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You’ll learn about fundamental aspects of modern biology through the study of speciation and evolutionary processes, the origin of variation and genome evolution, the control of gene expression and cell behaviour, the life and death of cells, development and ageing. You’ll extend your understanding of these diverse biology topics and further develop your research skills through onscreen practical and scientific literacy activities and at-home investigations.</p>  <h2>Modules count towards OU qualifications</h2> <p>OU qualifications are modular in structure; the credits from this undergraduate module could count towards a certificate of higher education, diploma of higher education, foundation degree or honours degree.</p> <h3>Browse qualifications in related subjects</h3><div class='int-grid8'> <div id='qual-list'> <a href='/courses/find/science'>Science qualifications</a><br/><a href='/courses/open-qualifications'>Open qualifications</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="int-grid4" >    <div class='int-quick-facts' > <h2 class="int-summary-title" >Module</h2> <div style='margin-bottom:14px;'> <h3 class='int-module-newheading'>Module code</h3> <div class='product-module-code-identifier quick-module-newfacts'> S317</div> <h3 class='int-module-newheading'>Credits <a href='#' class='int-icon-btn findResultGroupIconQual' title='Show credits help'><i class='int-icon int-icon-question'></i></a></h3><div class='findResultGroupTooltip int-tooltip int-tooltip-context int-tooltip-arrow-left'><div class='tooltip-content-container'><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><ul><li>Credits measure the student workload required for the successful completion of a module or qualification. </li><li>One credit represents about 10 hours of study over the duration of the course. </li><li>You are awarded credits after you have successfully completed a module. </li><li>For example, if you study a 60-credit module and successfully pass it, you will be awarded 60 credits.</li></ul></div><a href='#' class='close-tooltip int-icon-btn'><i class='int-icon-remove'></i></a></div><div class='quick-module-newfacts'> 60 </div> <h3 class='int-module-newheading'>Study level <a href='#' class='int-icon-btn findResultGroupIconSL' title='Show study level help'><i class='int-icon int-icon-question'></i></a></h3><div class='findResultGroupTooltipSL int-tooltip int-tooltip-context int-tooltip-arrow-left'><div class='tooltip-content-container'>Across the UK, there are two parallel frameworks for higher education qualifications, the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Northern Ireland and Wales (FHEQ) and the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF). These define a hierarchy of levels and describe the achievement expected at each level. The information provided shows how OU module levels correspond to these frameworks. </div><a href='#' class='close-tooltip int-icon-btn'><i class='int-icon-remove'></i></a></div><table> <caption class='int-hide'>Level of Study</caption> <tr> <th scope='col'>OU</th> <th scope='col'>SCQF</th> <th scope='col'>FHEQ</th> </tr> <tr> <td> 3</td> <td> 10</td> <td class='course-fact'> 6</td> </table> <h3 class='int-module-newheading'>Study method</h3> <div class='quick-module-newfacts'> <a href='/courses/what-is-distance-learning'>Distance Learning</a> </div> <h3 class='int-module-newheading'>Module cost</h3> <div class='quick-module-newfacts'> See <a href='#registration' class='loadTab'>Module registration</a> </div> <h3 class='int-module-newheading'>Entry requirements</h3> <div class='quick-module-newfacts'> See <a href='#entry-requirements' class='loadTab'>Entry requirements</a> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div>  <div class="int-container"> <div class="int-row">   <div style="overflow:hidden;padding-left:30px;"> <div id='student-reviews' style='overflow:hidden;padding-left:30px;'> <h3>Student Reviews</h3> <blockquote class='int-quote-intro'> <p> This was one of my favourite modules of my degree. There is a huge amount of information in it, but...<br/> <a href='http://www3.open.ac.uk/coursereviews/course.aspx?course=S317'>Read more</a></p> </blockquote> <blockquote class='int-quote-intro'> <p> This is a very detailed module, with numerous informative topics with over-lapping concepts. There is considerable emphasis on DNA,RNA and...