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University of York - The Biology of Bugs, Brains, and Beasts 

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Overview

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

2,205

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

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The Biology of Bugs, Brains, and Beasts
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Highlights

  • Duration 3 weeks
  • Weekly study 4 hours
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The Biology of Bugs, Brains, and Beasts
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More about this course
  • Are you a student in sixth form and thinking of studying at university? On this course, you will use innovative research to enhance your understanding of basic biological concepts taught in A level biology. You will also be introduced to university-level material so you can get a sense of what it's like to study bio-sciences at the University of York.
  • Over three weeks, you will take a fascinating look into bugs, brains and neuroscience, and the interaction of animals with the environment. You will also discover what makes the University of York a unique place to study.

The Biology of Bugs, Brains, and Beasts
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Curriculum

Bugs

Introductions

Solving Life's Energy Problem

Living Together

Putting Microbes to Work

Bugs Week Quiz

Life Lounge

Brains

Our complex brain

Wiring the brain

Plastic brains

Learning about Learning

Brains Week Quiz

Life Lounge

Beasts

Landscape scale ecology

Populations of species

Biodiversity

Nutrient cycles

Challenges in conservation

Beasts quiz and final test

Life lounge

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