Course Overview

Through your studies, you'll come to understand more about how animals, human beings and plant life interact – and in addition to the theory, the course features a series of practical experiments you can carry out at home.

Pre-requisites

You do not need any special qualifications but you should have basic science, literacy and numeracy skills.

Key Topics

• Cell Structure
• Nerves & Hormones
• Food, Drugs & Disease
• Reproduction & Evolution
• Living Things and their Environment
• Transport Across Boudaries & Plant Nutrition
• Applied Microbiology

Qualification

GCSE in Biology

Support

As a ODLC student you will have your own personal tutor helping you with your course work and with any questions you may have.  Plus you can contact our Student Advisors by email or phone for all the practical advice you may need – so we really are with you 100%.

What's more, you'll have access to the ODLC online Student Community, where you can interact with other students, browse our resource library and manage your account.

Assessment

Exams are held in England, at a wide variety of regional examination centres. However there are a limited number of centres in Scotland, Wales, Eire and Northern Ireland.  Once you've enrolled on your chosen course(s), you'll receive all the information you need to arrange your own exams, including details of syllabuses, exam boards and dates.

Exams take place in June with the deadline for submitting coursework being the 1st February. Please note that exam fees are additional to course fees.

What our Students Say

"The course from ODLC was ideal – the course materials were excellent, and I got great support from my tutor when I needed it, which helped me to keep motivated.  When I passed my exam, I was delighted and my employers were really impressed. Soon after, I got my promotion and I now love my job as a 'number cruncher!' The course from ODLC has really opened doors for me and given me the confidence I needed to get ahead."   Donna Linden, ODLC Graduate, Glasgow.

Your Future Prospects

With this GCSE qualification, a number of different career paths will be open to you.