Human Biology and Society

Overview

The Human Biology and Society program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) provide a rigorous interdisciplinary education in current issues at the intersection of human biology, genetics, and society where bridging the institutional divide between the life sciences and human sciences (humanities and social sciences) is necessary.

Learning Outcomes

The Human Biology and Society major has the following learning outcomes:

• Demonstrated strong foundation of knowledge in social science and evolutionary biology and genetics

• Skills to critically analyze and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data and social biological theories

• Formulation of effective and convincing written and oral arguments that integrate biological and social evidence

• Demonstrated broad comprehension of mathematical, physical, and life sciences as preparation for medical school

• Work well in multidisciplinary teams

• Skills at communicating across disciplines and leveraging knowledge from multiple perspectives

• Demonstrated proficiency in at least one area of concentration at the interface between biology and society

• Integration of ethical, legal, and societal concerns in planning, conducting, and assessing research

• Use of societal and biological information to critically assess complex real-world problems and to employ interdisciplinary skills to help solve them

• Use of societal and biological information to critically assess complex real-world problems and to employ interdisciplinary skills to help solve them