Human Biology and Diseases
General data
Course ID: | WF-OB-JAKAUSKAS2 |
Erasmus code / ISCED: | (unknown) / (unknown) |
Course title: | Human Biology and Diseases |
Name in Polish: | Human Biology and Diseases |
Organizational unit: | Center for Ecology and Ecophilosophy |
Course groups: | |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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Language: | English |
Subject level: | elementary |
Learning outcome code/codes: | OB2_W02 OB2_W09 OB2_W12 OB2_U01 OB2_U09 |
Short description: |
The aim of the course is to gain knowledge on the effects of human heredity, biological evolution factors to human health and disease. |
Full description: |
Course content: Elements of human genetics (4 hours) Principles of evolutionary medicine (4 hours). Concept of disease in evolutionary perspective (4 hours) Human metabolism, nutrition and evolution (6 hours) Reproduction and evolution (4 hours) Organism defence and evolution (6 hours). Human behavior and biological evolution (2 hours) |
Bibliography: |
Gluckman, Peter, et al. Principles of Evolutionary Medicine, Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2014. Tessa M. Pollard. Western Diseases: An evolutionary perspective. Cambridge University Press, 2008. |
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS: |
Learning outcomes: With the use of the knowledge of human biology the student will be able to critically assess the information about the human health and disease, factors affecting human health, perception of health and disease, and will be able to suggest adequate solutions to problems. The student will be able to independently gain knowledge about factors of human health, will be able to find, evaluate and systematize information. |
Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
Method of teaching • Problem-oriented lecturing, active learning methods (fulfilling assigned duties on literature search and writing short essays during semester), analytical methods (information search and analysis). Methods of knowledge verification • Evaluation of semester work (2 short essays on chosen topics) – 40 %; final on-line exam (more extended essay) – 60 %. |
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