Duration
15h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course provides a summary of the animal biology courses from the Bachelor in Biology curriculum. The aim is to provide basic knowledge to students who followed a different cursus so that they are able to understand the other Biology courses in their program.
This course presents an overview of the main animal taxa, with emphasis on evolution, phylogeny and biodiversity. Special attention will be devoted on compared anatomy, functional adaptations, evolutive characters and interactions with the environment.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
After taking this class, you'll be able to:
- Understand zoology-associated terminology.
- Describe main systematic groups, their anatomy, their characteristics and the links allowing to organize them in relation to each other.
- Understand relationships between studied organisms and their environment.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
For this course to be profitable, it is important that you master the language in which it will be given (French).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
The theoretical part will consist in ex cathedra lectures, complemented as often as possible by other media or material (video, numerical resources, etc.).
Practical work will illustrate in a concrete way important aspects of the theoretical course, through observation using a binocular microscope, dissection, and observation of microscope slides (whole colored small animals or histological sections), but also through commented visits. Attendance to practical work sessions is mandatory. They are organized in 4 sessions of one afternoon each.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face course
Further information:
In order to maximize and facilitate interactions between students and teachers, all sections of the course will be organized in person as long as it remains possible. If required by the circumstances (e.g. sanitary situation), some parts will be taught remotely. In this case, recordings will be shared with the students, and specific time slots will be dedicated to discussion.
Course materials and recommended or required readings
Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus
Further information:
All the material used during theoretical classes (presentations and complements) will be made available to students after each session, through the eCampus platform.
Students willing to complement those resources are referred to the following books, available through the library system:
- Invertebrate Zoology. E.E. Ruppert, R.S. Fox, R.D. Barnes.
- Classification phylogénétique du vivant. G. Lecointre, H. Le Guyader.
- Biologie animale. Les Cordés : anatomie comparée des Vertébrés. A. Beaumont & P. Cassier.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions ) AND oral exam
Further information:
The final exam has a practical and a theoretical part. The theoretical exam will be written. The practical exam will be oral, and its final grade will take into account the year's work during the practical sessions. The theoretical exam will represent 75% of the global grade, and the practical exam the remaining 25%.
Students who did not attend the practicals and do not have a valid excuse will not be admitted to the exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
Course schedule and rooms: see Celcat.
Improvements to the course are made yearly according to new developments on relevant topics and to formal and informal feedback from the students.
Contacts
Course responsible & theoretical part
Loïc MICHEL
Animal Systematics and Diversity
Institute of Chemistry, B6c, Sart-Tilman
Email: loic.michel@uliege.be
Practical part
Margaux VANHUSSEL
Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Management
Institute of Botany, B22, Sart-Tilman
Email : Margaux.Vanhussel@uliege.be