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PalaeontologyDiploma Course

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Palaeontology is the scientific study of ancient or prehistoric life forms, using the analysis of preserved remains, known as fossils, to classify ancient organisms and uncover how they have either disappeared or adapted to the changing conditions of the Earth. The Palaeontology Diploma Course is your introduction to the subject.

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Palaeontology is the scientific study of ancient or prehistoric life forms, using the analysis of preserved remains, known as fossils, to classify ancient organisms and uncover how they have either disappeared or adapted to the changing conditions of the Earth. The Palaeontology Diploma Course is your introduction to the subject.

Whether you are interested in animals and other organisms, plants or climate change, the Palaeontology Diploma Course will guide you through the history of life.

You’ll gain a comprehension of evolutionary timescales and the origins of key features that enable organisms to thrive in present environments. In addition, the course covers the Earth’s past environmental conditions – enabling us to comprehend how the climate has changed over millions of years and continues to change today.

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: What is Palaeontology?
  • Part 2: Subfields of Palaeontology
  • Part 3: What Does a Palaeontologist Do?
  • Part 4: Challenges and Opportunities
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Beginnings of Palaeontology
  • Part 2: The First Fossil Evidence
  • Part 3: The Modern Study of Palaeontology
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment
  • Part 1: The Creation of the Geologic Time Scale
  • Part 2: Eons
  • Part 3: Eras
  • Part 4: Periods
  • Part 5: Epochs
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment
  • Part 1: Evolution
  • Part 2: Extinction
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment
  • Part 1: Fossils
  • Part 2: The Formation of Fossils
  • Part 3: Bias in the Fossil Record
  • Part 4: What Do Fossils Tell Us?
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment
  • Part 1: Characteristics of Invertebrates
  • Part 2: Classification of Invertebrates
  • Part 3: Invertebrates in the Fossil Record
  • Part 4: Invertebrate Palaeontology
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment
  • Part 1: Classification and Characteristics of Vertebrates
  • Part 2: Vertebrates in the Fossil Record
  • Part 3: Vertebrate Palaeontology
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment
  • Part 1: Characteristics of Plants
  • Part 2: Classification of Plants
  • Part 3: Plants in the Fossil Record
  • Part 4: Palaeobotany
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 8 Assessment
  • Part 1: Classification and Characteristics of Microfossils
  • Part 2: Microfossils in the Fossil Record
  • Part 3: Micropalaeontology
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 9 Assessment
  • Part 1: Palaeontological Techniques
  • Part 2: Method for Small Fossils
  • Part 3: Method for Medium-to-Large Fossils
  • Part 4: Storage and Preservation of Specimens
  • Part 5: Applications of Palaeontology
  • Part 6: Trends and Future Directions
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 10 Assessment
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The Palaeontology Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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