Biology Courses

Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life

129 reviews

Explore the secret of life through the basics of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, recombinant DNA, genomics and rational medicine.

• edX
• 5-10 hours a week, 16 weeks long
• 28th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome

658 reviews

Learn how you can impact your health by balancing your gut health; how your microbiome together with your diet can improve normal gut function. A balanced microbiome and nutritional intake can avoid disorders like IBS, obesity and diabetes.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Ecology and Wildlife Conservation

126 reviews

Discover ecology and how we can protect wildlife and conserve the natural world.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• 27th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

University of Cape Town

Extinctions: Past and Present

234 reviews

Discover the diversity of life on earth, the impacts of five past mass extinctions and the prospect of a sixth extinction today.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology

139 reviews

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology is a 12-lesson course teaching a comprehensive overview of non-avian dinosaurs.

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• 11th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Medical Parasitology | 医学寄生虫学

188 reviews

Small bugs serious diseases, with knowledge they are seized.

• edX
• 1-2 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Molecular Biology - Part 1: DNA Replication and Repair

100 reviews

An in-depth adventure through DNA replication and repair to strengthen your scientific thinking and experimental design skills.

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 9 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Animal Behaviour

94 reviews

Explore the amazing range and complexity of wild animal behaviour. Discover how animals learn, communicate, find food, avoid predators, and interact socially.

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

RTMNU;  CEC

Functional Foods And Nutraceuticals

70 reviews

This online course deals with health promoting nutritional factors and bioactive constituents, their potential health implications and mechanisms of action.

• Swayam
• 15 weeks long
• 2nd Jan, 2023
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Harvard Medical School;  Harvard

Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management (HE)

63 reviews

With the increasing focus on research data, this course has been developed to address present and future researchers’ data management learning needs.

• Canvas Network
• 7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

Medical Neuroscience

51 reviews

In this course, you will discover the organization of the neural systems in the brain and spinal cord that mediate sensation, motivate bodily action, and integrate sensorimotor signals with memory, emotion and related faculties of cognition.

• Coursera
• 71 hours worth of material, 13 weeks long
• 6th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution

31 reviews

This course provides the basic biology you need to understand all of these issues better, tries to clarify some misconceptions, and tries to prepare students for future, more advanced coursework in Biology (and especially evolutionary genetics).

• Coursera
• 25 hours worth of material, 11 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Molecular Biology - Part 2: Transcription and Transposition

35 reviews

Strengthen your scientific thinking and experimental design skills in this adventure through transcription and transposition.

• edX
• 4-8 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Biochemistry: Biomolecules, Methods, and Mechanisms

35 reviews

Enhance your scientific thinking and data analysis skills with this in-depth adventure through biochemistry.

• edX
• 3-6 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• 11th Apr, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron

20 reviews

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time