2024-2025 / BIOL2027-1

Elements of biology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in psychology and education : speech and language therapy3 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 

Lecturer

Alice Ledent, Pascal Poncin

Coordinator

Pascal Poncin

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

This course, for students of human sciences, overviews the biological basis of molecular and cellular aspects from simple organisms to human. Main chapters cover chemical and structural organization of living organisms, cell structure and fonctions, virus, reproduction and sexuality, heredity, embryonnic development, hormones, genetic and embryo manipulations.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

See the introduction of syllabus

Introduction to biological bases for human sciences and particularly psychology.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

None

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Main teaching method : ex-cathedra teaching in large amphitheatre, complemented by intercative quizzes.

Revision of some biochemical bases learned in high school online.

Facultative session of woeking methods applied to biology organized after the first few course sessions. 

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

Blended learning


Further information:

In-person leraning : We : 11AM-1PM; Fr : 2PM-4PM. Institut of Zoology, Amphitheatre Ruwet.

Online learning : Revision of some biochemical bases learned in high school.

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

1 syllabus distributed by the Universitary Press and online (eCampus).

PowerPoint of each chapter and Podcasts from previous years available online (eCampus).

Exam(s) in session

January exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

May-June exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

August-September exam session

- In-person

oral exam


Further information:

Multiple-choice questionnaire in January and first session (May-June).

Oral exam in second session (August-September).

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

See above

Contacts

Professor : P. Poncin, tel. 043665080 (p.poncin@uliege.be)
Secretary : V. Beaupain, tel. 043665081 (valerie.beaupain@uliege.be)
Assistant : A. Ledent, tél 043669327 (aledent@uliege.be)

Association of one or more MOOCs

There is no MOOC associated with this course.

Items online

Elements of Biology
This course, for students of human sciences, overviews the biological basis from molecular and cellular aspects to human. Main chapters deals with the cell structure and fonctions, virus, reproduction and sexuality, heredity, embryonnic development, hormones, genetic manipulations.