Biology for Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences 1

This module, intended for students on the PCAV Concours B course, aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of general ecology, incorporating the evolutionary and functional approach and evolutionary processes. The goal is to enable students to understand the interactions between organisms and their environment at different scales of space, time, and hierarchical levels of organization.

The aim is to enable them to better understand major current issues such as biodiversity loss, human impact, and global change.

The lectures will lay down a number of milestones, but the tutorials will expose students to scientific texts and articles, gradually familiarizing them with the scientific approach.

Disciplinary skills:

understand the essential concepts of ecology, ecosystems, and evolution

understand the different levels of integration: from genes to individuals, populations, ecosystems, and the biosphere

- Cross-functional skills:

understanding of the scientific process

know how to search for information and assess its reliability

learn how to write a scientific summary and defend it orally

practice arguing

develop critical thinking skills

Hourly volumes:

            CM: 9 a.m.

            Tutorial: 7.5 hours

            TP:

            Land: