Anthropologie biologique et biologie des sociétés animales

Part 1: Biological anthropology.
Evolution of the human lineage. Uniqueness and diversity of current human populations. Basic biology notions to understand these concepts: mechanisms involved in the processes of evolution, adaptation, and population variability. Discussion on the place of Homo sapiens within the living world. Elements of bioethics.

Part 2: Biology of animal societies.
Comparative study of social organisation in insects and mammals.

• Describe human biological diversity across time and space.
• Situate humans within the living world.
• Compare the social organization of different species to that of humans.

Required and Corequired knowledge and skills

Fundamentals of Biology studied in secondary school

Theoretical course, practical work, exercises

Course notes

• Université virtuelle

Contacts

Jean-Christophe de Biseau (Faculty of Sciences) CP 160/12. U.L.B. 50 av. Roosevelt, B-1050 Brussels
e-mail: jean.biseau@ulb.be

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• Personal work
• written examination
• Practice exam

Personal work

written examination

• Open question with short answer
• Question with negative count
• Closed question with multiple choices (MCQ)
• Closed question with Multiple Answers (MAQ)

Practice exam

Continuous evaluation during practical work and exercises

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

If the written exam score is < 9/20, this score is considered an absorbing mark (it will constitute the final mark for the course).
If the written exam score is ≥ 9/20: Continuous evaluation 50%, written exam 50%.

Language(s) of evaluation

• french