2024-2025 / BIOL2032-1

Biological Anthropology

Duration

15h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

 Bachelor in ancient and modern languages and literatures5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : classics5 crédits 
 Bachelor in information and communication5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : German, Dutch and English5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history5 crédits 
 Bachelor in modern languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in history of art and archaeology : musicology5 crédits 
 Bachelor in ancient languages and literatures : Oriental studies (Registrations are closed)5 crédits 
 Bachelor in philosophy5 crédits 
 Bachelor in French and Romance languages and literatures : general5 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 

Lecturer

Pascal Poncin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the second semester

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course overviews life and human origins as well as ecological bases.

Main chapters cover : Universe, earth and life origin, Evolution of living organisms, Human origin and evolutionnary stages, Biological unity and diversity, Biosphere ecology and human interactions with ecosystems.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

See the introduction of the syllabus.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Biological bases.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Theoretical courses : mainly ex-cathedra in large amphitheatre.

Practical courses : manipulation (including virtual and physical) of homininae fossil skulls.

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

Face-to-face course


Further information:

In-person learning.

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).

Practical courses available online (eCampus).

Exam(s) in session

May-June exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

August-September exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )


Further information:

Multiple-choice questionnaire in first (May-June) and second (August-September) sessions.

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Professor : Pascal Poncin
P.Poncin@uliege.be
04/3665080

Secrétary : Valérie Beaupain
Valerie.Beaupain@uliege.be 
04/3665081

Practical classes supervisors :

Alice Ledent
alendent@uliege.be
04/3669327

Fany Brotcorne
fbrotcorne@uliege.be 
04/3665112 


Monitor students : Master students FPLSE

Association of one or more MOOCs

There is no MOOC associated with this course.

Items online

Biological Anthropology
This course overwiews the life and human origins as well as ecological basis.