Why Study Human Biology as part of a Combined Honours Degree?
Biology is the study of living things. What we study is incredibly varied from structure and anatomy, through physiology, biochemistry, ecology, genetics, nutrition etc. Increasingly important nowadays is molecular biology, which looks at the structure of the molecules which make up living things and how they behave. In Human Biology the emphasis is predominantly on studying these aspects in relation to humans but also may include the impact of humans on other living things, or the impact of other living things on humans e.g infections. This is at the root of most modern biology and helps us to understand why we look and behave the way we do, why we fall ill and increasingly is being used to provide solutions to many disease related problems. In a human biology programme the focus is very much on how the knowledge of biology is put to use in modern society and as such is geared towards current employer demands.
