Biology of Human Populations WF-OB-BPOP

Topics:
1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.
2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; paleopathology; osteological paradox.
3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.
4) Human microengineering: natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.
5) Biological variability of humans.
6) Biodemography: , size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.
7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

Term 2021/22_L:

Topics:
1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.
2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; PALEOPATHOLOGY; osteological paradox.
3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.
4) Human microengineering: definition, basic concepts, natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.
5) Biological variability of humans.
6) Biodemography: demographic description of the human population, size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.
7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

Term 2022/23_L:

Topics:
1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.
2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; PALEOPATHOLOGY; osteological paradox.
3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.
4) Human microengineering: definition, basic concepts, natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.
5) Biological variability of humans.
6) Biodemography: demographic description of the human population, size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.
7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

Term 2023/24_L:

Topics:
1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.
2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; PALEOPATHOLOGY; osteological paradox.
3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.
4) Human microengineering: definition, basic concepts, natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.
5) Biological variability of humans.
6) Biodemography: demographic description of the human population, size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.
7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

Term 2024/25_L:

Topics:
1) Basic concepts. What is the biology of the human population? Man as an element of the environment.
2) Skeleton as a source of information on age, sex, biological state at death. Methods of evaluation of sex, age. Reconstruction of the biological characteristics of the individual on the basis of the skeleton; reconstruction of body height, weight; morphological responses to living conditions in pre-natal populations (stress markers); health assessment of the individual / population; PALEOPATHOLOGY; osteological paradox.
3) Adjustment, adaptability and adaptation processes in humans. Genetic adaptation, climate and adaptation, biocultural adaptation.
4) Human microengineering: definition, basic concepts, natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, migration, microevolution trends, biocultural factors of microevolution.
5) Biological variability of humans.
6) Biodemography: demographic description of the human population, size and density of the population, population structure by sex and age, population growth, reproduction, fertility, mortality, natural growth, matchmaking systems, migration.
7) Epidemiology. Basic concepts, evolution of diseases.

(in Polish) E-Learning

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy

(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Subject level

elementary

Learning outcome code/codes

OB2_W12 OB2_U01 OB2_U09 OB2_U13 OB2_K07

Type of subject

obligatory

Course coordinators

Anna Myszka

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:
1. student knows what biology of human populations deals with, biodemography, epidemiology.
2. the student is a student of science.

Skills:
1. student is able to characterize a common concept of human population biology, biodemography, epidemiology.

Competence:
1. student of a usable origin defined in the human environment

Assessment criteria

The student's knowledge is assessed on the basis of the results of the summary test.
100-85 very good
85-80 good plus
80-70 good
70-65 sufficient plus
65-51 sufficient
51-0 insufficient

Practical placement

No.

Bibliography

Beaglehole, Robert, Ruth Bonita, and Tord Kjellström. Podstawy epidemiologii. Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. J. Nofera. Oficyna Wydawnicza, 2002.
Buikstra J.E., Ubelaker D.H., 1994, Standards for data collection from human skeletal remains., Proceedings of a seminar at the field Museum of Natural History., Arkansas,
Głąb H., Szostek K., 2000, Chemia kości - metody, możliwości, interpretacje., Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego Józefa Piłsudskiego, Warszawa,
Malinowski A, Strzałko J.,(red.) 1989. Antropologia. PWN, Warszawa – Poznań.
Holzer J.Z., 2003, Demografia, PWE, Warszawa,
Piontek J., 1999, Biologia populacji pradziejowych, Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań.
Piontek J., Malinowski A.,(red.) 1985, Teoria i empiria w Polskiej Szkole Antropologicznej. Wyd. Nauk. UAM, (część: III i V)
Strzałko J., Henneberg M., Piontek J., 1976, Populacje ludzkie jako systemy biologiczne, PWN, Warszawa.
Strzałko J., Ostoja-Zagórski J., 1995, Ekologia populacji ludzkich. Środowisko człowieka w pradziejach, Wyd. Naukowe UAM, Poznań.
White T.D., Folkens P.A., The human bone manual., Elsevier Academic Press, Oxford, 2005,
Wolański N., 2006, Ekologia człowieka. T. 1. Wrażliwość na czynniki środowiska i biologiczne zmiany przystosowawcze, Wyd. Nauk. PWN SA, Warszawa.

Notes

Term 2021/22_L:

No.

Term 2022/23_L:

No.

Term 2023/24_L:

No.

Term 2024/25_L:

No.

Additional information

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Environmental Protection - full-time first cycle studies

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