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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Spread across six weeks, FutureLearn ’S Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree programme imparts knowledge about the beauty of exploring one’s family history. Candidates can complete this short course by dedicating only four hours per week, discovering basic genealogy techniques. These will allow them to communicate about their family history, research effectively, and to understand how intricately genealogy operates.

The Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree online course is developed by the University of Strathclyde, one of Glasgow’s leading international technological universities. The training curriculum covers critical topics such as DNA testing, effective searching techniques, analyzing documents, documenting research, and many more. Mastering these will enable the learners to become fluent in genealogy basics, forming a sturdy foundation about its core knowledge.

Furthermore, the Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree course by FutureLearn is a free programme, but also has payable upgrades. Opting for those will allow candidates to unlock lifetime course access, flexibility to complete it at their own pace, and various other benefits. As a part of the Study UK Campaign, students also avail the opportunity to secure a digital or printable certificate.

The Highlights

Online course
Additional benefits
Weekly studying for four hours
Six-week programme
Suitable for anyone
Trained educators
A free digital upgrade available

Programme Offerings

Free Enrolment
online programme
Professional instructors
Additional benefits
Free digital upgrades
Short training

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 10644	yes	Futurelearn

Candidates don’t have to pay anything to start with the Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree course online, since it’s for free. This would entail them with six-week access to the programme.
However, if they want lifelong access to this course, along with the chance to get their hands on a digital certificate, they must purchase the Upgrade mode.
If candidates want access to this and other FutureLearn courses and lifelong access to any programme they get a certificate in, they must purchase the Unlimited mode.

Genealogy: researching your family tree programme fee structure

Programme Mode	Total Fees
Limited access	Free
Upgrade	₹770/month
Unlimited	₹10,644

Eligibility Criteria

The Study UK Campaign provides a digital certification for the Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree programme by FutureLearn. While this is not available for the free learners, they can avail a chance to earn it by purchasing either of the paid options – “Upgrade” or “Unlimited”. The latter also allows students to opt for a printable certificate.

What you will learn

Research skills

Candidates who complete the Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree training programme will achieve professional expertise in the following areas: -

Portraying how the types of genealogical sources and why they cause issues, differ in various ways.
Designing research plans to trace family history.
Applying the essential techniques of analyzing and searching for genealogical records,
Establishing an in-depth understanding of the numerous ways in which you can record and communicate genealogical records.
Developing an awareness of how social and historic contexts are used in researching family history.

Who it is for

The online Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree curriculum by FutureLearn is suitable for those who: -

Are without any family history research or genealogy experience.
Have a little experience in this subject and wish to polish their skills or learn even more.
Face challenges in accessing the training and development opportunities.
Are experienced genealogical researchers but are pursuing new analytical, communication, or searching techniques

Admission Details

Candidates who wish to undertake the Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree training certification, can do so by following these instructions: -

Visit The Course Page. https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/genealogy
Either sign in with your FUTURE LEARN account, or register with your email, full name, and other required information. Alternatively, you can also register via your Google or Facebook ID.
Next, choose the “Join course for free” option, provide the necessary details, and proceed.
If you want lifetime course access and the ability to qualify for a certificate, choose the “Join and upgrade” option. Pay the required fee to continue.
If you want all the course facilities, along with unlimited access for a year, choose the “Join and buy Unlimited” option. Complete the required fee payment to proceed.

Application Details

There is no mandate for learners to fill up a course form to join the Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree online programme. They can visit the course website, sign in or register, and choose their preferred learning mode to begin. To register, candidates must provide the necessary information such as their full name, email ID, age, etc.

The Syllabus

Instructors

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who will be instructing this programme?

Tahitia McCabe, an educator and genealogist, along with Graham Holton, a Principal Tutor for the MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies by Distance Learning, are the course instructors. Both of them are based at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

2: Is this a core programme?

No. This a short course of six weeks.

3: Can I get a certificate for free?

No, you cannot. While you can undertake this course for free, you must choose either of the paid options to be eligible for certification.

4: Can I get a printable certificate?

Yes, you can choose the “Unlimited” course option to avail a printable digital certificate, if you’re eligible.

5: How much time will I need to dedicate for this programme?

You can dedicate just four hours each week to complete the Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree course online. However, if you purchase the “Unlimited” mode, you can flexibly complete this programme at your own pace.