Module: Zoology (2201-020)

This module not offered anymore!

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Martin Blum (verantwortlich)

Degree Program:

• Biology (Bachelor, since 01.04.2011)
  3. Semester, compulsory

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Knowledge equivalent to the modules "General and Molecular Biology II", "Organismal Biology and Ecology I" and "Organismal Biology and Ecology II"

Sprache:

German

ECTS:

6 credits

Frequency:

every winter semester

Length of the Module:

1 semester

Compulsory assignment:

Regular and active participation

Module examination:

Written exam covering the topics of the lecture and exercises

Length of the examination:

120 minutes

Workload:

58 h presence + 112 h personal contribution = 170 h workload

Professional competences:

Students learn the principles of speciation, phylogenetic systematic and cladistic analysis, the basics of EvoDevo and recent advances in human evolution. They understand evolution as historical process and selection as its driving force. Labs and excursions to the museum of natural history teach examples of evolutionary principles hands-on.

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