ECTS
30 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
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Profile 2 BE
Experimental ecology and scientific approach
4 creditsFundamentals of Plant Physiology
Description of variability 1
2 creditsDescription of variability 2
2 creditsEnglish S3
2 creditsFundamental ecology: concepts and methods
3 creditsEcology, Diversity, and Evolution of Fungi
2 creditsFundamentals of plant biology
3 creditsDiversity and evolution of present and past metazoans N1
3 credits0hComparative animal physiology
4 credits
Profile 1 BE
Fundamentals of Plant Physiology
Description of variability 1
2 creditsSedimentary geology, tectonics, and mapping
4 creditsDescription of variability 2
2 creditsEnglish S3
2 creditsFundamental ecology: concepts and methods
3 creditsEcology, Diversity, and Evolution of Fungi
2 creditsFundamentals of plant biology
3 creditsDiversity and evolution of present and past metazoans N1
3 credits0hComparative animal physiology
4 credits
Experimental ecology and scientific approach
ECTS
4 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course is a practical lesson in designing an experiment in scientific ecology: developing a protocol, setting up and monitoring the experiment, analyzing data, and preparing oral and written reports.
Fundamentals of Plant Physiology
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course is a cross-disciplinary course in L2 SV aimed at providing biology students with a fundamental knowledge base on plant functioning, enabling them to understand current issues in plant agricultural sciences.
The following basic concepts of Plant Physiology/Functional Biology will be studied:
Essential experimental approaches: plant transgenesis, forward and reverse genetics
basics of autotrophy
mechanisms underlying the major stages of angiosperm development: meristem function, floral transition, fertilization.
auxin, a major hormone for plant development and their response to the abiotic environment
The practical sessions will enable students to manipulate the regulation of plant water nutrition and analyze their mineral nutrition using various biochemical assays (flame photometry, spectrophotometry).
Description of variability 1
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Description of the EU (max. 10 lines):
The aim of this EU is to explain how to measure variation in biology and how it can be represented. It is based on concrete examples from various disciplines of biology (ecology, developmental biology, evolution, genetics, physiology) and provides the statistical tools to measure this variation and the graphical methods to represent it. The statistical concepts of sampling, inference, distribution, central tendency, dispersion, distribution function, parameters, confidence interval, and dependence between variables for different types of variables (binomial, discrete, continuous) are explained using tutorials based on biological problems.
Skills targeted by the EU (see skills reference framework):
- Descriptive analytical tools in biology, introduction to biostatistics through the analysis of biological patterns
Description of variability 2
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This EU is the complementary practical application of EU Description of Variability 1 (HAV312B).
The construction and analysis of datasets is carried out using practical work in the R software, drawing parallels with the tutorials, as well as obtaining graphs and numerical parameters to characterize the samples and their variability.
Skills targeted by the EU (see skills reference framework):
- Descriptive analytical tools in biology, introduction to biostatistics through the analysis of biological patterns
English S3
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Fundamental ecology: concepts and methods
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course is an introduction to the general concepts of scientific ecology: levels of organization, biodiversity measurement and conservation, biogeography, biotic and abiotic factors affecting biodiversity distribution and dynamics. It also provides an understanding of the methods used in scientific ecology: the value of experimentation, reflection on protocol development, data analysis, and oral and written reports on experiments.
Ecology, Diversity, and Evolution of Fungi
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This teaching unit explores the fungal kingdom in its biological, ecological, and evolutionary dimensions. Through a series of lectures, supplemented by group work sessions (tutorials and practicals), students will familiarize themselves with these organisms, their biological characteristics (particularly with regard to reproduction) and their roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. In addition, the place of fungi in human societies (particularly in food and medicine) will be explored as part of this course unit, which also aims to analyze the links between biodiversity and human societies.
Fundamentals of plant biology
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
The EU addresses theoretical concepts in plant biology, using the group of Spermatophytes as a model. It aims to define the concepts and specific vocabulary of morphology, anatomy, reproduction, and biological cycles.
Diversity and evolution of present and past metazoans N1
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Hours per week
0h
The EU is interested in describing the morpho-anatomical characteristics of the major organizational plans of metazoans found in current and past faunas, as well as explaining their origin and the dynamics of their appearance. It is thus developing a vision of organisms based on paleontology and zoology. It will mainly address the origin of metazoans and the main divisions, namely diploblasts and triploblasts, as well as basic concepts relating to the positioning and phylogenetic relationships between taxa (mono- and paraphyly, evolutionary convergence, etc.). It is traditionally divided into lectures, tutorials that mainly aim to illustrate and support aspects related to the biodiversity of taxa, and practical work in sessions aimed at acquiring skills, particularly and necessarily in dissection.
Comparative animal physiology
ECTS
4 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
EUobjectives: Comparative study of major physiological functions in animals in relation to their environment. Study of structures and functions at various levels of integration, from the organism to the molecule.
Models discussed: mammals compared with other vertebrate models (teleosts, etc.) and invertebrate models (insects, crustaceans, mollusks, etc.).
Description: This course unit will cover certain major physiological functions (respiration, nutrition, excretion, and water and mineral regulation) as well as the basics of immunology and regulatory systems (nervous system and chemical communication). In addition to lectures, students will work in groups on various topics proposed by the instructors. They will present the topics in the form of presentations and summarize the key points to remember in a written summary. Practical work and tutorials will also be offered to illustrate the lectures.
