Unit name | Evolution in Action |
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Unit code | ARCH10014 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Kit Opie |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Biological Anthropology - one of the sub-disciplines of anthropology - is a wide and varied field of knowledge and research activities. It is unified by a scientific approach developed in evolutionary biology and a focus on humans and our relatives. The aim of this course is to introduce you to anthropological dimensions of evolutionary theory and thinking. At first, we will examine the theory of natural selection, including a basic review of the genetics, to explore modern human diversity. Then will identify biological and behavioural variation among our living relatives, primates and our antecedents. The remainder of the unit will focus on modern human's dynamic relationship with the environment in lectures on human ecology and adaptation.
The weekly lectures will be complemented by five seminars that will allow students to deepen their understanding of the topics through group work and problem-solving tasks on which students will receive formative feedback to help them prepare for the essay and exam.
Aims:
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Weekly lectures. Biweekly 1-hour seminars, supported by self-directed activities. These will include group work and problem-solving tasks on which students receive formative feedback.
One formative 750 word essay (0% required for credit). ILOs 3, 5-8
One summative timed assessment (100%). ILOs 1,2,4.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.