Health, the Environment, and Global Change

Major human and animal health challenges related to global changes, namely:

• the degradation of natural environments, leading to a decline in the quality of natural resources (various forms of pollution) and a loss of biodiversity
• climate change
• the urbanization of living environments
• new treatment approaches
• the globalization of trade
• the standardization of lifestyles

- Majors in L, L2, and L3 S5, including microbiology

- “Parasitic eukaryotes” (L2 S4)—welcome but not required

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This introductory unit complements the “Parasitic Adaptations” unit quite well, as it offers a possible thematic extension of that unit.

The CCs will be available in the following formats:

- two simple assessments (fill-in-the-blank questions, multiple-choice questions) on basic concepts

- a comprehensive written assessment at the end of the module

Responsible parties: Catherine Moulia, Laurent Gavotte, and Estelle Bilak

Contact information for the person(s) in charge (phone/email):

catherine.moulia@umontpellier.fr / laurent.gavotte@umontpellier.fr/ estelle.bilak@umontpellier.fr

- A 6 - Understand the applications of organismal biology, evolutionary biology, and ecology (health, agronomy, conservation, restoration)

-B 14- Understand the main applications of evolutionary biology (health, agronomy, conservation, restoration)

-C 7- Understand the impact of stress and natural and anthropogenic disturbances on biodiversity (from the organism to the biosphere)/ C8- Understand the main applications of ecology (health, agronomy, conservation, restoration)

- H1 Understand the process of knowledge construction in various disciplines (hypotheses, experimental results, controversial findings, mathematical theorems, scientific facts)

- English G

- I Expertise