Level 3 Biology

PURPOSE: This course is for students who enjoy Biology, even if they haven’t studied it previously.

COURSE OUTLINE: A mixture of externally and Internally assessed achievement standards. This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

In this course there are two externals. One is the study of evolution and how we get new species of plants and animals. The other is human evolution, learning about the upright walking species that have lived over the last 2 million years. The other two assessments in this course are internals. One is a practical investigation and the other involves learning about the way the human body maintains a constant internal environment (blood glucose, temperature etc).

As half the credits in this course come from external exams, it is expected that students will carry out independent study throughout the year in order to prepare for their external assessments.

UE COURSE. Note - There is a two standard double up with SCI303. Students can take both SCI303 and BIO303 however this will only translate to one UE course.