Course summary

Course details This British Psychological Society accredited degree explores what it means to be human, including our relationship to other species. You will be taught by staff who are leading researchers in their fields, including those with expertise in both subjects. In psychology, you will study cognitive, biological, social and developmental perspectives. In anthropology, you will use primarily evolutionary and biological perspectives to inquire into the mind and behaviour of past and present human and primate populations. You will learn how anthropology and psychology provide both complementary and contrasting perspectives, plus the various quantitative and qualitative research methods used in both disciplines. The interface of anthropology and psychology explicitly integrates intercultural, international and global issues. For example, both subjects address issues of cross-cultural diversity and representation in research. In the first year, the core modules will give you a broad introduction to key methods, knowledge and theories in anthropology and psychology. The second year continues to build on project design and research skills, broadens theory and topical knowledge (ensuring British Psychological Society accreditation), and explores the interface between psychology and anthropology. The third year includes a dissertation that allows a deep exploration of a specific interdisciplinary research area, and the final psychology module required for BPS accreditation. Course Structure Year 1 Core modules: Doing Anthropological Research Human Evolution and Diversity Introduction to Psychological Research Examples of optional modules: Being Human: An Introduction to the History and Practice of Anthropology Peoples and Cultures Health, Illness and Society Introduction to Psychology. Year 2 Core modules: Conceptual Issues in Psychology and Anthropology Research Project Design Our Place in Nature Advanced Psychological Research Cognitive and Biological Psychology Social and Developmental Psychology Examples of optional modules: Evolution, Variation and Adaptation Sex, Reproduction and Love Global Health and Disease Anthropological Research Methods in Action Environment, Climate and the Anthropocene. Year 3 Core modules: The Dissertation, a substantial research project in an interdisciplinary psychology and anthropology topic of your choice, allows a deep, independently driven exploration of a specific research area. Differential and Clinical Psychology is the final module required for British Psychological Society accreditation. The module develops knowledge and understanding of theory and research in differential psychology, the study of psychological differences and similarities between people and understanding of theory and research in atypical and clinical psychology. Examples of optional modules: Anthropology of Physical Activity for Health Evolutionary Medicine: Maternal and Infant Health Evolution of Cooperation Cultural Evolution of Music Primates in Peril Forensic Anthropology Palaeoanthropology and Palaeoecology Clinical Neuropsychology Psychology in the Workplace The Visual Brain Criminological Psychology Reward and Addiction.