ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
The general objective is to present human evolutionary biology, proposing to mobilize the tools of evolutionary biology to better understand human behaviors and those observed in non-human primates in the context of their evolutionary history. Themes such as health, sociality, culture, local adaptations, language, morality, reproduction and sexual preferences are addressed within the theoretical framework of evolutionary biology and ecology. EU contents: Anthropology, human sciences and evolutionary biology / Evolution of cooperation / Cultural evolution / Evolution of nutrition / Evolution of sociality in primates / Family ecology / Medicine, public health and evolution / Evolution of language / Evolutionary demography / The origins of equity.
Objectives
"Knowledge :
- Knowledge of key concepts and current issues in human evolutionary biology;
- Ability to mobilize the theoretical tools of evolutionary biology to understand human traits (behaviors, life-history traits);
- Ability to discuss scientific articles in the field of human evolutionary biology;
- Ability to contrast the study of non-human and human primates."
Knowledge control
100% continuous assessment
Further information
Hourly volumes* :
CM : 0 h
TD: 8.5 h
TP : 0 h
Field : 0 h
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SPS: 0 h
Seminars: 6.5 h
Outside UM: 0 h