Answers Education Online: Creation Apologetics and Biology - APO 202: Summer Session

Format: 6-week online course

Ages: 15 & up

Enrollment for our winter session opens December 15, 2008

Registration for the next session, January 25 – March 7, 2009, will open December 15, 2008. After signing up, you will receive an enrollment email about two weeks before the course begins. Don’t miss out—availability is limited, so return soon to sign up!

Creation Apologetics and Biology

Strengthen your walk and deepen your understanding of the integrity and authority of Scripture. No other document in history makes the bold claims the Bible does, and no other document has the integrity of the Bible. This 6-week course will teach you how to defend the biblical account of creation in the area of biology and deepen your commitment to the authority of Scripture.

Students will be involved in reading articles, researching issues related to biology from a creationist perspective, watching videos, and completing assignments that uphold the Bible as the ultimate source of truth—even in the field of biology. Students will receive a discount code for 20% off all purchases in Answers Bookstore for the entire duration of the course.

APO 202 overview

Topics

• Primer on molecular genetics, proteins, and phylogenetic trees
• The origin of life from matter
• Alleged evolutionary relationships
• Mutations and evolution
• Natural selection and speciation
• Icons of evolution
• Evolution in history and culture

Activities

• Discussion forums where instructors and students can interact
• Online quizzes with immediate feedback
• Online videos with integrated study guides
• Live chats with the instructors
• Independent projects that apply what you have learned
• Reading assignments that will engage and equip you

Goals

Upon completing the course, students will be able to:

• State the basic concepts behind genetics, mutations, and natural selection.
• Recognize alleged evolutionary relationships and the evidence that is claimed to support them.
• Explain mutations with respect to DNA and genetic information.
• Refute the claim that mutations are the “raw material” for the evolution of life on earth.
• Relate the process of natural selection to speciation as it has been observed in nature.
• Identify “icons of evolution” and critically analyze how they are misused to convince people of the “fact” of evolution.
• Relate the history of evolutionary theory to culture and society.

Expectations

• A certificate of completion will be awarded to those finishing the course with a final score of 75% or higher. In addition, those who pass the course can receive 2 ACSI-accredited Continuing Education Units (CEUs): 1 in biblical studies and 1 in educational studies.
• Students should expect to spend 6–8 hours per week working on the assignments and participating in discussion forums. Complete the coursework at your own pace within each week-long block. More time may be required on weeks that include an independent project.

APO 202 upcoming courses

• Winter 2008/09: January 25 – March 7, 2009. Registration opens December 15, 2008.
       This is our next available session. For all the details, visit edu.AnswersInGenesis.org.
• Summer 2009: July 12 – August 22, 2009. Registration opens June 8, 2009
• Winter 2009/10: January 24 – March 6, 2010. Registration opens December 14, 2009

Class drop and refund policy

Students who have registered and paid for this course from Answers Education Online and wish to drop the course may receive a refund less a $15 processing fee up to 10 days after the course begins. No refunds will be offered for students who drop the course after 10 days from the beginning date.

• APO202
• moodle
• aeo
• online
• distance
• learning
• education
• online
• course
• online
• teaching
• Creation
• Apologetics
• and
• Biology