Human Biology - Part 1 - Online Course - Adult Learning

• Date: 16 January - 13 February 2025
• Sessions: Thursdays: 5pm - 7:30pm
• No. sessions: 5
• Venue: Online Courses, Nottingham
• For ages: 19+
• Group size: 5 - 15
• Cost: FREE - £43.75

This course is an introduction to Human Biology to include the following topic areas: Cell Biology, Human nutrition, Human reproduction and genetics, Human respiratory systems and diseases and The Human cardiovascular system and diseases.

If you are interested in knowing more about how the Human Body works, then this course offers the necessary information and knowledge to gain an understanding in what makes an efficient human body and gives examples of what and how things can go wrong in some organ systems.

This course is useful for learners who are interested in studying a pre–Access or an Access course or who are already studying on one of these courses with biology content. This Human Biology course would offer extra support and relevant knowledge for Access learners.

• Cell Biology: the basic structure of cells as the unit of life, the structural differences between simple cells (prokaryotic cells) and more complex cells (eukaryotic cells) the structure of human and plant cells, the role of the structures in the cell, cell specialization – adaptation to function.

• Human Nutrition: nutrients – macro & micronutrients, roles and daily requirements. Balanced diet, importance of iron, calcium, Vitamin C & D and deficiency diseases. Human digestive system, digestion and absorption of the products of digestion.

• Human reproduction and genetics: Female and male reproductive systems (structure and function), menstrual cycle and the roles of the hormones controlling the menstrual cycle, fertilization, implantation and pregnancy. Inheritance in humans, structure of DNA, production of gametes (meiosis), Mendelian inheritance, genetic diseases.

• Human respiratory systems and diseases: the structure of the human respiratory system, ventilation, gas exchange, smoking and its effects on the respiratory system to include bronchitis, COPD (chronic bronchitis and emphysema) and lung cancer.

• The Human cardiovascular system and diseases: the structure of the cardiovascular system, the structure and function of blood vessels, the structure of the heart, cardiac cycle, coronary heart disease – features and risk factors, effect of smoking on the cardiovascular system.

Resources required:

GCSE Biology books would be useful for background knowledge and to help develop an understanding as the course progresses.

As this course is online, a suitable device such as laptop, smart phone, tablet or computer will be required to access the course.

The link for you to join the live sessions will be sent to you once your enrolment has been completed.

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING, AND
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required). As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

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• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: [email protected]

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