Protistology Course
This course provides a concise, practical introduction to freshwater protists, focusing on their classification, identification, ecological roles, and applications in environmental monitoring through hands-on sampling, microscopy, and molecular techniques.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Protistology Course gives a short, hands-on intro to freshwater protists, covering how they're grouped, main types, and new ways to classify them. You'll learn to sample in wetlands, use microscopes, identify with DNA, and do 18S metabarcoding steps. You'll look at how they feed, cycle nutrients and energy, act as bioindicators, spread diseases, and do simple data analysis to check and manage ecosystems well.
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- Protist ID & taxonomy: classify freshwater protists using traits and DNA markers.
- Field sampling & microscopy: collect wetland protists and analyze them under the scope.
- Molecular detection: run 18S PCR, metabarcoding, and qPCR for key protist groups.
- Ecological data analysis: link protist diversity to nutrients with basic stats tools.
- Bioindicator design: build protist-based metrics for pollution and disease risk.
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