Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2500250 Biology | OB | 2 | 2 |
There are no prerequisites to follow the course successfully, but it would be desirable if students have Genetics course (first year) aproved.
Human Biology studies the variability of Homo sapiens sapiens, from a morphological, developmental and genetic aspect.
Human Biology is a basic subject to acquired good knowledges in "Health and Environment", course of 3rd. year of the Biology degree.
Also, students will have to obtain the knowledge of Human Biology to obtain those of the optional subjects of the fourth year: Forensic Anthropology, Molecular Anthropology, Human Genetics, Human Origins and Primatology.
The subject of Human Biology is structured in two well differentiated parts: a) knowledge of the origin and evolution of our species, and b) current human variability.
Topic 1. Mechanisms of human evolution
Topic 2. Human population genetics
Topic 3. Human populations biodemography .
Topic 4. Molecular markers
Topic 5. Evolution of the life cycle.
Topic 6. Primates and Human Evolution
Topic 7. Techniques applied to human evolution
Topic 8. Miocene Period
Topic 9. Bipedalism
Topic 10. Homo
These are the proposed contents, unless the requirements enforced by the health authorities demand a prioritization or reduction of these contents.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
theory, practices, seminars, problems | 50 | 2 | 3, 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 27, 18, 19, 20, 17, 21, 23, 24, 22, 25, 26, 28, 32, 39, 33, 14, 8 |
Type: Supervised | |||
group tutorials | 5 | 0.2 | 6, 14, 8 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
study, problem solving and preparation of seminars | 87 | 3.48 | 6 |
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Delivery, to the teaching staff of the subject, of the material evaluable throughout the course | 2 | 2 | 0.08 | 10, 5, 4, 1, 6, 31, 29, 30, 14, 8, 9 |
Evaluation | 50 | 6 | 0.24 | 3, 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 27, 18, 19, 20, 17, 21, 23, 24, 22, 25, 26, 28, 38, 37, 36, 34, 35, 32, 39, 33, 8 |
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SPECIFIC BIBLIOGRAPHY
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