6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 4016551FNR for all students in the 1st semester of even academic years (e.g. 2012-2013) at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
biennial: 1st semester of an even academic year (e.g. 2012-2013)
Enrollment based on exam contract
Impossible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
Students who want to enroll for this course, must be enrolled in the Master Biology.
Taught in
English
Faculty
Faculty of Sciences and Bioengineering Sciences
Department
Biology
Educational team
Franky Bossuyt (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
13 contact hours Lecture
26 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals
52 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

The course deals with the evolution and biogeography of amphibians. This background is used to study patterns of reproductive behavior, morphology, dispersal/migration and geographic distributions. We discuss how to combine different lines of evidence in phylogenetic analyses to obtain a revised classification for amphibians.

Course material
Digital course material (Required) : Prints of Powerpoint presentations used during classes
Additional info

Not applicable.

Learning Outcomes

General competences

At the end of the course the student learns the general systematics of amphibians and understands the underlying relationships (biogeography, phylogeny, morphology, behavior, etc.) between amphibian families. Through individual assignment, stimulating discussions and practical work, the student can independently do species description analyses in a scientific manner, examine and produce scientific reports and be able to confidently collaborate with other researchers in the topic.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • written examination with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

    Note: An oral exam with written preparation determines 100% of the final mark. Open assay questions constitute the written preparation immediately prior to the oral exam. Success in practical work and on individual assignment is taken into consideration during the exam.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Written exam, with oral discussion.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity