Zoology : Basic concepts

Duration

22h Th, 2h AUTR

Number of credits

Lecturer

Eric Haubruge

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course « Basic concepts of Zoology » belongs to the Zoology module. 
The course is made of six sections 
(1) Introduction to zoological sciences ; 
(2) Life origin and evolution ;
(3) Animal classification ;
(4) Embryology ; 
(5) Animals and environnement ;
(6) Diversity of vertebrates 

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Contribute to basic scientific training by providing the student disciplinary skills and techniques for the History of Natural Sciences.
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
-> Demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the history of zoological sciences
-> Present the main hypotheses supporting the emergence of life and animals
-> Present the basics of the theory of evolution by natural selection
-> Present the methodology associated with the nomenclature, the description and the name of a living species.
-> Present and describe the development cycle of an embryo of Cordé
-> Present the diversity of vertebrates and their interaction with their environment

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lectures

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Face-to-face lectures or online lecture

Recommended or required readings

There is no syllabus provided, but a book is proposed as a complement (Zoologie (Miller and Harley). Editions de Boeck supérieur)
All powerpoint slides will be provided to the students using ecampus.
The teacher keeps the right to adapt the content of his courses during the academic year 
Additionnal references:
Campbell, Biologie, Eds Pearson Gilbert, Biologie du Développement, Eds de Boeck
 

Refer to the RGEE complement, available on the valve of the Coordinatrice Pédagogique (Catherine Colaux)

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Prof HAUBRUGE Eric
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech Passage des Déportés 2 5030 Gembloux  Belgique
e.haubruge@uliege.be

Association of one or more MOOCs

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