| Number of credits | 10 |
| Course offered (semester) | Autumn |
| Schedule | Schedule |
| Reading list | Reading list |
Language of Instruction
English
Learning Outcomes
The students:
- Shall become familiar with the morphology and anatomy of the different phyla and how they are adapted to the living environment.
- Shall acquire a broad knowledge on taxonomy and phylogeny of marine animals, from sponges to protochordates.
- Shall learn about the concepts and terms that underlie phylogenetic classifications and hypotheses.
- Shall learn basic anatomical dissection and drawing techniques.
- Shall gain insights into the potential of electron microscopy techniques for morphological and evolutionary studies of animals.
- Shall develop capacities of reading and be critical towards scientific literature (papers).
- Shall learn how to organize, structure, and put together an oral communication.
- Shall be able to argue about the diversity, relationships and evolution of the Metazoa tree-of-life.
- Shall become acquainted with the dynamic of the scholar process that underlies the "making" of Science.
Contact Information
studie@bio.uib.no
Course offered (semester)
Autumn
Language of Instruction
English
Aim and Content
Through lectures, seminars, and laboratory activities, including fine anatomical dissections and both optical and scanning electron microscopy, students will become familiar with the character traits that provide the basis for the division of the animal kingdom and with the latest developments on the evolutionary relationships of phyla resulting from novel molecular phylogenetics studies.
Learning Outcomes
The students:
- Shall become familiar with the morphology and anatomy of the different phyla and how they are adapted to the living environment.
- Shall acquire a broad knowledge on taxonomy and phylogeny of marine animals, from sponges to protochordates.
- Shall learn about the concepts and terms that underlie phylogenetic classifications and hypotheses.
- Shall learn basic anatomical dissection and drawing techniques.
- Shall gain insights into the potential of electron microscopy techniques for morphological and evolutionary studies of animals.
- Shall develop capacities of reading and be critical towards scientific literature (papers).
- Shall learn how to organize, structure, and put together an oral communication.
- Shall be able to argue about the diversity, relationships and evolution of the Metazoa tree-of-life.
- Shall become acquainted with the dynamic of the scholar process that underlies the "making" of Science.
Recommended previous knowledge
Compulsory parts of bachelor in biology
Compulsory Requirements
Laboratory course. Approved mandatory activities are valid for 6 semesters.
Assessment methods
Approved laboratory report (35%) + seminar (15%) + written exam (50%).
Grading Scale
The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade in the grading scale, grade F is a fail.
Contact Information
studie@bio.uib.no