School of Human and Health Sciences

Making an Impact: a School with global ambitions for the next generation of students and scholars

We are an award winning, professionally accredited School with a strong focus on excellence in interdisciplinary teaching and research. The School consists of four linked Departments – Nursing, Allied Health Professions Sport & Exercise, Psychology and Behavioural & Social Sciences, and is home to over 5,400 undergraduates, 1,700 postgraduates and nearly 250 postgraduate research students. We are a truly international School with staff and students from over 85 countries.

Senior Leadership Team

Prof Jane Owen-Lynch is Dean of the School of Human and Health Sciences. Find out more about Jane and the other members of the Senior Leadership Team.

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Departments

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Department of Allied Health Professionals

& Sport and Exercise

The Department of Allied Health Professions and Sport and Exercise Science offers applied courses with a range of placement opportunities to prepare students for work in a variety of healthcare and sport and exercise related disciplines.

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Department of Behavioural & Social Sciences

The Department of Behavioural & Social Sciences offers a range of courses around social work and social care, and in the broad area of the social sciences.

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Department of Nursing

The Department of Nursing offers a range of courses that equip student to work in a variety of healthcare settings as nurses.

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Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology is focussed not simply on teaching psychology but on ensuring our students actually ‘do’ psychology.

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Research

Our research crosses disciplinary boundaries between health, psychology and social science, focussing on solutions to ‘real-world’ problems for people and organisations.

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