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Course: Biological Anthropology II

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Course title Biological Anthropology II
Course code KSA/BIAN2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 1
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Topinka Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Excursion into the history of human biology and medicine. 2. Anthropology of human body in the context of modernity (reflection of Le Breton's study). 3. Somatology of particular organ systems. 4. Fundamentals of cytology, genetics and molecular biology. 5. Biological context of human ontogeny. 6. Human nutrition in interdisciplinary context. 7. Human sexuality in interdisciplinary context. 8. Biological aspects of human communication. 9. Application of knowledge from biological anthropology in selected disciplines. 10. Methods of biological anthropology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Projection (static, dynamic)
  • Attendace - 28 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 62 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The central theme of the course is a complex of a human as an individual entity, with biological, psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual aspects, which are interacting. Attention is paid to the research of physiological, biochemical, genetic and environmental factors that affect the variability and the morphology of the human body. The focus is therefore on the role of heredity, natural selection and the external environment on the variability of the organism in the phylogenetic and ontogenetic development of man. The course provides basic information about the phylogenetic and ontogenetic development of a particular person. It provides key information about the structure and function of the human body and methods used in biological anthropology. It introduces students to the fundamentals of cytology, molecular biology and human genetics.
After completing the course, the student will be familiar with the basic terminology of biological anthropology and with the classification of biology in anthropological sciences. The student will also: - possess knowledge about the history of biological anthropology, fundamentals of cytology, molecular biology and genetics, fundamentals of human ontogeny; - have sufficient information about the structure and functions of human body; - be familiar with the application of knowledge from biological anthropology in medicine, forensics and industry; - understand the fundamental methodology of biological anthropology.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance, Seminar Work, Written exam

The course ends with a written exam - test. The exam can be taken after submission of written work on selected topic of biological anthropology. Final grade will consist of both mark from the test and evaluation of the written work.
Recommended literature
  • Odborné tuzemské i zahraniční časopisy k tématice biologické antropologie (Česká antropologie; American Journal of Human Biology; Annals of Human Biology; American Journal of Physical Antropology; Homo; Journal of Human Evolution)..
  • CICHÁ, Martina:. Biologická antropologie (učební text k distančnímu studiu). Olomouc: Hanex, 2011..
  • CICHÁ, Martina (ed.). (2014). Integrální antropologie. Praha: Triton.
  • DAWKINS, Richard:. Sobecký gen. Praha: Mladá fronta, 1998..
  • FIALOVÁ, Lydie, KOUBA, Petr, ŠPAČEK, Martin et al.:. Medicína v kontextu západního myšlení. Praha: Karolinum (Galén), 2008..
  • FLEGR, Jaroslav:. Evoluční biologie. Praha: Academia, 2005..
  • FOUTS, Roger, MILLS, Stephen Tukel:. Nejbližší příbuzní. Praha: Mladá fronta, 2000..
  • GOULD, Stephen Jay:. Jak neměřit člověka. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1998..
  • KLEIN, Richard G. The Human Career: Human Biological and Cultural Origins. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2009..
  • LE BRETON, David:. Anthropologie du corp et modernité (Antropologie těla a modernita). Paris: Éditions Presses Universitaires de France, 2003..
  • MERKUNOVÁ, Alena, OREL, Miroslav:. Anatomie a fyziologie člověka pro humanitní obory. Praha: Grada, 2008..
  • RAK, Roman, MATYÁŠ, Václav, ŘÍHA, Zdeněk:. Biometrie a identita člověka ve forenzních a komerčních aplikacích. Praha: Grada, 2008..
  • SOUKUP, Martin:. Kultura. Biokulturologická perspektiva. Červený Kostelec: Pavel Mervart, 2011..
  • SOUKUP, Václav:. Dějiny antropologie. Praha: Karolinum, 2004..
  • ŠMAHEL, Zdeněk:. Příběh lidského rodu. Brno: Moravské zemské muzeum, 2005..
  • ŠMAHEL, Zdeněk:. Teorie, principy a metody auxologie. Praha: Karlova univerzita (Karolinum), 2001..
  • ŠMARDA, Jan:. Biologie pro psychology a pedagogy. 2 vyd. Praha: Portál, 2007..
  • VANČATA, Václav:. Evoluční antropologie (internetové skriptum). Praha: Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, 2005..
  • WOLPERT, Lewis:. Triumf embrya. Praha: Academia, 1994..
  • WRIGHT, Robert:. Morální zvíře. Praha: Lidové noviny, 1995..


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Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 09.06.2024 00:06.