• ECTS

    5 credits

  • Component

    Faculty of Science

Description

Through 5 main themes, we will make the link between the principles of evolution and evolutionary ecology seen in the previous E.U. in a fundamental way and current societal applications.

The 5 main themes are: human evolution, biodiversity conservation, domestication of animal and plant species, evolutionary medicine, and major global crises and disruptions.

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Teaching hours

  • Evolutionary ecology and its applications - CMLecture15h
  • Evolutionary ecology and its applications - TDTutorial18h
  • Evolutionary ecology and its applications - Practical workPractical work12h

Necessary prerequisites

Fundamental courses in Evolution and Ecology, including "Bases of evolution (S4)" and "Evolutionary ecology: concepts and bases of formalization (S5)".

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Knowledge control

test

coefficient

No. of hours

Nb Sessions

Organization (FDS or local)

Written

60%

2

2

MSDS

Continuous control

 

 

 

 

TP

 

 

 

 

Oral

40%

 

1

resp

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Further information

Oral presentations are in English. Two sessions on the comprehension and oral presentation of scientific articles are given by English teachers.  

This course must be combined with HAV621B Evolutionary Ecology and its applications.

 

Manager(s) : Sandrine Maurice

Contact details for manager(s) (tel/mail): sandrine.maurice-oms@umontpellier.fr

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Target skills

- Mobilize the fundamental concepts and technologies of molecular biology, biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, microbiology, physiology, immunology, classification of living organisms, developmental biology and evolution to address a problem in the field or analyze a research or presentation document.

- Identify the process of producing, disseminating and valorizing knowledge.

- Fluency in written and spoken comprehension and expression in at least one modern foreign language.

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