By choosing to study our Human Biology degree, you'll be undertaking a degree that is unique in its emphasis and its global perspective.
This course will suit you if you are fascinated by the factors shaping human life and health and want to study this with more focus on whole human and population level. As a student on the course, you will benefit from:
- Teaching delivered by academic staff conducting cutting edge research, with particular expertise in physical activity, nutrition and health, genetics and regenerative medicine
- Practical laboratory experience for careers across the bioscience or healthcare sectors in state-of-the-art facilities, including our £17m STEMLab, as well as dedicated anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, molecular and cell biology labs
- Royal Society of Biology accreditation, ensuring your course contains a solid academic foundation in biological knowledge and key skills, and prepare graduates to address the needs of employers
- Placement opportunities with companies including: GSK, the Institute of Cancer Research, Johnson & Johnson, Leicester Centre for Diabetes Research, Pfizer and more
- The opportunity to tailor the course to your career interests through a range of optional modules, and access to our dedicated careers network
- Preparation for postgraduate study and graduate jobs as research and clinical scientists, as well as careers in the development of cell therapies, product development and testing, clinical trials coordination, research administration, and in teaching.