Departments
The strengths of the School of Health and Life Sciences and the associated Research Centre for Health (ReaCH) lie in our professional expertise, multidisciplinary team-based service delivery, and strict adherence to regulatory standards that require partnerships with the public commercial and non-governmental organisations.
Our school's commitment to excellence and collaboration ensures we are on the cutting edge of undergraduate, postgraduate and research practice and knowledge, inspired by an individual and collective wish to contribute to the improvement of health and well-being.
Our school offers a breadth of theoretical knowledge, practice skills and educational engagement spanning community to bench to business and bedside, and back into community, and supported by ongoing investment in our people and facilities.
The school consists of eight departments:
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
The Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences offer a range of programmes in the biosciences with an emphasis on hands-on skills and problem solving.
Learn more arrow_forwardNursing and Community Health
The Department of Nursing and Community Health offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and CPD courses in nursing and public health.
Learn more arrow_forwardOccupational Therapy & Human Nutrition & Dietetics
Study in the Occupational Therapy & Human Nutrition & Dietetics department at GCU.
Learn more arrow_forwardPhysiotherapy and Paramedicine
The Physiotherapy and Paramedicine subject area at Glasgow Caledonian University delivers a suite of innovative pre-and post-registration programmes.
Learn more arrow_forwardPodiatry and Radiography
The Department of Podiatry and Radiography is one of three Allied Health Science Departments within the School of Health and Life Science.
Learn more arrow_forwardPsychology
At GCU, Psychology is strongly focussed on the application of psychological knowledge and research for the common good.
Learn more arrow_forwardSocial Work
GCU identifies, promotes and delivers research excellence across the spectrum of social work activity.
Learn more arrow_forwardVision Sciences
The department of Vision Sciences plays a key role within the research and learning portfolio of the School of Health and Life Sciences.
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