AS/A Level GCE (for first teaching in 2008) Human Biology - H023 H423

Units

Please find below the units which are available for this qualification.

For AS Level

Unit Type

Unit Information

Assessment Method and Weighting

Mandatory
F221: Molecules, Blood and Gas Exchange
  • Molecules and Blood
  • Circulatory Gas Exchange Systems

1hr written exam

AS - 30%

A Level - 15%

Mandatory
F222: Growth, Development and Disease
  • The Developing Cell
  • The Developing Individual
  • Infectious Disease
  • Non-infectious Disease

1hr 45mins written exam

AS - 50%

A Level - 25%

Mandatory
F223: Practical Skills in Human Biology

Internal assessment of practical skills

Internal assessment

AS - 20%

A Level - 10%
For A2 Level

Mandatory
F224: Energy, Reproduction and Populations
  • Energy and Respiration
  • Human Reproduction and Populations

1hr written exam

A Level - 15%

Mandatory
F225: Genetics, Control and Ageing
  • Genetics in the Twenty-First Century
  • The Nervous System
  • Homeostasis
  • 'The Third Age'

1hr 45mins written exam

A Level - 25%

Mandatory
F226: Extended Investigation in Human Biology

Internal assessment of practical skills

Internal assessment

A Level - 10%

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