Program Overview

Course Overview

Foundation Biology

If you’d like to study for a course in science and need to refresh or update your knowledge of biology then this course is a great starting point. You study cellular biology, human biology, disease, evolution and investigative biology.

Credits: 10, Level: 3

Biosciences

Course Details

What You Study

• The biology of disease
  • What causes disease?
  • How do diseases spread?
  • How can we effectively combat infectious disease?
• Human anatomy
  • Anatomy and physiology of the human body
  • Basic function of organs within the body
• The variety of living organisms
  • Basic differences between the five kingdoms of life
  • How are organisms suited to their environments?
• Investigative biology
  • Importance of hypothesis testing
  • Considering the laboratory environment
  • Introduction to basic skills within biology
• Populations and the environment
  • Interactions between living things and their environments
  • Basic introduction to the variability within environments
  • Introduction to evolution
• Cell structure and function
  • Basic structure and function of human cell
  • Basic information about organelles and how they support the body's overall function

How You Are Assessed

This assessment consists of an examination containing multiple choice and short answer questions on the course material including the practical sessions

Entry Requirements

Entry Requirements

• International applicants must have an IELTS overall score of 5.5 or higher
• Age restriction: Due to the content and delivery of our Summer University courses, it is advised that applicants are aged 16+ at the time of enrolment. If you are applying for an online course and are under the age of 18 at the time of enrolment, you must provide a completed parental consent form

Part-time Entry

Fee for Applicants

• £50
• Length: Credits: 10, Level: 3
• Start date: Starts Tuesday 3 June, Tuesdays for 6 weeks 9.30am-4.30pm

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