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Review on topic of own choice

Course
2026-2027

Admission requirements

This course is only open for students enrolled in the Minor Human Evolution.

Description

With the acquired knowledge from the preceding courses you will identify a field of special interest. During this module, you are expected to choose a topic of human evolution to review in more detail by writing an individual review that summarizes the existing knowledge and provides ideas that might advance the field. You will also present your topic in a flash talk at the end of the course.

Course objectives

After completion of this course, students can:

  • Write an essay about a topic of free choice about human evolution.

  • Structure a critical review of ideas and evidence about a particular topic.

  • Summarize the topic in a very brief presentation.

  • Evaluate presentations of fellow students according to a scheme.

Schedule

The timetables are available through My Timetable (see the button in the upper right corner). A detailed schedule will be provided on Brightspace before the start of the course.

Teaching method

Introduction on the writing assignment and on verbal presentation.

Assesment method

Score on the quality of the produced review and the presentation (100%).
To pass the course a minimum assessment of 5.5 is required.

Resit, review & feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest.

Reading list

Students will search for and obtain relevant literature for their review themselves.

Registration

As a student; you are responsible for enrolling on time through MyStudyMap.

In this short video; you can see step-by-step how to enrol for courses in MyStudyMap.
Extensive information about the operation of MyStudyMap can be found here.

There are two enrolment periods per year:

  • Enrolment for the fall opens in July

  • Enrolment for the spring opens in December

See this page for more information about deadlines and enrolling for courses and exams.

Note:

  • It is mandatory to enrol for all activities of a course that you are going to follow.

  • Your enrolment is only complete when you submit your course planning in the ‘Ready for enrolment’ tab by clicking ‘Send’.

  • Not being enrolled for an exam/resit means that you are not allowed to participate in the exam/resit.

Exchange and Study Abroad students; please see the Prospective students website for information on how to apply.

Contact

For substantive questions, contact the course coordinator: Dr. C. Tudorache
For questions about enrolment, admission, etc., contact the Education Office

Remarks

Brightspace will be used for communication.