Selected issues in human ecology WF-OB-WZEC
1. Concepts of species, speciation, niche…. (2g)
2. Towards clarity of terms: evolution, evolutionism, theory (s) of evolution. (2g)
3. Selected ecological rules. (2g)
4. 'Ape-human' specificity of man. (2g)
5. An outline of the ecology of modern primates. (2g)
6. Specificity of the Primates order. (2g)
7. Life space and characteristics of the oldest African hominid forms. (3g)
8. Life space and characteristics of Homo habilis and Homo erectus. (2g)
9. Life space and characteristics of Homo neanderthalensis. (3g)
10. In search of a definition of Homo sapiens. (2g)
11. Prehistoric and contemporary trends in social changes of our species. (2g)
12. Epidemics in the past and present. (2g)
13. Selected diseases of civilization. (2g)
14.Culture and its impact on the functioning of our species. (3g)
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Term 2024/25_L:
1. Concepts of species, speciation, niche…. (2g) |
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
Subject level
Learning outcome code/codes
Type of subject
Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge: the student knows the history of the Earth, knows the processes of the biosphere (OB1_W03); lists and defines relationships between different groups of organisms (OB1_W05); characterizes the landmark processes shaping the origin and development of life on Earth, explains the functioning of individual ecological processes, explains the relationships between individuals, biocenoses, ecosystems.
Skills: uses at a basic level the literature of the subject in a foreign language (OB1_U03); selects an appropriate methodology to solve a research problem, uses specialized terminology in the field of ecology and evolution (OB1_U16).
Competencies: The student demonstrates caution and criticism in accepting information about the environment (OB1_K05); understands the importance of responsibility for the state of the environment (OB1_K07); cares about the integrity of his/her work, conclusions and decisions and the need to deepen knowledge (OB1_K09).
ECTS [1 ECTS = 30(25) hours]:
lecture attendance: 30 hrs [1ECTS].
preparation for colloquium and exam: 30 hrs [1ECTS].
active participation in class, participation in discussion: 30 hrs [2ECTS].
ECTS CREDITS: 4
Assessment criteria
Written exam: test
90%-100% bdb
79%-89% db
56%%-88% dst
0%-55% ndst
Bibliography
1) Foley R., 2001, Zanim człowieka stał się człowiekiem, PIW, Warszawa.
2) Klein R., 1999, The Human Career. Human Biological and Cultural Origins, Chicago.
3) Lewin R., 2002, Wprowadzenie do ewolucji człowieka, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa.
4) Malinowski A., 1999, Wstęp do antropologii i ekologii człowieka, Wyd. Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, Łódź.
5) Mayr E., 2002, To jest biologia, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa.
6) Stringer C., Mackie R., 1999, Afrykański Exodus, pochodzenie człowieka współczesnego, Prószyński i S-ka, Warszawa.
7) Tomczyk J., Hałaczek B., 2008, U progów ludzkości, UKSW, Warszawa.
8) Tomczyk J., 2006, Meandry taksonomii kopalnych hominidów. Aspekty historyczno-metodologiczne. w: A. Lemańska, M. Lubański (red.), Z zagadnień filozofii przyrodoznawstwa i filozofii przyrody. T.18, Wyd. UKSW, Warszawa, 19-216.
9) Strzałko J., Ostoja-Zagórski J., 1995, Ekologia populacji ludzkich. Wyd. UAM, Poznań.
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Term 2024/25_L:
1) Foley R., 2001, Zanim człowieka stał się człowiekiem, PIW, Warszawa. |
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