Degree | Type | Year |
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2500004 Biology | OB | 2 |
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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 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 39 |
Type: Supervised | |||
group tutorials | 5 | 0.2 | 6, 8, 14 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
study, problem solving and preparation of seminars | 87 | 3.48 | 6 |
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
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 | 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14, 29, 30, 31 |
Evaluation | 50 | 6 | 0.24 | 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 |
Single evaluation:
The teaching activities of the students who take advantage of the single evaluation must carry out:
- Theory: a single synthesis test in which the contents of the entire theory program of the subject will be evaluated. The test will consist of multiple choice questions. The grade obtained in this synthesis test will account for 50% of the final grade for the subject.
- Other teaching typologies of compulsory attendance (PLAB, AI, PAUL, SEM,): The evaluation of the practical activities will follow the same process of continuous evaluation. The note obtained by the PLAB and AI will account for 30%, the remaining 20% will go to SEM and PAUL.
SPECIFIC LITERATURE
BANDELT, H.J. et al (eds.) Human mitochondrial DNA and the evolution of Homo sapiens. Ed Springer, cop. 2006 (Berlin)
BERTRANPETIT, J. (1993). Orígenes del hombre moderno. Prensa científica. Libros de Investigación y Ciencia.
BOYD R & SILK JB (2004) Como evolucionaron los humanos. Ariel Ciencia.
CAMPILLO, D.; SUBIRÀ, Mª E. (2004). Antropología Física para arqueólogos. Ed. Ariel Prehistoria.
CARBONELL, E Coord. (2005). Homínidos las primeras ocupaciones de los continentes. Ariel.
CAVALLI-SFORZA, L.L. et al (1995). The History and Geography of Human Genes. Princeton University Press.
CAVALLI-SFORZA, L.L. i BODMER, W.F. (1981). Genética de poblaciones humanas. Ed. Omega (edició posterior en anglès).
CAVALLI-SFORZA, L.L. (2017): Genes ,pueblos y lenguas. Ed. Drakontos.
DANIELS, G. (2013). Human Blood Groups. Blackwell Science. . A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication. First published:28 January 2013. Print ISBN:9781444333244 |DOI:10.1002/9781118493595. Copyright © 2013 Geoff Daniels. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118493595
DEVOR, E.J. (1992). Molecular Applications in Biological Anthropology. Ed. Cambridge University Press.
FEREMBACH, D. et al. (1986). L’homme, son évolution, sa diversité. Ëditions du CNRS.
FLEAGLE JG (2013) Primate adaptation & Evolution. Academic Press.
HARRISON, G.A. et al. (1990). Human Biology. Oxford University Press.
HENRI, L. (1976). Demografía. Ed. Labor.
ISSIT, P.D. i ANSTEE, D.J. (1999). Appied Blood Group Serology. Montgomery Scientific Publications
JACQUARD, a. (1993). La explosión demográfica. Ed. Debate, S.A.
JONES, S. et al. (199) The Cambridge Enciclopedia of Human Evolution. Ed Cambridge.
KENNEDY, G.E. (1980). Paleoanthropology. Ed. MacGraw-Hill.
LEWIN R (2004) Human Evolution. An Illustrated Introduction. Blackwell Science.
LEWONTIN,R. (1995). Human Diversity. Scientific American Library.
LOZANO, M. i RODRÍGUEZ, X.P. 2010. D'on venim? l'origen de l'Homo sapiens. Ed: Rafael Dalmau, col·lecció evoluciona núm 2.
LLORENTE ESPINO M (2019) Primates. Biología, comportamiento y evolución. Lynx Edicions.
MOLLISON, et al. (1994). Blood transfusion in Clinical Medicine. Blackwell Scientific Public.
PARK, M.A. (2013) Biological Anthropology. Published by Mc Graw-Hill. Seventh Edition. ISBN 978-0-07-803495-4
RELETHFORD, J. (2001) Genetics and the search for modern human origins. Wiley-Liss, New York, USA.
REBATO, E.; SUSANNE, Ch. i CHIARELLI (2005). Para comprender la antropología biológica. Evolución y Biología Humana . Ed Verbo Divino.
SELIGMANN, H. (2018).Mitochondrial DNA: New Insights. University of Chicago, United States
STONEKING, M. 2016. An Introduction to Molecular Anthropology. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/UAB/reader.action?docID=4719165&ppg=185
STRICBERGER, M.W. (1993). Evolución. Ed. Omega.
SUSANNE, Ch. i POLET, C. (2005). Dictionnaire d’Anthropobiologie. Ed. DeBoeck supérieur. ISBN:978-2-8041-4842-3.
TREY, C. (2019). Biological Anthropology. ISBN-10: 1641720840; ISBN-13: 978-1641720847. Editor: Larsen and Keller Education
TURBÓN, D (2006). La evolución humana. Ariel.
VALLS, A. (1985). Introducción a la Antropología. Ed. Labor.
von Marion E. Reid; Christine Lomas-Francis; Martin L. Olsson (2012). The Blood Group Antigen. FactsBook. Elsevier Ltd. ISBN: 978-0-12-415849-8. https://books.google.de/books?hl=de&lr=&id=5YYwS-iVPDgC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&ots=f7cT9Irad8&sig=w2d0t0ULlrYyrWQ2FsH460CJBFg#v=onepage&q&f=false
WEINER, M.P. et al. (2007) Genetic variation: a laboratory manual. Ed Cold Spring Harbor: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, cop.
SPECIFIC LITERATURE
It will be given in the course of the teaching of the subject.
Burkle, A. and Grune, T. (2015) Biomarkers of Human Ageing Volume 151
Webs:
Becoming Human: www.becominghuman.org
The surprising science of alpha males - Frans de Waal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPsSKKL8N0s
Cognició i memòria en ximpanzés: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktkjUjcZid0
Article: Andrews (2020) Last Common Ancestor of Apes and Humans: Morphology and Environment. Folia Primatologica 91:122-148. https://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/501557
Models de cranis 3D: https://www.morphosource.org
Models de cranis i eines de pedra 3D: https://africanfossils.org/
A timeframe for human evolution: https://natureecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/a-timeframe-for-human-evolution
Origen i adaptacions al bipedisme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bFtotU0of4
The evolution of human mating - David Puts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXQwtTOnLvg
Homo erectus - The First Humans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP00uxg-274
The Neanderthals That Taught Us About Humanity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h777yfE39O8
One Species, Many Origins: https://www.shh.mpg.de/1474609/pan-african-origins
Evolutionary ecology of primates and hominids https://human-evolution.blog/
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Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 121 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PAUL) Classroom practices | 122 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 121 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 122 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 123 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(PLAB) Practical laboratories | 124 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 121 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(SEM) Seminars | 122 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 12 | Catalan/Spanish | second semester | afternoon |