GEO4710 – Evolution of life
Course description
Course content
Themes will cover the origin of life, the earliest fossils and their importance in the evolution of life leading to the origin of ourselves.
Learning outcome
The course will provide the basic knowledge necessary for an independent M.Sc.study in paleontology/palaeobiology
Admission
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Prerequisites
Recommended previous knowledge
GEL2120 – Sedimentology, paleontology and stratigraphy (discontinued)
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with GEO3710 – Evolution of Life (continued)
Teaching
Lectures, colloquia and working groups - totally 6 hours per week. Obligatory assignments which must be approved.
Examination
Final written examination (3 hours) (100 %). Letter grade (A-F)
This course does not offer new examination in the beginning of the subsequent term for candidates who withdraw during an ordinary examination or fail an ordinary examination. For general information about new examinations, see /studier/admin/eksamen/sykdom-utsatt/mn/index.html and www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/examination/repeat.html
General information about examinations at the faculty can be found at www.matnat.uio.no/english/studies/index.html
Other
Auditor for this course is associate professor Nils-Martin Hanken, Department of Geology, University of Tromsø.