The premium edition includes all the content of the standard course and adds extra content to in order to provide for a more in-depth and well-rounded exploration of human evolution.

This course will provide you with an up-to-date and comprehensive look at human evolution. We start our journey with the origins of primates and end with the colonisation of the New World by modern humans. No prior knowledge of human evolution is needed. The course is divided into eight parts plus a course summary. Each part has reading material with a short test at the end. Each part should take about 2-3 hours to complete though you complete the course at whatever pace you want.

The Plus Version includes unlimited online access to the course and you can submit and essay with will be graded and returned with feedback. The Standard Version includes 90-day online access.

Course outline:

1. An Introduction to Evolution
2. The Primates and the Evolution
3. Hominin Beginnings
4. The Australopithecines
5. The Emergence of Homo
6. Out of Africa & Fire
7. Modern Humans and Neanderthals
8. Cognitive Evolution and Language
9. Ecological trends and Course Summary

You can also leave and respond to comments with other participants and I will be available to answer your questions. This online course is divided into nine parts, each with reading material and with a test at the end. The reading material can also be downloaded and read offline. The course can be undertaken entirely online or for an additional fee with a 1500-word essay that will be graded and returned with feedback.

Click here to view a free sample of the reading material.

Prerequisites: no prior knowledge is required

Availability: available now

Standard Version Price: €32/$39/£27

Plus Version Price: €52/$63/£44

Listed prices do not include value added tax (VAT). Rate of VAT will vary depending on region.

Comes with a 30-day money back guarantee. Free course samples are also available.

 Please get in touch if you are interested in taking part in any of the courses or would like further details. 

Images sources:  Left: Adam Foster, CC BY 2.0; centre:  Allan Henderson, CC BY 2.0; right: Public Domain.