Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
| Master in biology of organisms and ecology (120 ECTS) | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
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 following themes are developed:
- Origin and evolution of agricultural and agro-pastoral systems of temperate and tropical regions
- Principles of species domestication
- Characteristics of the systems of the past civilizations
- Present-day agricultural systems
- Limiting factors and solutions (desertification, pests, weeds, fertility conservation, energetic costs, etc.)
- Economical and financial constraints (primitive economic systems and market economy)
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To understand the constraints and stakes of agriculture in the point of view of ecology
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Not any
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Field trips
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
To decide on agreement with students
Recommended or required readings
Not any
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Alain HAMBUCKERS, senior lecturer, tel.: 32(0)4 366 5072, email: alain.hambuckers@ulg.ac.be, Biologie du comportement, Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution, Institut de zoologie (local 1/6), Quai Van Benenden 22, 4020 Liège