The Human Evolution and Behaviour MSc will teach you the research and analytical skills essential to understanding human and primate evolution, behaviour, ecology and social systems, and the contributions of evolutionary medicine to public health.
You will specialise in the elements of evolutionary anthropology that interest you most, choosing from a range of optional modules to build a personalised learning path. Designed to enhance your professional profile, the core modules will develop highly sought-after transferable skills such as data analysis and interpretation, research planning and development, and the communication of complex ideas. Optional modules will provide subject-specific skills such as evaluating skeletal remains, interpreting genetic diversity data and generating human and non-human primate behavioural data through observation.
These skills and knowledge will also prepare you for PhD level study, should you wish to pursue it. You will join a world-leading research community and benefit from research-embedded teaching in human and primate behavioural ecology, primatology, evolutionary medicine, human evolutionary genetics and palaeoanthropology, graduating equipped with the latest knowledge and insights in evolutionary anthropology. Our term-time series of weekly seminars by invited speakers complement the course, bringing new exciting research directly to our department, offering networking opportunities at the post-seminar social, and fostering a sense of community among our staff and students.
There is growing demand in diverse professional fields for rigorously trained anthropologists with advanced research skills that can be translated into non-academic contexts.
You will graduate an expert in applying evolutionary anthropological and wider scientific approaches to real-world challenges, equipped to pursue careers in fields related to human behavioural ecology, primatology, palaeoanthropology, evolutionary medicine and public health, or any profession requiring strong project management, problem-solving, data analysis or communication skills.
The two core modules in research methods and advanced methods will prepare you for employment involving data synthesis, analysis and presentation, providing widely sought-after skills in data management, statistical analysis and coding, interpretation and critical evaluation of results and published research, and written and visual communication of quantitative data and results.
Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of graduates in the 2018–2024 cohorts.
Graduate Destinations for the Human Evolution and Behaviour MSc
Health & social care
Teaching & other educational activities