Assisted Reproduction and IVF – Online Course
Explore how reproductive technologies are changing how we make babies in the 21st century and consider the arising ethical questions with UCL’s free online course.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone interested in learning more about reproductive technology, including medical and healthcare students, clinicians and nurses working in women’s health, scientists and biotechnologists involved in reproductive technology and medicine, and couples and individuals seeking advice and information about assisted reproduction.
Healthcare professionals might find the Certificate of Achievement for this course useful for providing evidence of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), or commitment to their career.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Following the course, learners will be able to synthesise information from a number of different fields.
Critically assess the accuracy and value of information about assisted fertility that is provided in the public domain (i.e., on the internet).
Be able to confidently contribute to the vital societal conversation around the use of reproductive and genetic technologies.
Demonstrate knowledge of the science and ethics-legal aspects of assisted fertility.
Develop a deeper understanding of the ways in which fertility medicine is changing the way babies are born and the way families are constructed.
Be able to explain how each of the technologies covered in the course are changing the way people think about fertility and families.