GCSE Science - Biology

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Course Overview

Course Overview

This course can be studied as part of a full-time Access to Higher Education programme or part-time in the evenings on its own.

The core content of this course includes exciting, relevant topics such as cellular structure, response to infection, ecology, and plant science. As part of the course you will study theory interspersed with ten practical sessions. These ten laboratory sessions are integral to your learning and will help you to place the theory into context.

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Qualification

Qualification
GCSE (9-1) in Biology

Open Entry Requirements

Few formal qualifications are needed to study this course but an interest or some relatively recent experience of science or biology would be useful. As part of the interview process, you will be spoken to individually about your suitability for the course and asked to sit a short assessment. Prosp User 2

Open Details

The course includes both theory taught in a classroom setting and practical sessions.

You will sit two written papers at the end of the course around May/June. Each paper will constitute 50% of your final grade.

Topics on this course include:

Cell biology
Organisation
Infection and response
Bioenergetics
Homeostasis and response
Inheritance, variation and evolution
Ecology Prosp User 3

Open Work Experience

Although there are no specific work experience placements, there is a combination of theory and practical classes in our purpose built science laboratories. Prosp User 4

Open Progression

Upon completion of this course learners are able to progress onto further study to gain employment within many possible career areas including: teaching, laboratory technician, forensics, analytical scientist, anthropologist, scenes of crime officer or roles in any of the following fields: biomedical science, pharmacy, microbiology or radiography. Prosp User 5
EVGCSESC
Level 2
Tuesday Evening
02/09/2024
13/06/2025
17:45 - 20:45
3.00 hrs per wk
35 weeks
362.00
Middleton Campus