How the course will work?
 
The course will be delivered through Inverness College’s Virtual Learning Environment called BlackBoard. 
 
After enrolling on the course and attending the workshop on the Virtual Learning Environment, you will then be able to access the materials for the Higher at your home or school.  The materials are interactive and you will be expected to undertake the activities – quizzes, experiments etc and to access the online discussion board to discuss your ideas with other students and your college tutor
You are expected to dedicate 6 hours of study to the course each week, reading course materials and relevant text book sections, undertaking the exercises, and posting responses to the exercises in the discussion board
 
 
What Highers can I study online?
 
PSYCHOLOGY
This course introduces students to a range of psychological explanations of human behaviour and develops an understanding of psychological theories, concepts, research studies, research methods, terminology and applications. It includes topics such as memory, intelligence, early socialisation, research methods and conformity and obedience. The course will develop skills in analysis, evaluation and planning.
 
HUMAN BIOLOGY
Higher Human Biology is the course for you if you are interested in aspects of science which have an immediate impact on humans – such as medicine, genetics, the way the human body works and the way we interact with our world.
  
SOCIOLOGY
This programme is aimed at developing knowledge and understanding of sociological concepts, theories and methods and of their distinctive approach to the analysis and explanation of society. Specific topics include Crime and Deviance, Social Class and the family.