Human Biology - Part 1 - Online Courses - Adult Learning

The 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 a Biology content. This Human Biology course would offer extra support and relevant knowledge for Access learners.

On this course you will gain an overview of some of the organ systems in the body and how they function. They will learn the role of structures within cells and organ systems and be able to relate these to their function. They will develop knowledge of life processes and how different organ systems within the body work together in order for an efficient working body. Learners will be able to identify the harmful effects of smoking on the respiratory and cardiovascular system.

If you receive 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 funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• 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

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.