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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

The certification course on Nanotechnology for Health: Innovative Designs for Medical Diagnosis is designed by the University of Twente. It is a young entrepreneur University in the Netherlands that prepares young people to tackle the world's challenges during the coming decades. 

As a part of it, the educators at the University have designed a course on medical nanotechnology and its societal behavior. Nanotechnology is useful for the controlling and manipulation of nanometer-sized matter with the precision of a nanometer. The matter can be atoms, molecules, or other larger biological structures such as living cells or DNA.

This course on nanotechnology explores the potentials of nanotechnology products in medical applications. It helps create new devices that can be useful for diagnosing disease and monitoring medical treatment. Furthermore, it also considers the ethical impact of nanotechnology on societal behavior. 

The Highlights

  • Earn a Certificate of Achievement by FutureLearn
  •  100% online easy-to-follow course
  • Enjoy extra benefits by getting an upgrade
  • The course duration is of 4 weeks 

Courses and Certificate Fees

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yesFuturelearn

Eligibility Criteria

Certification Qualifying Details
Candidates who complete the Course Nanotechnology for Health: Innovative Designs for Medical Diagnosis to receive a Certificate of Achievement will have to upgrade their course or become an Unlimited Learner.
For earning the Certificate of Achievement, the candidate needs to achieve the following –

  • Completion of at least 90% of the course steps 
  • To attempt all the tests and test questions in case if the course has tests 
  • To score an average of at least 70% across all the course tests in case if the course consists of tests

What you will learn

Knowledge of medical technology

By taking this course on Nanotechnology for Health: Innovative Designs for Medical Diagnosis, candidates can expect to learn the following:

  • To be able to describe the science and technology that are useful for the making of nanotechnology
  • To understand the underlying science, technology, and techniques that are useful to fabricate the nanodevices
  • To understand the relationship between medical applications and nanotechnology
  • To solve the social and ethical issues that will arise from the usage of new technological developments in the domain of health. 

Who it is for

The detailed Certification Course on Nanotechnology for Health: Innovative Designs for Medical Diagnosis is a course for anyone interested in medicine or the use of nanotechnology in medicine. No technical qualification is required. However, an undergraduate level in mathematics and physics is necessary to understand a specific part of the course but not the course's chief content.


Admission Details

The registration and admission procedure for Nanotechnology for Health: Innovative Designs for Medical Diagnosis is simple enough for the candidates to complete it within a matter of minutes. 

The candidates have to follow this simple procedure to register themselves –

Step 1: Visit the FutureLearn website and find the course which the candidate is interested in joining. 

Step 2: Click the 'Join for Free' tab near the top of the course description page. 

Step 3: Click on the 'Join Course for Free' tab and it will take the candidate to the bottom of the page where they will find an upgrade and unlimited learner option

Step 4: Select and click on 'Go to the course' for beginning the course 

Step 5: If the course has started, the candidates will be finding themselves on the course description page; otherwise, they will see a welcome screen. 

The Syllabus

  • Introduction to nanotechnolody
  • medical diagnostics
  • cleanroom technology
  • High Tech, Human Touch

  • Breathe Analysis
  • The basics of the electronic nose
  • Technology of cantilevers
  • Cleanroom technology
  • Beyond the technology

  • what's in your blood
  • a lab-on-a-chip for blood analysis
  • chip design 
  • cleanroom technology
  • from bench to business

  • what's in your urine
  • detecting cancer in your urine
  • cleanroom technology
  • future applications
  • early diagnostics : promise of nanotechnology

Instructors

UT Enschede Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is the advantage of enrolling for this program from FutureLearn?

FutureLearn courses are designed by instructors of leading world universities. These instructors are experts in their subjects and offer concrete solutions to any queries or issues that a candidate may face in the working field.

2: Will courses help me gain course credits that will be recognized by a university?

The courses found on FutureLearn can earn academic credit and qualifications if they collaborate with the University that is delivering the course. However, some FutureLearn courses, which are part of programs, can be exchanged for academic credits at other universities when they directly continue their study with the universities. 

3: Is the course online, or does the candidate need to attend classes on campus?

The course on Nanotechnology for Health: Innovative Designs for Medical Diagnosis is a 100% online program. The candidates can attend classes from anywhere in the world through any device.

4: Does the course have a particular order to follow?

Yes. FutureLearn recommends every candidate or learner follow the course in the said order to understand concepts better. 

5: What is the duration of the complete course?

The course duration is of 4 weeks with an average daily study of three hours.

6: When does the candidate get access to course content?

The candidates can get instant access to the course upon paying the fees for an upgrade or becoming an unlimited learner. However, if the candidate has joined the course for free, they won't be getting access to the course content. 

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