12 monthsProgramme duration
36,800 GBPTuition Fee/year
25 Jun, 2027Application Deadline
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
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.
You will study at the top university in London, and #4 in the world, for Anthropology QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, joining a warm and welcoming department that is continually working to expand and reshape the discipline.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Anthropology
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
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.
You will study at the top university in London, and #4 in the world, for Anthropology QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026, joining a warm and welcoming department that is continually working to expand and reshape the discipline.
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