Training structure
Faculty of Science
Program
SVT teaching resources
4 creditsDeepening your understanding of geology
3 creditsEvolutionary ecology
4 creditsGenetic bases of evolution
4 creditsGeology of sedimentary basins
4 creditsMicroorganisms
4 creditsAnimal Physiology 2
4 creditsDiversity and evolution of past and present metazoans N3
4 creditsEnglish S5
2 credits
Internship and didactics
5 credits40hSolid Earth Dynamics
4 creditsAngiosperm diversity and phylogeny
4 creditsSciences and Society: history of science, ethics, spirit
4 creditsMore in-depth knowledge of biology
Advanced biology 1
2 creditsAdvanced biology 2
2 credits
Meteorology, climatology and the water cycle
2 creditsPaleoecology and biostratigraphy
4 creditsMulti-disciplinary field school in biology and geology
5 credits
Deepening your understanding of geology
ECTS
3 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Evolutionary ecology
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This course is an extension of the "Fundamentals of Evolution" course, and introduces the main concepts of evolutionary ecology in order to understand and formalize in a simple way the evolutionary and ecological mechanisms that shape biodiversity at different scales of integration.
This course is designed as a coherent whole, with lectures, tutorials and practical work complementing each other. Notions are approached by example, then formalized using mathematical models, which are compared with experience and real data.
It will deal with population dynamics (intra- and interspecific competition), ecological niches and will detail the mechanisms of evolution and their genetic consequences on a population scale: natural selection (including sexual selection), influence of reproductive regimes, genetic drift. The practical sessions will enable students to master the mathematical formalization of notions seen in class and their simple computer modeling, as well as the analysis of data sets. Practical work will enable students to carry out and analyze in small groups 2 experiments lasting 1 month each (with report writing and oral presentation), in order to develop methodology and scientific reasoning.
Genetic bases of evolution
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The EU is organized into five main themes:
Theme 1: Gene mapping and recombination. Notions of molecular biology related to gene expression, DNA repair and epigenetic processes.
Theme 2: Introduction to molecular evolution: Measuring the intensity of selection in genetic divergence. Molecular clock and variation in evolutionary rates created by the action of natural selection. Neutralist theory of evolution.
Theme 3: Introduction to genomics: composition and size of genomes. Importance of repeated elements. Notion of genetic linkage and local effect of selection. Influence of demography.
Theme 4: Molecular tools for biodiversity: Barcoding, eDNA, metabarcoding. Molecular taxonomy. Limitations of hybridization. Conservation applications.
Theme 5: Extranuclear heredity. Symbiosis, parasitism and co-evolution (intra-cellular: e.g. Wolbachia). Notion of extended phenotype.
Geology of sedimentary basins
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Genesis, nature and fate of deposits in sedimentary basins.
Cycle of 15 courses/lectures/debates and practical work/days
Content of integrated courses / practical / practical work, (sedimentary basins, alteration of continents,
sediment transport, detrital and carbonate environments, factors affecting sedimentation: sequence stratigraphy, diagenesis)
Microorganisms
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
This teaching unit will cover the elements needed to understand the way of life of the major groups of unicellular organisms at the basis of ecosystem functioning (viruses, bacteria, archaea and unicellular eukaryotes....). The course covers the biological organization of each type of organism, its modes of reproduction and diversity, leading to notions of ecology. We will look at the role of these microorganisms in the functioning and dynamics of ecosystems, considering the interactions that these organisms maintain with other living beings (the notion of "symbiosis" in all its variations).
Practical work will :
- implementation of techniques for bacterial enumeration (CFU), identification of a particular strain from an environmental sample
- highlighting the diversity of phytoplankton (unicellular algae) in aquatic environments (freshwater)
- demonstrating the specificity of interactions between bacteria and bacteriophages
Diversity and evolution of past and present metazoans N3
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The main objective is to learn the basics of comparative anatomy of chordates, so as to be able to compare and classify them, before tracing the key stages in their evolutionary history. Teaching is integrative in the sense that it draws on both present-day organisms and the fossil record, so as to document the evolutionary history of the clade in its entirety and in all its aspects. Anatomical, biomechanical, phylogenetic and ecomorphological approaches will be addressed in lectures to illustrate the diversity and major characteristics of chordates. Practical work (and practical sessions) will illustrate the evolution of the diversity of integuments, skeleton, musculature, digestive and respiratory systems over long time scales.
Internship and didactics
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Education
Hourly volume
40h
Angiosperm diversity and phylogeny
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
The aim of the course is to provide an overview of Angiosperm diversity, approached through the prism of the most recent phylogenies proposed by theAngiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). This phylogenetic framework will be supported throughout the course of the course by concrete observation of the vegetative and floral characters of a selection of taxa spread across the entire phylogeny, so as to identify the synapomorphies of the main clades, any homoplasies, and adaptations (floral biology, pollination, trophic interactions, etc.).
Students also learn about the diversity of Angiosperms from a floristic point of view, by creating a herbarium of generally Mediterranean species. They also learn how to use a flora and digital identification tools (Pl@ntNet e-Flore from Tela Botanica, etc.).
Sciences and Society: history of science, ethics, spirit
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Meteorology, climatology and the water cycle
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
- weather/climate differences
- atmospheric structure, radiation balance, greenhouse effect, wind circulation, depressions/anticyclones, tropical cyclones, tornadoes
- general ocean circulation (Munk, main currents, Conveyor Belt)
- geographical distribution and definition of climates
- current climate change
- global water cycle, hydrological balance, water balance, energy balance above a cultivated plot to estimate evapotranspiration
Paleoecology and biostratigraphy
ECTS
4 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Multi-disciplinary field school in biology and geology
ECTS
5 credits
Component
Faculty of Science