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Quick Facts

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

Course Overview

The microbiome that balances your gut health has a plethora of benefits for human health, which makes it an interesting field of study for students and professionals. The self-paced course on Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome is ideal for aspirants who wish to explore this field of science. This Introductory online course on Health & safety is offered by edX, an online education provider in association with Wageningen University & Research. This certification course is packed with a comprehensive curriculum and a flexible learning system consisting of graded assessments with the guidance of experienced professors at Wageningen University.

The course mainly focuses on the Human Microbiome and its benefits, it improves gut health and its potential to prevent diseases like obesity, IBS, and diabetes. It covers many key concepts like microbial therapies, microbiota diest, microbiota and aging, microbiota development, the applicability of the microbiome, personal microbiota development, and so on. There are 2 modes in which the course can be completed, one is the audit track, and the other is the verified track. In the audit mode, the candidates will have to learn the course in the specified period mentioned on the website. During the verified track, the students will get unlimited access to finish the course.

The Highlights

Course offered by edX
In association with Wageningen University
Shareable and verified certification
The course duration of 6 weeks with 3-5 hours per week
Introductory course on Health & Safety
Self-paced online classes
Free audit period for a specified time

Programme Offerings

Instructor-led
Online Class
video tutorials
quizzes
assignments
exams
Peer review & Discussion forums

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 17402	yes	Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen

The course on Nutrition and health: Human microbiome provides the learner the option to select to audit the class or learn with full benefits by purchasing the upgrade.
The audits session of the course charges no fee amount and are available to all enrolled aspirants
The verified track can be obtained by purchasing the upgrade with an amount of Rs 17,402.

Fee category	Amount in Rupees
Base fee	-
Certification fee	17,402
Total	17,402

Eligibility Criteria

Work experience

The course is designed for working professionals in the healthcare field.

Education

The course is suitable for aspirants with some understanding of Microbiology.

Certification qualifying details

The course on Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome provides the certification of completion only to the verified account users after the payment of the necessary fees. Students are required to score an overall score of 60% or above. The grading is based on the exams after each module( module 1&6- 9% each contribution to final grade and modules 2,3,4 and 5 contributes 13% each) , a peer review assignment after module 6 (30% contribution). These exams can only be attended by verified track users.

What you will learn

Knowledge of nutrition

This informative research-based course on Nutrition and Health: Human Microbiome gives the students many scientific insights on different pieces of knowledge and improved skills such as:

Students learn about the benefits and role of the human microbiome in maintaining normal gut function.
It gives an understanding of various features of the microbiome such as digestion of certain nutrients, early life development, its behavior and so on.
To learn about how the microbial colonies help in fighting different diseases like Obesity, Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and Diabetes.
Explore the behavioral patterns of the microbiome in maintaining our health to improve the students in the understanding of our bodies.
Students are made to closely study the relation between diet, microbiota ad genes and study their commonalities.
Students are trained about the different microbial therapies and diagnostics used in this field.
Students are given a keen and overall insight on how to study the microbiome to understand its characteristics and behaviors.
The training and well description of the applications of these microbiomes in the medical pharmacy, nutritional companies, therapy and so on.
An in-depth analysis of lifestyle effects on the activities of the human Microbiome is provided to the students.
Students are taught how to implement the gained academic knowledge into fields like non-profit organizations and industry, policymakers, medical doctors and more.

Who it is for

The following aspirants can be benefited from the course:

Health care professionals who wish to get professional benefits or are seeking academic advancements can opt for this course.
Anyone with an interest in learning the Human microbiome and its uses can apply for this course.

Admission Details

The admission process for the course on Nutrition and health: Human microbiome, follows a hassle-free and online mode of registration.

The students can follow the simple steps given below for successfully registering the course:

Step: 1- Browse the URL of the course website - https://www.edx.org/course/nutrition-and-health-human-microbiome.

Step: 2- After signing up in edX using any social media account or creating a new account, enrol in the course you want.

Step: 3- Verify the registered email ID from the confirmation link sent to the same mail ID. After that, you will be directed to choose either to continue auditing or purchase the upgrade.

Step: 4- The upgrade can be purchased by clicking on the icon, ‘purchase the upgrade’ to become a verified track user.

Step: 5- Complete the fee payment using any suitable online payment options.

Step: 6- After the payment, you will become a verified track user and can get access to the complete benefits of the course.

The Syllabus

Introduction
How to study the microbiome
Verified: microbiota and health implications
Join the discussion
The human microbiome
Verified: module exam
Share your expectations
References

Introduction
Life-changing events
Microbiome and Leath
Verified: first 1000 days and allergies
Personal microbiota development
Development of the microbiome
Verified: module exam
References

Introduction
Diagnostics
Microbial therapies
Verified: colic
Probiotics, probiotics and synbiotics
Personalized therapies
Verified: module exam
References

Introduction
Diet & disease
Microdata diet and disease: gene richness
Impact of diet & genes
Verified: diabetes
References
Verified: module exam

Introduction
Applicability of the microbiome
Help us improve
References
Verified: assignment
Verified: module exam
What’s next?

Instructors

Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Can the students get in touch with the instructor or teaching assistants?

The instructors will not directly interact with the students but will answer and interact through the discussion forums to the frequently asked question by the students.

2: Can the students finish the assignment even if they enter the course late?

The students can submit the assignment within the provided deadlines for the final paper submission and all the other assignments that need to be submitted.

3: Can the students write the assignment in any other language than English?

The students are not provided with the provision of using any other language apart from English for all sorts of communication, written and spoken since it’s the course’s official language.

4: Will the students receive a refund?

To receive the refund in a verified track account, students should un-enroll the course within the refund eligibility period of 14 days from the purchase or start of the class.

5: When will the students receive the certificate of completion?

After successfully qualifying for the finals exams with a minimum of 60% grade the students can avail their certificates from their edX dashboard in the option ‘view my certificate’.

6: What are the benefits of availing a verified track account?

The verified track accounts users can avail themselves additional features such as certification, graded assessment, and unlimited course access, apart from the normal audit track features.

7: What is the course duration for the course?

The complete course length of the course is 6 weeks with a recommended effort of 3-5 hours weekly. Since it's a self-paced course they can personalize their schedules.

8: How many peers do the students have to review in the peer review module?

The students have to review the work of 3 of their peers in the peer review and will also be provided with feedback, from at least 2 of their peers.

9: Is there any deadline for applying to financial assistance?

The students should apply for financial assistance on or before the provided deadline of purchasing the upgrade to become a verified track user with additional benefits.

10: Can the students change sessions?

Students can select a time to follow a course in advance; can change/leave to another session within 14 days, after joining a session( you shouldn't have completed this course).