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Approx. 23 hours to complete
English

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University of Copenhagen

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1
Week 1
2 hours to complete

Origin of the Elements, the Solar System and the Planets

2 hours to complete
11 videos (Total 85 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz
Week2
Week 2
2 hours to complete

The early Earth and origin of life

2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 98 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Week3
Week 3
2 hours to complete

Origin of the microbial world / The Cambrian Explosion and Exceptional Preservation

2 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 100 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Week4
Week 4
2 hours to complete

Transition from Microbial to Macrobial Life: Snowball Earth and the Ediacara Biota / Eukaryotic Evolution and the Phylogeny of All Life

2 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 73 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz

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