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Valid for year : 2007
 
NBIB20 Evolution, 7,5 ECTS credits.
/Evolution/

For:   Bio   BKM  

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 86
Rec. self-study hours: 114

  Area of Education: Science

Subject area: Biology

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): G1

Aim:
This course aims to give insight into fundamental evolutionary processes and principles. The student should also increase his/her ability to plan, execute and write an own project. The topic for this project is chosen from one of the sub-fields of evolutionary biology or closely related areas.

Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Chemistry 30 ECTS (NKEA26-28) and at least 60 ECTS in Biology at the A/B levels (or equivalent)

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
Lectures, seminars and labs. A project is complied during the course. Seminars and labs are compulsory.

Course contents:
The contents span history of life, adaptation, natural selection, speciation, evolution at different organisational levels (including human). Written presentation.

Course literature:
Kursbok. Freeman, S. & Herron, J.C. 2004. Evolutionary Analysis (3rd ed.). Pearson Prentice Hall.

Examination:
Assignments
Participating in the seminars and labs
3 p
2 p
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4,5 ECTS
3 ECTS
 
Grades are given as �?~Fail�?T or �?~Pass�?T.



Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Agneta Johansson
Examiner:
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Last updated: 05/30/2007