Biological Anthropology MSc (Full-time, Part-time)

Course overview

Why study Biological Anthropology at BU?

• Work with established experts in the field of forensic osteology/ anthropology, archaeology, primatology, and behavioural ecology of humans and other animals
• Use our extensive collection of archaeological skeletal material of humans and animals
• Gain osteological skills at a level suitable for human identification in forensic and archaeological settings

What will I study?

Biological Anthropology is the study of evolution and variation in human populations and of the interactions between human biology and environment. This combines the School’s international reputation for anthropology, archaeology and biology, specifically including study in primatology, evolutionary anthropology, human osteology, and human variation.

As a student on this course, you will have access to our extensive collection of archaeological skeletal material of humans and animals, helping you to develop osteological skills at a level suitable for human identification in forensic and archaeological settings.

This unique course will leave you well equipped to continue a career in the study of human evolution, modern human variation, or the analysis of archaeological (or forensic) human skeletal remains.