ZOOL2020-1 : Zoology : Evolution

Study Programmes 2016-2017

ZOOL2020-1

Zoology : Evolution

Duration :

24h Th, 3h AUTR

Number of credits :

Bachelor in bioengineering		3

Lecturer :

Eric Haubruge

Substitute(s) :

François Verheggen

Language(s) of instruction :

French language

Organisation and examination :

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

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: Darwin theory of Evolution (suite)
Partie III: Synthetic theory of evolution
Partie IV: Adaptative evolution and natural selection
Partie V: From micro- to macroevolution
Partie VI: Macroevolution modalities
Partie VII: 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.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills :

ZOOL2016-1 Concepts de base de la zoologie

Planned learning activities and teaching methods :

Lectures

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :

Face-to-face lectures