Diploma in Human Physiology and Health

Objectives
The course will:

• increase your understanding of the physical structure of the human body
• enable you to maintain your health better through an improved knowledge of the way your body functions
• help you understand the physical and chemical ways in which humans resemble other organisms
• apply sound scientific principles to the ways in which you obtain and use information
• enable you to interpret data accurately
• help you to design investigations and to know how the results can enable you to draw different conclusions
• understand the principles behind a control experiment, and  why they are often essential to draw meaningful results

Student Profile
This programme is designed for people who wish to gain an understanding of Human Physiology & Health for work or recreational purposes.  No prior knowledge is required

Study Method
The course is designed for study by distance learning at work or at home.  Students receive course manual, assignments and studyguide plus tutor support

Qualification
Successful students will receive a Study House Diploma.  The syllabus follows that of the AQA GCSE in Human Physiology & Health but in order to obtain that award, students will need to make arrangements to sit the exam at a registered exams centre.

Assessment
Assessment takes the form of a series of tutor marked assignments plus one extended essay

Entry Requirements
There are no entry requirements

Timescale
The programme takes place over a timescale to suit the student.  Once registered, tutor support is available for up to one year or until completion whichever is the soonest.

Location
The programme is home or work-based enabling students to complete the course without having to attend scheduled college teaching sessions.

Tutor Support
Throughout the course, students will receive tutor support by telephone and by post.

Course Outline
Module One:  Essential Principles
• Living Things
• The Chemistry of Life

Module Two:  Energy and Respiration
• Diet and the Respiratory System
• Digesting and using food
• Photosynthesis, Food Chains and Web
• The Respiratory System

Tutor-Marked Assignment A

Module Three :  Perception and Reaction
• Receiving information
• Acting on information

Module Four: Physiology and Homeostasis
• The Blood Circulatory System
• Excretion
• Homeostasis
• Skeleton and Muscles

Tutor-Marked Assignment B

Module Five: Reproduction and Variation
• Reproduction
• Development
• Genetics
• Variation and Selection

Module Six:  Humans and their Environment
• Micro-Organisms and Health 
• Defence of the Body against Infection and Illness
• Treating Injury and Illness
• Human Populations and Ecosystems
• Practical Ecology

Tutor-Marked Assignment C