Marine Biology QLS Level 3

Course Code

OSC980

Kick-start your career in marine biology with this Level 3 course, from home!

Understand tectonic plates and continental drift
Explore the origins of life and the concept of evolution
Understand the chemical, physical and biological properties of seawater that make it capable of supporting life
Investigate how marine life has adapted to be able to cope with the different marine environments
Understand primary production and how it differs in the marine environment from on land
Gain an understanding of food chains and food webs
Recognise the damaging impact of humans in the recent past
Identify ways in which we can protect our oceans for the future

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This course will allow you to study at a time and place which suits you with no strict deadlines or timetabling to contend with. This means you can fit studying around your other commitments!

You will receive your course by post or email, so getting your materials is easy and hassle-free. Your personal tutor is there to support you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!

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Course Duration

Up to 1 year.

Study Hours

Approximately 100 hours.

Course Outcome

Marine Biology Level 3.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment

Tutor marked assignments.

Evaluating the history of the formation of the planet’s oceans
Concepts of plate tectonics and continental drift
Various chemical and physical properties of seawater
Role of light in the oceans
How oceans are zoned

Compare the various theories of evolution and life’s origins
Common methods of self-replication
Accepted methods of taxonomic classification of organisms
Compare ways in which marine organisms have adapted to life in the changing oceans

The chemosynthetic and photosynthetic methods of harvesting energy
The oceans primary producers
Compare the different groups of phytoplankton
The flow of energy through food chains and food webs in the marine context
Different methods of feeding found amongst marine organisms

Distribution, structure and anatomy of coral reefs
Zonation of a coral reef and identify their inhabitants
Compare the two polar environments – The Arctic and Antarctic
Analyse polar organisms
Explain why one pole supports comparatively little life

Ways in which organisms move across the pelagic environment
The species that make the open ocean their home
The conditions of the intertidal zone
How inhabitants of shores and beaches are some of the hardiest organisms in the world
Sea floor and the deep ocean
Adaptations required to survive in on the sea floor and deep ocean

Different fishing techniques and the impact on marine life
The cause and impact of pollution and climate change
Concept of an ‘invasive’ or ‘non-native’ species and the effects this can have on an ecosystem
National and international policies and legislation in place to protect our oceans

Assessment

This course will be assessed through a series of written assignments, which will be sent and marked by your tutor.

Course Duration

You may start at any time and have 12 months to complete your studies from the time of enrolment. This is more than enough time to give you flexibility and work at your own pace without the pressure of deadlines.

Study Method

The course is designed for study by distance learning at home or at work. You will receive your course by post or email and have personal tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of the course).

Awarding Body

This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

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