2023-2024 / ZOOL2020-1

Zoology: Evolution

Duration

22h Th, 5h AUTR

Number of credits

 Bachelor in bioengineering3 crédits 

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 of « Evolution » represents 3 ECTS. It will be given in auditorium. There is no practical work in the laboratory. However, the teacher can adapt the content of the course as well as the activities according to any scientific or academic opportunities or constraints. 
The course is made of seven sections :
Partie I: Darwin theory of Evolution
Partie II: Synthetic theory of evolution
Partie III: Adaptative evolution and natural selection 
Partie IV: From micro- to macroevolution
Partie V: Macroevolution modalities
Partie VI: Human evolution

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Contribute to basic education by providing student disciplinary and technical skills in the study of biological evolution.
At the end of the course the student is expected toto explain the mechanisms involved in the appearance of new taxa (micro- and macroevolution), to present the transformists and evolutionary theories that have followed, to explain the evolution of man, to present the genetic basis of evolution.
Learning to read  scientific texts is also part of the skills developed during this course.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

ZOOL2016-1 Concepts de base de la zoologie

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures
Text reading
Participative debate

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

Face-to-face lectures or online courses

Recommended or required readings

There is no syllabus provided. All powerpoint slides will be provided to the students using ecampus.
 
Recommended lectures : 
Campbell Biologie, Eds Pearson
Mark Ridley, Evolution, Eds Blackwell

The student's knowledge of the course of "Evolution" will be the subject of a written evaluation during the examination of January.
The teacher reserves the right to consider the clarity, structure and format of the answers in his evaluation

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
 

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