Biology iGCSE

GCSE

Online

£ 43/month + VAT

Description

  • Type

    GCSE

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    12 Months

  • Start date

    Different dates available

iGCSE Biology is a challenging, rewarding course that helps students develop skills and knowledge necessary for a successful career. It offers teachers and students freedom, creativity and opportunities. Students who study iGCSE Biology may go on to a Biology A-Level course ideal for people who want a career in the health and clinical professions, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, physiotherapy, nursing and forensic science. Designed to facilitate development of a broad understanding of biological principles and concepts and also includes relevant biological investigative skill development.

The IGCSE Biology course includes aspects of science that are relevant to everyday life and therefore appropriate for distance and adult learning.

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Start date

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About this course

On this course you will:

Understand the world in which we live, and take an informed interest in science and scientific developments.
Understand how science is studied and practised, and become aware that the results of scientific research can have.
Acquire knowledge and understanding of biological facts, concepts and principle.
Develop experimental and investigative skills based on correct, safe laboratory techniques.
Learn how to present information clearly and logically.

If you went on to study Biology at a higher level you could use your skills in a variety of ways, for example:

In agriculture, to improve productivity in livestock or crops.
To tackle environmental issues, such as ways of cleaning polluted rivers so that fish can thrive.
In conservation, supporting a variety of plants and animals in their natural environment.
In medicine, developing new methods to diagnose, monitor and treat illness or disease.
In industry, preventing food contamination or creating ways to dispose of waste safely.

There are no specific entry requirements but you will need basic English reading and writing skills.

Upon successful completion of this home learning course you will receive an iGCSE in Biology, issued by Edexcel.

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Subjects

  • Nutrition
  • Human Nutrition
  • Veterinary
  • Inheritance
  • Biology
  • Ecology
  • Contamination
  • Dentistry
  • Farming
  • Fish Farming
  • Livestock
  • Conservation
  • Production
  • Investigative Skills
  • Living Organisms
  • Osmosis
  • Peristalsis
  • Homeostatic maintenance
  • Chromosomes

Course programme

Unit 1: Nature and variety of living organisms:

  • Common features and characteristics of organisms
  • Differences between animals and plants
  • Diffusion and osmosis
  • Active transport
  • Respiration and enzymes
  • Investigative skills in biology

Unit 2: Structures and functions in living organisms Part 1

  • Human nutrition: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids
  • Processes of ingestion, digestion, absorption and assimilation
  • Production, storage and action of bile
  • The structure of villi and their role in absorption and digestion
  • Structure of the alimentary canal and functions of each component
  • Peristalsis
  • Transport systems in humans and plants
  • Gas exchange in plants and animals
  • Investigative skills in biology

Unit 3: Structures and functions in living organisms Part 2

  • Excretion and homeostasis: oxygen, carbon dioxide; organs of excretion; homeostatic maintenance
  • The human nervous system: structure and functions: responding to changes in environment (internal and external); sense organs
  • Hormone production and action in plants and animals
  • Human reproduction: sexual and asexual reproduction; fertilization
  • Reproduction in plants: asexual and artificial reproduction; pollination in plants; fruit formation; germination

Unit 4: Inheritance

  • Chromosomes, genes and DNA: variation and mutation
  • Cell division: mitosis and meiosis
  • Genes and inheritance: genetic diagrams and pedigree charts; monohybrid inheritance; inheritance in human beings; co dominance
  • Natural and artificial selection; evolutionary processes; resistance and bacterial populations; selective breeding
  • Genetic engineering and cloning: applications; micro propagation in plants; processes of cloning; organ transplant

Unit 5: Ecology and the environment

  • Understanding ecosystems and energy transfer (trophic levels, biomass, energy transfer), eco cycles
  • Human impact on the environment; biological consequences of pollution; effects of deforestation; global warming concerns; eutrophication
  • Food production: crops: pest control: yields: fish farming: use of microorganisms and fermentation

Assessment

To fully complete this course you will need to take the 2 standard iGCSE examinations.

Biology iGCSE

£ 43/month + VAT