DNA and Genealogy Course

International Open Academy

Proof of Completion - Free

Digital certificate - Included

Module Exams

Included in course price

You will be learning:

• What DNA is and what it can tell you
• How DNA is used by professionals and to solve crimes
• How DNA can help you trace diseases
• Why genealogy is important and how it will help you
• Where to look for documents and interpret them to build your family history
• Using public records and databases to speed up your search
• The best ways to use the information to find relatives or uncover medical conditions

There are countless possibilities of how you can use this knowledge. Your family will love you for creating new anecdotes to share with them. You can even use this knowledge to help others with their genealogy. You can research other people’s history as part of a project or to write a book or film script, for example. This fascinating subject opens so many doors to you. All you need is your imagination!

Course Modules:

Module 1: What is DNA?

• 1.1 DNA - the building blocks of life
• 1.2 What your DNA could say about you
• 1.3 What is DNA testing?
• 1.4 How to understand DNA test results to help your research
• 1.5 How DNA helps the professionals at work

Module 2: What can DNA tell you?

• 2.1 Solving crimes with DNA
• 2.2 Using genetic genealogy to answer questions that records can’t
• 2.3 Tracing diseases and traits through DNA
• 2.4 Forensic Science, Anthropology and other DNA-based careers

Module 3: What is Genealogy?

• 3.1 Introduction to Genealogy
• 3.2 Why is genealogy important?
• 3.3 What can you do with genealogy
• 3.4 Genealogy in the world of work

Module 4: Family records

• 4.1 What can documents tell you about your roots?
• 4.2 How to interpret documents to build your family history
• 4.3 How to replace damaged or lost documents to see the complete picture
• 4.4 How to interview family members to get all the information you need

Module 5: Church & Public records

• 5.1 Search for documents online to save time
• 5.2 Where to look for records to find old relatives
• 5.3 How to use large online databases to find information easily
• 5.4 How far back can you go?

Module 6: Creating your family tree

• 6.1 Putting all the pieces of the puzzle together
• 6.2 Building your family tree so it makes sense
• 6.3 Best ways to share what you’ve created - and maybe learn more
• 6.4 Using the information to uncover medical conditions or trace your inheritance
• 6.5 Personalize historic events by knowing your family’s role in them

Anyone who loves solving puzzles can learn to unravel the secrets locked in historic documents or the techniques to talk to relatives and get the facts about who they are and where they come from.

Our course brings together the latest in science with history to guide you through the maze of DNA testing and reading old public records. Then you can put all the pieces together to create your own piece of history, which is exclusive to you and your family. It helps to create a sense of belonging, and it could open up a whole new world for you too.

Using the easy-to-follow modules, you will have learn the tools you need to find out about your grandparents, great grandparents and ancestors even further back. Maybe your ancestors left the country of their birth. Do you know where they're from or why they moved? Would you like to retrace their steps and visit those countries or regions? The course opens up a whole new world of opportunities for you. By knowing your history, you can make positive decisions for your future. By understanding your personal history, you can help your children know their place in the world too.

This DNA course is open to all, with no formal entry requirements.

After completing this course, you could:

• Put together your family's history
• Start a business putting together family trees and making genealogical searches for others
• Delve further into genealogy
• Awaken an interest in a career in DNA or Genealogy
• Research and write history books, novels or movie scripts