Fundamentals of Plant Physiology
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course is a cross-disciplinary course in L2 SV aimed at providing biology students with a fundamental knowledge base on plant functioning, enabling them to understand current issues in plant agricultural sciences.
The following basic concepts of Plant Physiology/Functional Biology will be studied:
Essential experimental approaches: plant transgenesis, forward and reverse genetics
basics of autotrophy
mechanisms underlying the major stages of angiosperm development: meristem function, floral transition, fertilization.
auxin, a major hormone for plant development and their response to the abiotic environment
The practical sessions will enable students to manipulate the regulation of plant water nutrition and analyze their mineral nutrition using various biochemical assays (flame photometry, spectrophotometry).
Description of variability 1
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Description of the EU (max. 10 lines):
The aim of this EU is to explain how to measure variation in biology and how it can be represented. It is based on concrete examples from various disciplines of biology (ecology, developmental biology, evolution, genetics, physiology) and provides the statistical tools to measure this variation and the graphical methods to represent it. The statistical concepts of sampling, inference, distribution, central tendency, dispersion, distribution function, parameters, confidence interval, and dependence between variables for different types of variables (binomial, discrete, continuous) are explained using tutorials based on biological problems.
Skills targeted by the EU (see skills reference framework):
- Descriptive analytical tools in biology, introduction to biostatistics through the analysis of biological patterns
Sedimentary geology, tectonics, and mapping
Level of education
two years of postsecondary education
ECTS
4 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course brings together three complementary and fundamental disciplines of Earth sciences: sedimentology, tectonics, and cartography. The different types of sedimentary rocks will be taught in detail in order to interpret their formation context and associated processes. The subjects of ductile and brittle tectonics will also be addressed at different scales in order to establish their formation context, particularly in terms of stress regimes. Practical work on samples will be carried out in parallel to enable students to develop their observation and drawing skills and to make use of the rich collections available in the department. Finally, an introduction to reading and working with geological maps (diagrams, cross-sections) will be provided, applying the concepts of sedimentology and tectonics previously acquired. This course unit should enable students to define the broad outlines of the geological history of a given region.
Hourly volumes:
- CM: 12
- TD: 3
- TP: 21
Description of variability 2
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This EU is the complementary practical application of EU Description of Variability 1 (HAV312B).
The construction and analysis of datasets is carried out using practical work in the R software, drawing parallels with the tutorials, as well as obtaining graphs and numerical parameters to characterize the samples and their variability.
Skills targeted by the EU (see skills reference framework):
- Descriptive analytical tools in biology, introduction to biostatistics through the analysis of biological patterns
English S3
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Fundamental ecology: concepts and methods
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This course is an introduction to the general concepts of scientific ecology: levels of organization, biodiversity measurement and conservation, biogeography, biotic and abiotic factors affecting biodiversity distribution and dynamics. It also provides an understanding of the methods used in scientific ecology: the value of experimentation, reflection on protocol development, data analysis, and oral and written reports on experiments.
Ecology, Diversity, and Evolution of Fungi
ECTS
2 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
This teaching unit explores the fungal kingdom in its biological, ecological, and evolutionary dimensions. Through a series of lectures, supplemented by group work sessions (tutorials and practicals), students will familiarize themselves with these organisms, their biological characteristics (particularly with regard to reproduction) and their roles in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. In addition, the place of fungi in human societies (particularly in food and medicine) will be explored as part of this course unit, which also aims to analyze the links between biodiversity and human societies.
Fundamentals of plant biology
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
The EU addresses theoretical concepts in plant biology, using the group of Spermatophytes as a model. It aims to define the concepts and specific vocabulary of morphology, anatomy, reproduction, and biological cycles.
Diversity and evolution of present and past metazoans N1
ECTS
3 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
Hours per week
0h
The EU is interested in describing the morpho-anatomical characteristics of the major organizational plans of metazoans found in current and past faunas, as well as explaining their origin and the dynamics of their appearance. It is thus developing a vision of organisms based on paleontology and zoology. It will mainly address the origin of metazoans and the main divisions, namely diploblasts and triploblasts, as well as basic concepts relating to the positioning and phylogenetic relationships between taxa (mono- and paraphyly, evolutionary convergence, etc.). It is traditionally divided into lectures, tutorials that mainly aim to illustrate and support aspects related to the biodiversity of taxa, and practical work in sessions aimed at acquiring skills, particularly and necessarily in dissection.
Comparative animal physiology
ECTS
4 credits
Training structure
Faculty of Science
EUobjectives: Comparative study of major physiological functions in animals in relation to their environment. Study of structures and functions at various levels of integration, from the organism to the molecule.
Models discussed: mammals compared with other vertebrate models (teleosts, etc.) and invertebrate models (insects, crustaceans, mollusks, etc.).
Description: This course unit will cover certain major physiological functions (respiration, nutrition, excretion, and water and mineral regulation) as well as the basics of immunology and regulatory systems (nervous system and chemical communication). In addition to lectures, students will work in groups on various topics proposed by the instructors. They will present the topics in the form of presentations and summarize the key points to remember in a written summary. Practical work and tutorials will also be offered to illustrate the lectures.