Biology Courses

Dino 101: Dinosaur Paleobiology

140 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

Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome

659 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

Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life

131 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
• Self paced
• 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)

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

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

101 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
• 18th Apr, 2023
• 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

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 Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• 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

Introductory Human Physiology

29 reviews

In this course, students learn to recognize and to apply the basic concepts that govern integrated body function (as an intact organism) in the body's nine organ systems.

• Coursera
• 33 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 6th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Molecular Biology - Part 2: Transcription and Transposition

36 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

Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life

28 reviews

Learn how the nervous system produces behavior, how we use our brain every day, and how neuroscience can explain the common problems afflicting people today. We will study functional human neuroanatomy and neuronal communication, and then use this inform…

• Coursera
• 28 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 13th Mar, 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