(A) Educational Objectives: The aim of the course is to deepen the understanding of the most important evolutionary theories, the mechanisms of evolutionary change, and the significance of both historical and contemporary evolutionary processes in generating and shaping the structure of biological diversity at all levels of organization. Additionally, knowledge will be provided on the applications of evolutionary biology principles and methods to fields such as natural resource exploitation and management, nature conservation, climate change biology, invasion biology, medicine, and agriculture.

(B) Expected Learning Outcomes:

1) Knowledge and understanding: Understand how evolutionary processes operate and interact over time and space, influencing biodiversity and species adaptation.
2) Applied knowledge and understanding: (a) Apply evolutionary analysis methods and tools to interpret biological data, such as phylogenetic analyses and population genetics studies; (b) develop the ability to design and conduct experiments to test evolutionary hypotheses, analyzing and interpreting the results obtained.
3) Autonomy of judgment: The knowledge and practical application will enable critical evaluation of different evolutionary theories and the scientific evidence supporting them.
4) Communication skills: The knowledge and practical application will also provide the means to clearly and effectively communicate evolutionary biology concepts and experimental results to both specialist and non-specialist audiences, using appropriate communication tools, including scientific articles, oral presentations, and posters.
5) Learning skills: Learning ability will be assessed through exercises and presentations of scientific work, demonstrating the level of understanding of the topics covered and the ability to adapt and integrate new knowledge and emerging techniques in the field of evolutionary biology.