Need online genetics course

[Dilophosaurus]

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I am looking for an online genetics course to take this summer and I can't find one. Anyone have any ideas.Thanks

 

[JeetKuneDo]

I don't think online is the best way to learn genetics...

 

[swimbeckers]

Not sure where you are from, but UC berkeley extension has an online genetics class. Everything is online except an onsite final exam.

 

[harrothere]

I don't think online is the best way to learn genetics...

Don't knock it until you try it! Online courses can cover the same amount of material, have the same exams, and be the same difficulty as a brick and mortar classes. All for less cost and more schedule flexibility. Your med school may very well offer lectures as podcasts or video recordings.

I'm going to sign up for the UC Berkeley extension genetics course in a few weeks.

 

[qmcat]

Online courses may also be good options if you need to complete a requirement over the summer before matriculating, but your school doesn't offer that particular upper div class over the summer.

I was also looking into online genetics in case I needed to take it for OHSU.

 

[sling787]

Can't you just use your textbook for tests/quizzes for online classes. If so, I would think that is an unfair advantage, and adcoms would frown upon it.

 

[harrothere]

Can't you just use your textbook for tests/quizzes for online classes. If so, I would think that is an unfair advantage, and adcoms would frown upon it.

Haha yeah that would be nice. The word "online" throws a lot of people off... I took a biochemistry course online from the UofMN. All 4 exams were proctored. This means that you need to have someone of reputable authorty sitting in the room next to you while you take the exam and ensuring that you abide by the outlined rules (such as no calculators or study aids). It would be much easier to cheat in a classroom full of 200 gunners than it is when a proctor is breathing down your neck.

And the exams? They were the same as the on-campus students recieved.

Sure there are some online classes that are a joke, but they are generally the type of classes that are also a joke offline (gen psych ). Any classes setup by big universties are likely just as rigorous and high-quality as any on-site classes they offer.