Family History Course

Course Description

This Family History course will help learners to develop their skills in family history research in England and Wales. The course will cover a range of modules including the fundamentals of census, civil registrations and parish registers. So if you are new to family history research and really want to build a career in this new area, you will fully understand the basic areas of becoming a family historian through this course.

Course Syllabus

The Family History course is split into the following modules:

• Introduction to Family History
• How to trace your family history
• Wills and how to read them
• The Parish and The Manor
• Military records
• The professional approach
• Family history beyond the internet
• The professional apporach
• DNA and Genetic Testing
• Final Assessment

Assessment

To assess the learners ability and knowledge to effectively understand the topics contained within the Family History course, the course features a number of end of module interactive quiz questions.

Additionally, at the end of the course learners will also take an online multiple choice assessment test. This online multiple choice test is marked automatically so you will receive an instant grade and know whether you have passed the course.

Certificate

On successful completion of this Family History course learners will receive a CPD Certificate of Achievement award from Oplex Careers.

This certificate will be produced in PDF format, hard copies of the certificate will be available at an additional fee of £9.99.

Course Format

This course is delivered online through eLearning. Learners of the course will receive instant access to our interactive student learning portal, which offers 24/7 access to the Family History course.

Course Duration

The online Family History course requires 60 hours to complete the course in full. This is only a guide to the learning hours required and it depends on how quickly an individual can absorb the information. The learning is online so it can be spread out over multiple sessions or done in one session.

Learners will have access to this course for up to 12 months from the date of joining. There is no time limit to complete the course during this period.

Tutor Support

When you are studying a course it is always useful to know that you have the help and support of tutors that want you to succeed in your studies.

As part of the Family History course you will receive access to our dedicated tutor support service. The academic tutors will be able to provide you with unlimited online email support to help answer any questions that you may have whilst you are studying the course.