Monash University
- Start Date: 21 Dec, 2020
- 2 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Understand the link between behaviour and human biology, and learn how genes and the environment influence our behaviour.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Explore the intriguing world of biological psychology
Improve your scientific skills and explore the fascinating sphere of biological psychology
On this course, you’ll look at an intriguing branch of psychology; one which explores the links between behaviour and human biological functions, paying particular attention to the nervous-system.
You’ll study the role that genes, heredity, the nervous-system, brain and spinal cord all play in determining our physicality and behaviour, and gain an understanding of how heritable diseases and neurotransmitters affect our behaviour.
Discover the fundamentals of genetics, the nervous-system and the brain and spinal cord
This course covers a wide range of important topics, from genetics and the nervous-system, through to heredity, specific genetic disorders and the influence of the brain and spinal cord. Upon completion, you’ll be able to interpret examples of how heritable diseases affect behaviour and explain the role of neurotransmitters in psychology.
Get a solid grounding in modern biological psychology research
Once you’ve completed the course, you’ll be armed with your own unique insights into some of the world’s most important biological psychology research.
You’ll come away with an understanding of how genes and environment affect behaviour, and be able to define by some diseases may influence behaviour.
You’ll also build specific neurological knowledge of cell types, functions, how synapses communicate across the nervous system, and the role of the endocrine system in managing bodily functions.
This introductory course is for anyone interested in psychology - you don’t need any past experience.
It might be of particular use to learners who have already completed a Bachelor degree in other disciplines who are interested in expanding their science and research skills.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
Monash University
Monash University is one of Australia’s leading universities ranked in the world’s top 1% (Times Higher Education World University Rankings)
Monash University was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1958. In little more than 50 years, the University has become Australia’s largest university, earning an enviable national and international reputation for research and teaching excellence. Monash University is the youngest member of the Group of Eight, the coalition of Australia’s most prestigious research-intensive universities.
Monash is a global university possessing the ambition and ability to address momentous global challenges. It has campuses in Australia, China, Malaysia and South Africa as well as an education centre in Italy, and major partnerships with universities in the UK and India. For more information, visit www.monash.edu
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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