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Overview

This course is designed to offer students the opportunity to devise and plan experimental and investigational activities and interpret, explain, evaluate and communicate results of these. Students also gain an awareness of the ethical, technological and economic aspects of the subject.

The course prepares students who wish to progress into further or higher education, to follow courses in biology, and related subjects, or directly into employment where knowledge of biology would be useful.

Specification aims

The aims of these specifications are to encourage students to:

• Develop essential knowledge and understanding of the concepts of biology, and the skills needed for the use of these in new and changing situations.
• Develop an understanding of scientific methods.
• Be aware of advances in technology, including information technology, relevant to biology.
• Recognise the value and responsible use of biology in society.
• Sustain and develop their enjoyment of, and interest in, biology.
• Show knowledge and understanding of facts, principles and concepts from different areas of biology and to make and use connections between them.