Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology Courses and Certifications

Fire ecology

12 ratings at OpenLearn

This course explores the role of fire as a natural disturbance in ecosystems. It introduces the concept of a fire regime and its influence on the type and distribution of organisms that occur in ...

• OpenLearn
• 4 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Dinosaur Ecosystems | 恐龙的生态系统 | Los Ecosistemas de los Dinosaurios

3 ratings

Reconstruct the Late Cretaceous world of Erlian, China: study theropod, sauropodomorph and ornithischian biology, plus the reptiles, mammals and fish sharing their ecosystem.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Royal Institution

How the Tyrannosaurs Ruled the World – With David Hone

Explore how tyrannosaurs evolved in size, anatomy, ecology, and behavior, and what popular depictions such as Jurassic Park get wrong.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Myron Cook

Buried in Texas - A Surprising Discovery

Discover how ancient marine life fossils found in Texas reveal surprising geological history and challenge our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

University of Mysore;  CEC

Applied Entomology

3 ratings

Study the dual role of insects—from silkworms, honey bees, and pollinators to pests, vectors, and integrated control.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems

49 ratings at OpenLearn

What is ecology and why is it important to our understanding of the world around us? This free course, Introducing the environment: Ecology and ecosystems, looks at how we can study ecosystems to ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Evolutionary tree of mammals

16 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore how fossil and DNA evidence reveals evolutionary relationships among mammals, including which mammals are most closely related to whales.

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Life in the Palaeozoic

15 ratings at OpenLearn

Fossils are a glimpse into the distant past and fascinate young and old alike. This free course, Life in the Palaeozoic, will introduce you to the explosion of evolution that took place during the ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Migration

11 ratings at OpenLearn

Migration is a free course looking at the migrations of animals, with special reference to birds, and also introducing the themes of movement, selection and homeostasis.

• OpenLearn
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

An introduction to floodplain meadows

11 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore how floodplain meadows support biodiversity and deliver nature-based solutions for climate change, flood risk, food security, and water quality.

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introducing mammals

9 ratings at OpenLearn

Mammals come in a bewildering variety of shapes and sizes, and yet all species have some characteristics in common. These similarities justify the inclusion of all such diverse types within the ...

• OpenLearn
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Eutrophication

6 ratings at OpenLearn

Managing eutrophication is a key element in maintaining the earths biodiversity. Eutrophication is a process mostly associated with human activity whereby ecosystems accumulate minerals. This free ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

5 ratings at OpenLearn

Learn about how allele frequency can change rapidly in a population in response to selective pressure by considering how evolutionary change can occur in insects that are exposed to insecticides. ...

• OpenLearn
• 3 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Surviving the winter

5 ratings at OpenLearn

In this free course, Surviving the winter, we study one aspect of the fluctuating nature of an organisms environment. We consider how organisms living in a temperate climate, such as that in ...

• OpenLearn
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to ecosystems

3 ratings at OpenLearn

If we don't grasp why ecosystems function, it becomes harder to determine possible reasons for when they don't, and makes it difficult to identify possible environmental threats to humans. In this ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate