Human Biology

Code:

B370

Acronym:

B370

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Biology

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Biology
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Biology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
L:B	139	Plano de estudos a partir de 2008	3	-	7,5	70	202,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To provide students with basic knowledge on human origins and evolution and with a conceptual background allowing them to understand current patterns of genetic and biological diversity in human populations. Students will be introduced to a variety of analytical tools in anthropological research

Program

THEORETICAL CLASSES

1. Primates:
1.1. Characteristics
1.2. Diversity
1.3. Classification

2. Human Evolution
2.1. Fossil evidence
2.2 Molecular evidence

3. Biological diversity in human contemporaneous populations
3.1. Diversity in ecological context
3.2. Morphological diversity
3.3. Genetic diversity


PRACTICAL CLASSES

1. Human osteology
1.1. Anatomy
1.2. Craniometry

2. Phylogenetic inference trough molecular analysis
2.1. Type of data
2.2. Clustering methods

3. Genetic diversity in human populations
3.1. Mendelian polymorphisms
3.2. Quantifying genetic differentiation between human populations

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical classes: expositive lectures interspersed with periods of open discussion
Practical classes: participated through the organization of problem solving teams

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	70,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Students must attend 2/3 of the practical classes

Calculation formula of final grade

Final examination comprising a theoretical part (12 points) and a theoretical/practical part (8 points)

Observations

RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAPHY
CAVALLI-SFORZA, L,F; MENOZZI, P; PIAZZA, A (1994) The history and geography of human genes. Princeton University Press.

COOPER ND, KEHRER-SAWATZKI H (eds) (2008) Handbook of Human Molecular Evolution. John Wiley & Sons.

HARRISON, GA, TANNER JM, PILBEAM DR, BAKER PT (1999) Human Biology. An introduction to human evolution, variation, growth, and adaptability. Oxford University Press

JOBLING MA, HURLES ME, TYLER-SMITH C (2004) Human evolutionary genetics. Origin, people and disease. Garland Science

JONES, S; MARTIN, R; PILBEAN, D (eds) (1992)The Cambridge encyclopedia of human evolution. Cambridge University Press

LEWIN R (1993) The origin of modern humans. Scientific American Library.

LI, WH; GRAUER, D (1991) Fundamentals of molecular evolution. Sinauer Associates, Inc.

RELETHFORD JH (2003) The human species. An introdution to Biological Anthropology. McGraw-Hill Companies

TATTERSALL I (1998) Becoming Human. Oxford University Press