GCSE Biology (OCR Gateway)

GCSE Biology (OCR Gateway)

Entry Requirements
Grade D or above in a GCSE Science or Biology course.
In exceptional cases e.g. mature students, a lower grade may be considered suitable for entry.

About the Course
The course consists of 6 modules, 3 of which will be examined in January and the remaining 3 in June; this will account for 66% of the marks. Examination papers are 1 hour long and require short answers to questions. The remaining 34% will be gained from satisfactory completion of set practical exercises and from writing an extended essay on a scientific news report.
It will be possible to resit each module once to gain higher marks.

The six modules are:

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  Understanding Ourselves - diet, health, disease, senses and inheritance.
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  Understanding our Environment - food chains, evolution, population studies.
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  Living & Growing - cells & cell division, development.
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  It's a Green World - functioning of green plants, agriculture.
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  The Living Body - human biology
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  Beyond the Microscope - bacteria, disease, enzymes, biotechnology.

The course will allow candidates to develop their interest in Biology and successful completion will provide a science qualification for entry to many careers, including Nursing and Teaching, and progression to AS Biology.
*Available to students on Level 3 programmes of study.