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International GCSE Biology Key Facts
- PRICE: £375
- TIME REQUIRED: 200 hours
- EXAMS: Summer and Winter
- SPECIFICATION: Pearson/Edexcel 4BI1
Biology IGCSE Distance Learning
How does the heart pump blood around the body? How do organisms develop, grow and reproduce? Investigate the answers to these and other fascinating questions in a course which focuses on life itself. This stimulating course is packed full of drawings, diagrams and graphs to help you master the topic easily.
The Oxford Open Learning Trust’s international GCSE Biology course is designed to follow the structure of the Edexcel 4BI0/4BI1 specifications and is divided into five modules, as follows:
- Cells and Organisms
- Plant and Animal Physiology A
- Plant and Animal Physiology B
- Inheritance
- Ecology and Food Production
The International GCSE Biology course enables students to develop a range of scientific skills as they work with diagrams, graphs, statistics, photographic images and online media. Students should have internet access to carry out some of the research and lesson activities. To find out more about the course click on the link to the course introduction in the sample documents area below.
Oxford Open Learning’s International GCSE Biology course is designed to prepare students for the Edexcel Syllabus 4BI1.
For exams in 2022 and beyond (4BI1):
- Paper 1: 2 hours, 61% of the overall marks.
- Paper 2: 1 hour and 15 minutes, 39% of the overall marks.
This course will be graded using the new 9-1 grading system.
Online Course? Paper Based? Somewhere in between? It’s your choice!
All of our International GCSE Biology students receive:
- Traditional printed learning materials
- Access to our online resources with on-the-go access to all your regular lessons
- Unmatched support by a fully qualified teacher online and by phone
Why Study Biology
GCSE Biology is an essential foundation for studying science at university and for careers in medicine, health care and ecology. Biology is a key subject for lots of STEM careers, particularly in healthcare, medicine and jobs involving plants or animals.
Where Next?
The study of International IGCSE Biology is ideal preparation for our A level Biology course. It is also the most popular single Science course for those wishing to proceed on to a post-graduate teaching course.
This course is enriched with video
The Oxford Open Learning Trust has partnered with courses which are enriched by Twig World so that the Biology International GCSE course includes extensive links to appropriate films (and other supporting material), lesson by lesson. The student hops from the course materials to the films and back again.
To access the films, students need a special password, supplied at enrolment. Students also need internet access and an e-mail account to benefit from this extraordinary resource which is offered as a “free” extra to students on the relevant courses.
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Biology IGCSE FAQs
The international GCSE Biology is of the same level as a GCSE and is examined by Edexcel, one of the UKs most trusted examination boards. A key difference is that IGCSE Biology does not include practical course work, making it convenient for distance learners. The Biology International GCSE qualification is accepted as at least the equivalent of GCSE in UK sixth form colleges, FE colleges, universities and other HE institutions.
The course costs £375. Click for full details of The Oxford Open Learning Trusts GCSE and International GCSE prices
