Human Biology and Health Science

An original Mai Studies course covering cells and tissues, the major body systems, immunity and infection, nutrition and metabolism, and how health evidence is generated and misread. Written for learners moving toward health and care study or supporting family learning. Mai Studies is independent and this course gives no clinical training, medical advice, exemption or accreditation.

8 weeks 28 guided hours Foundation to Practitioner

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Included with Mai Studies membership at no extra cost. Fee waivers are available through scholarships and open access.

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What you will achieve

Describe the organisation of the body from cell to system
Explain how the circulatory, respiratory and nervous systems function
Describe immune response and how infection spreads
Evaluate common health claims against evidence

Entry guidance

— Confidence with everyday reading and basic arithmetic

Original Mai Studies learning material. This is a professional completion programme, not a regulated qualification or university accreditation.

Programme syllabus

3 applied modules

Lessons: 3
Assessed tasks: 3
Practice questions: 36
Timed mock papers: 2

Cells, tissues and organisation

From molecules to organ systems, and why the hierarchy matters.

1 lesson · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Cells, tissues and levels of organisation22 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
How structure at every scale determines what the body can do.

Cells, tissues and organisation: marked task — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Circulation, breathing and the nervous system

How the body moves oxygen, fuel and signals around itself.

1 lesson · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Circulation, gas exchange and neural signalling22 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
Moving oxygen, fuel and information around a large organism.

Body systems integration case — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Immunity, infection and health evidence

Defence against pathogens, and how to judge a health claim.

1 lesson · 12 practice questions · 1 assessed task

1. Immunity, infection and judging health claims22 min study · 3 learning objectives · practical activity
How the body defends itself, and how health evidence should be read.

Immunity, infection and health evidence: marked task — marked out of 100, pass at 80%

Timed mock papers

Human Biology and Health Science: timed mock paper 1 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks
Human Biology and Health Science: timed mock paper 2 — 180 minutes, 30 objective questions plus written and computational tasks

Lesson pages, assessed tasks and mock papers open the moment you join this programme. Teaching material is studied online; the notes you write are yours to download.

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