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Bircham International University - Diploma Online.
Specialist - Expert Diploma - Arts & Humanities
Paleontology via distance learning
This Specialist - Expert Diploma in paleontology studies the history of life on Earth as based on fossils. Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock.
Academic Supervisor : Ana Isabel Navajas Jiménez
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The Bircham International University Specialist and Expert diploma online via distance learning offer professional training and continuing education for a specific job skill. More info...
* Duration ranges from 3 to 9 months.
* Program Structure: 100% based on textbooks.
* Applicants over 19 years of age are eligible for enrollment.
* The final exam consists of writing one or two 20 to 35 pages report based on your assigned textbook.
Fees include all: Program of study, textbooks, study guide, evaluation and assessment, diploma, and transcript.
Cost per BIU earned undergraduate credit: 70 Euros (90 US$)
Specialist -Diploma Online via distance learning
15 Academic credits
Tuition Fee :1.050 Euros (1.350 US$).
Expert -Diploma Online via distance learning
21 Academic credits
Tuition Fee :1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Faculty of Arts & Humanities via distance learning
Specialist - Expert Diploma
Paleontology via distance learning
Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board.
Archaeological Analysis: Faunal Remains
Archaeology
Archaeology: Human Origins
Human Evolution
Invertebrate Animals
Mineral Deposits & Sedimentology
Paleontology
Physical Anthropology
Prehistory: Human Ancestors
Prehistory: Migrations & Cultures
Stratigraphy & Earth History
Vertebrates
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1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
Bibliography: Paleontology via distance learning
The corresponding textbooks are included in the fees. Once the fee has been paid, the books may take between two to five weeks to reach your address. Bircham International University offices may inform you at any time of the status of your books. If the book is in English, the required report must be written in English unless you have requested to write it in other language and have gained Bircham International University authorization. More info...
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Admission requirements: Diploma - Paleontology
For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...
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Continuing Education for Adults & Professionals
Bircham International University offers a great variety of distance learning continuing education courses in an attempt to provide practical companies' training and online continuing education in various specialization. More info...
Department of Cultural Studies
COURSE FEES & MATERIALS: 500 Euros (700 US$)
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):
American History
American Literature
Ancient Civilizations
Ancient History
Anthropology
Archaeological Analysis: Ceramics
Archaeological Analysis: Faunal Remains
Archaeological Analysis: Soil & Stone
Archaeological Field Research
Archaeological Research
Archaeology
Archaeology: Human Origins
Art & Religion
Art History
Civilization & Culture
Comparative Historical Analysis
Comparative Literature
Contemporary English Literature
Contemporary World History
Cross Cultural Social Perspectives
Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Resources Management
Cultural Studies
Digital Studies
Folk Societies & Lifestyles
History of the Far East
History of the Middle East
History of Wars
Human Evolution
Humanities
Library Management
Literature & Culture
Literature: Forms, Genres, History
Mediterranean, Greeks & Romans
Multicultural Diversity
Museum Collection Management
Museum Conservation & Curation
Museum Exhibitions & Operations
Museum Legal & Ethical Issues
Museum Management & Museology
Museum Specimen Documentation
Paleontology
Physical Anthropology
Prehistory: Human Ancestors
Prehistory: Migrations & Cultures
Revolutions, Wars & Colonialism
Society, Family & Marriage
The Art of War
The Dark & Middle Ages
The Modern & Industrial Ages
The Renaissance & The Baroque
Theory of Drama & Comedy
World Cultures
Contemporary World History
Contemporary World History
There are over one thousand online continuing education courses via distance learning prepared at Bircham University, so if you do not find the subject you are looking for, do not hesitate to ask. More info...
Learning outcomes: Diploma - Paleontology
The following learning outcomes are compatible with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) for lifelong learning and continuing education. The EQF directives facilitate acceptance of this course credits by many higher education institution. These learning outcomes are achieved after completion of this course with a passing grade. Better grades will demonstrate higher analysis, evaluation and critical thinking skills. More info...
EQF LEVEL 3. General knowledge and comprehension.
Outcome resulting from reading the book and the selection of the main concepts from the course content.
The student will be able to identify and sort Paleontology key concepts by reading the course assigned textbook. These concepts will have to be classified and rearranged in order to prepare a coherent index or table of contents. This index will demonstrate the student's ability to grasp the interrelationships, hierarchy, and overall meaning of the Paleontology key elements. More info...
EQF LEVEL 4. Specialized knowledge and comprehension.
Outcome resulting from the course textbook content summary and draft report writing.
The student will examine the assigned textbook to integrate selected text extracts according to the previously elaborated table of contents in order to meet the written report format length limits (20 to 35 pages). Thus, the student may need to either expand the report content or summarize it further. This recurrent content adjustment will lead the student to interpret, synthesize, and reorganize the information read in the required textbook in order to demonstrate in writing a clear comprehension and specialized knowledge about Paleontology. More info...
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Specialist - Expert Diploma - Arts & Humanities
Paleontology Online
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Specialist - Expert Diploma - Paleontology
