Humane Biology WF-OB-POJANK2
Course content
Introduction. Principles of human biological evolution (4 hours)
Biology and behavior of primates (4 hours)
The key stages of anthropogenesis (2 hours)
Ecological and demographic characteristics as well as health and disease during the hunter-gatherer, early agriculture, early urbanization and industrial periods (4 hours)
Peculiarities of physical and psychomotor development in childhood and adolescence (4 hours)
Morphological, physiological and social aspects of ageing (4 hours).
Principles of human adaptation and acclimatization. Ecological gradients (4 hours).
Global diversity of human biological traits. Interpretations of the biological diversity of the modern human being (4 hours).
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
• Learning outcomes: With the use of the knowledge of general biology the student will be able to critically assess the information about the human being and the natural world around him and will be able to suggest adequate solutions to problems. The student will be able to independently gain knowledge about biology of the human being and its biotic and social environment, and will be able to find, evaluate and systematize information. The student will be able to demonstrate the knowledge about the peculiarities of human biology (phylogenesis, ontogenesis, human biological diversity and its causes).
Assessment criteria
Methods of knowledge verification
• Evaluation of semester work (2 short essays on chosen topics) – 40 %; final on-line exam (more extended essay) – 60 %.
Bibliography
Holly M Dunsworth. Human Origins 101 (Science 101). Greenwood; 1 edition (2007).
William A. Haviland, Dana Walrath, Harald E. L. Prins, Bunny McBride. Evolution & Prehistory: The Human Challenge, 9th Edition. Wadsworth, 2011.
Craig Stanford, John S. Allen, Susan C. Anton Biological anthropology: the natural history of humankind . 3rd ed. Pearson, 2013.
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