Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Copenhagen offers a comprehensive range of programs, including Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, and Continuing Education courses. The programs are designed to provide students with a deep understanding of their chosen field, as well as the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in their future careers.

Program Details

• Evolutionary Ecology: This course explores the principles of evolutionary ecology, including mating systems, sexual selection, decision making, and the evolution of communication.
  • Course content: Mating systems and sexual selection; decision making and the evolution of communication; life histories in animals and microbes; life history traits: genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity; mutualistic interactions and their evolutionary stability; social evolution: cooperation and conflict; parasite-host interactions.
  • Learning outcome: To give students an understanding of life-history adaptations, of their ecological context, genetic variation and evolution.
  • Teaching and learning methods: Nine hours of lectures and seminar class work per week for the first six weeks, followed by a literature study and a 5-page essay on a topic related to course papers.
  • Literature: See Absalon.
  • Recommended prerequisites: Academic qualifications equivalent to a BSc degree is recommended.
  • Feedback form: Oral, continuous feedback during the course of the semester, and peer feedback.
  • Exam: On-site written exam, 2 hours multiple choice under invigilation, and a written assignment, 5-page essay.
  • ECTS: 7.5 ECTS
  • Type of assessment: The final grade is given based on the essay (50%) and the written exam (50%).
  • Aid: No aids allowed
  • Marking scale: 7-point grading scale
  • Censorship form: No external censorship, two internal examiners
  • Re-exam: The same as ordinary exam, involving writing an essay based on a new essay title and taking a new 2-hour written multiple choice exam.

Program Structure

• Course Type: Single subject courses (day)
• Workload:
  • Lectures: 36 hours
  • Class Instruction: 18 hours
  • Preparation: 102 hours
  • Project work: 48 hours
  • Exam: 2 hours
• Language: English
• Course Number: NBIK14021U
• ECTS: 7.5 ECTS
• Programme Level: Full Degree Master
• Duration: 1 block
• Placement: Block 1
• Schedulegroup: B
• Capacity: No limitation – unless you register in the late-registration period (BSc and MSc) or as a credit or single subject student.

Program Administration

• Studyboard: Study Board for the Biological Area
• Contracting Department: Department of Biology
• Contracting Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Course Coordinator: Jonathan Z. Shik
• Teacher: Michael Poulsen, David R. Nash, Jonathan Z. Shik, and guest lecturers.