution and behaviour perspective. This broad approach will provide a unique insight into how human behaviour is influenced by genetic, developmental, ecological and cultural factors. Importantly, this major will enhance skills needed for careers in a range of fields, including health care, health policy, and medical and health research. You will learn analytical and critical thinking, innovation and creativity, complex problem solving and effective team work. Furthermore, the suite of units in the program will develop relevant transferable skills for effective communication and engagement with community, government and industry groups involved in social and public health policies, as well as prepare students for Honours and Masters in a broad range of areas in Science.