Human Sciences Degree awarded: BA

Oxford University

Oxford offers a wide range of courses across the arts, sciences and social sciences, taught by world-leading academics in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment. Whether you’re interested in a single subject or a joint course, you’ll find courses designed to stretch you and deepen your understanding. You’ll study alongside others who share your curiosity and commitment to their subject, and through both personalised teaching and independent study you’ll explore ideas in depth and develop your own thinking. Explore what you can study, how your course is structured and what learning at Oxford is really like, alongside clear information about admissions requirements and how applications are assessed. "This degree is an amazing journey that introduces you to subjects and to questions you might not have found elsewhere. It better enables you to come to answers using an informed and interdisciplinary approach." hy study this course at Oxford? The BA in Human Sciences was founded in 1969 by specialists across a range of departments at the University. They recognised the need for an interdisciplinary understanding of fundamental issues and problems confronting human societies. This need is as critical now as it was then, as is reflected in the global intensification of interdisciplinary research across traditional subject boundaries in the decades since the degree began. Central topics include: the evolution of humans and their behaviour molecular and population genetics population growth and ageing ethnic and cultural diversity and human interaction with the environment, including conservation, disease, and nutrition. Within a framework of human diversity and sustainability, Human Scientists study the connections between human biology, evolution, genetics, development, psychology, behaviour, ecology, demography, society and culture. This helps them to develop professional competences suited to addressing multidimensional human problems. FOR NIGERIANS; Status Qualification Not accepted West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Not accepted Senior School Certificate Education (SSCE)