<br/> <a href='http://www3.open.ac.uk/coursereviews/course.aspx?course=S317'>Read more</a></p> </blockquote> </div> </div>  </div> </div>  <div class='int-container'> <div class='int-promo int-cta'> <h2>Request your prospectus</h2> <div class='int-row int-flex' > <div class='int-grid6' > <div class='int-notice' > <span class='int-notice-icon int-notice-icon-prospectus' aria-hidden='true'></span> <div class='int-notice-content' > <h3>Explore our subjects and courses</h3> <a href='/request/prospectus?CATCODE=s317&returnUrl=/courses/modules/s317' class='int-cta-link product-module-prospectus-request'><span>Request your copy now </span></a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header>   <div class="int-container"> <div id="ou-courses-tabs-module" class="int-tab"> <div class='tabs' role='tablist'> <a href='#details' class='active qual-tab-click'>Module details</a> <a href='#entry-requirements' class='qual-tab-click'>Entry requirements</a> <a href='#registration' class='qual-tab-click'>Module registration</a> <a href='#study-materials' class='qual-tab-click'>Study materials</a> </div> <div class="panels"> <div id="details"> <div class="int-row"> <div class="int-grid12"> <h2>What you will study</h2> <p>Biology encompasses all aspects of the study of living things from their ecology and behaviour, physiology and anatomy, through to their cell biology and molecular composition. You will learn about biological processes operating at different levels - molecular, cellular, organismal and species – and explore key concepts and research methodologies in these areas. The module is presented as a series of eight topics, alongside which is a closely related Research Skills strand.</p> <p><em>Topic 1: Species and Speciation</em><br /> Here you will consider the enormous diversity of life on earth and how it has arisen. You will learn about some of the difficulties in defining species as well as current thinking on the mechanisms of speciation.</p> <p><em>Topic 2: Evolutionary Mechanisms</em><br /> In this Topic you will study the mechanisms of evolution, examining the processes responsible for the diversity of living things. You will consider how variation in populations, which is necessary for evolution to occur, is studied and how it changes over time.</p> <p><em>Topic 3: Origin of Variation</em><br /> With the exception of some viruses, the genomes of all organisms on earth are composed of DNA. Changes in DNA in individuals are the source of variation in a population, which allows evolution to occur. Here you will learn about how and why changes in DNA occur, and the effect of environmental influences on variation. You will also engage with case studies that illustrate how the molecular basis of variation is studied experimentally.</p> <p><em>Topic 4: Genomes and genome evolution</em><br /> The genomes of different species differ considerably in their content and structure. Considering that all life on earth is believed to originate from a common ancestor which existed over 3.5 billion years ago, a great amount of genome evolution must have occurred to give rise to the diversity of present day species. In this topic, you will explore some of the mechanisms by which changes in genes and genomes occur and the methodology by which our current understanding of present day genome structure and content has been achieved. You will also revisit the subject of Topic 1, to consider how genomic changes can contribute towards speciation.</p> <p><em>Topic 5: Gene expression and its control</em><br /> Whilst the characteristics of an organism are determined by its genome, the expression of its component genes varies. Whether or not particular genes are expressed in a particular cell, and the level of their expression, are determined by a variety of control mechanisms. These mechanisms, which can operate over a range of time frames, and at different stages, produce the remarkably different cells that are present in multicellular organisms and determine the behaviour and properties of all cells. In this topic, you will learn about the various types and levels of control of gene expression – the subtle and the less subtle.</p> <p><em>Topic 6: Controlling cell behaviour</em><br /> All organisms, whether unicellular or multicellular, need to respond to their ever-changing environment in order to survive and flourish. In this topic, you will learn about some of the fundamentals of cell signalling - how cells detect and respond to physical changes and chemical cues occurring around and within them. To develop your understanding of common principles that apply to all cell signalling processes, you will explore, in some detail, a particular signalling pathway that operates in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae.</p> <p><em>Topic 7: Life and Death of the Cell</em><br /> This topic takes a look at fascinating biological processes that occur at the beginning and end of the life of a cell. Cell death is a crucial aspect of life, and without cell death organisms would not develop or function correctly. Here you will focus largely on a form of programmed cell death known as apoptosis. At the other extreme, the subject of stem cells, the undifferentiated cells that are found in multicellular organisms and from which the many diverse cells types of the organism are derived, is explored. Stem cell biology and cell death processes are intricately associated with development in multicellular organisms, the subject of the next topic.</p> <p><em>Topic 8: Development, morphogenesis and ageing</em><br /> In this topic, you will move from considering processes purely at the cellular level to relate these processes to what happens at the level of the whole organism. You will begin by focusing on the mechanisms that orchestrate embryonic development in multicellular organisms, before turning to the factors that influence the life span of different organisms, and to those that result in their biological ageing. The topic finishes with a brief consideration of interactions between different organisms by discussing aspects of the relationship between host organisms and their microbiota (the microbes that live in and on them) and how this can influence ageing of the host.</p> <p><em>Research Skills strand</em><br /> You will be directed here at appropriate points in your study of the module topics, to undertake specific activities designed to develop your scientific skills through a mix of ‘at home’ field-based investigations and onscreen practical and scientific literacy activities. The study of organisms, in the field or in the laboratory, is an essential aspect of biological scientific inquiry and the role of what are known as ‘model organisms’ in biological research is a theme that is developed in this strand. The essential skills of reading and assessing published research papers and of extracting data from scientific databases will also be developed.</p> <h3>Vocational relevance</h3> <p>By studying this module you will develop your understanding of biology over a broad range of topics, as well as developing relevant practical skills in experimental investigation, critical reading and interpretation of scientific literature, digital literacy, scientific writing and the use of modern databases of genomic and other biological data.</p> </div> </div> <div class="int-row"> <div id="ou-teaching-assesment" class="int-grid9"> <h2>Teaching and assessment</h2> <h3>Support from your tutor</h3> <p>Throughout your module studies, you’ll get help and support from your assigned module tutor. They’ll help you by:</p> <ul> <li>Marking your assignments (TMAs) and providing detailed feedback for you to improve.</li> <li>Guiding you to additional learning resources.</li> <li>Providing individual guidance, whether that’s for general study skills or specific module content.</li> <li>Facilitating online discussions between your fellow students, in the dedicated module and tutor group forums.</li> </ul> <p>Module tutors also run online tutorials throughout the module. Where possible, recordings of online tutorials will be made available to students. While these tutorials won’t be compulsory for you to complete the module, you’re strongly encouraged to take part.</p> <h3>Assessment</h3> <p>The assessment details for this module can be found in the facts box.</p> <p>One of the TMAs and the examination will contribute to your overall score for the module. They will assess key scientific skills developed in the module as well as knowledge and understanding of the core topics.</p> <h3>Laboratory schools</h3> <p>The School of Life, Health and Chemical Sciences offers optional laboratory schools in Milton Keynes at an additional cost. 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Islands</option> <option value='ZA|OE'>South Africa</option> <option value='GS|OE'>South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</option> <option value='SS|OE'>South Sudan</option> <option value='ES|EU'>Spain</option> <option value='LK|OE'>Sri Lanka</option> <option value='SH|OE'>St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha</option> <option value='PM|OE'>St. Pierre and Miquelon</option> <option value='SD|OE'>Sudan</option> <option value='SR|OE'>Suriname</option> <option value='SJ|OE'>Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands</option> <option value='SE|EU'>Sweden</option> <option value='CH|EU'>Switzerland</option> <option value='SY|OE'>Syrian Arab Republic</option> <option value='TW|OE'>Taiwan </option> <option value='TJ|OE'>Tajikistan</option> <option value='TZ|OE'>Tanzania (United Republic of)</option> <option value='TH|OE'>Thailand</option> <option value='TL|OE'>Timor-Leste</option> <option value='TG|OE'>Togo</option> <option value='TK|OE'>Tokelau</option> <option value='TO|OE'>Tonga</option> 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