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Seminar on Human Being as an Organism: Evolution through Biological and Cultural Adaptation

Module: The Road to the Human Condition: Humanism, Knowledge, Science and Technology

Coordinators:  Camilo José Cela Conde and Fernando Broncano 

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Seminario en El Ser Humano como Organismo: la evolución por medio de la adaptación biológica y cultural
  • Campus
    Campus of Languages, Education and Psychology in Madrid - Arturo Soria
  • Modality
    Hybrid
  • Languages
    Spanish
  • Credits
    2,5
  • Duration
    From 25 February to 16 March 2027
  • With the Colegio Libre de Eméritos

    Camilo José Cela Conde
    Camilo José Cela Conde
    Seminary lecturer

    Professor of Philosophy of Law, Morals and Politics. Professor Emeritus at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB). He was professor of anthropology at the UIB until 2016 and research professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California (Irvine) until 2018. He currently holds the position of Director of Research at the Gabarrón Foundation.

    This seminar is intended to review human evolution from the time our lineage diverged from that of the chimpanzees to the disappearance of the Neanderthals.

    The most commonly accepted genera and species will be examined, offering interpretations of the relationship between them and, in general, of the evolutionary process of the human lineage.


    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo
    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo

    This seminar is part of the Module: The path to the human condition: humanism, knowledge, science and technology (Coordinators: Camilo José Cela Conde and Fernando Broncano) as part of the Master in Contemporary Humanities: updating humanism, and can be taken independently.

    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo
    Máster en Humanidades Contemporaneas: Actualizar el Humanismo

    Choose your training pathway

    Students can design their own training itinerary according to their time and interests: from participation in short 15-hour seminars to the complete Master's degree.

    Those who are looking for a first approach have the possibility of taking continuing education seminars, accessible to all academic profiles. In this way, each stage becomes an opportunity to grow professionally and academically, adapting to the needs of each moment and offering a progressive and flexible path towards excellence.

    • Lifelong learning seminars of 2.5 ECTS. 20 seminars with no limitation on the access profile in terms of starting qualification.
      Seminar fee: €250.
    • Micro-credentials of 12.5 ECTS. Continuing education courses with no limitation on the access profile in terms of academic qualifications.
      Micro-credential price: €1,150.
    • Expert Diploma. Micro-master of 25 ECTS. On completion of two modules of the Master's Degree and having a university degree of origin.
      Price of the Expert Diploma: €2,250.
    • Specialisation Diploma. Micro-master's degree of 37.5 ECTS. On completion of three modules of the Master's Degree and having a university degree of origin.
      Price of the Specialisation Diploma (37.5 ECTS): €3,375.
    • Specialisation Diploma. Micro-master's degree of 50 ECTS. On completion of the four modules of the Master's Degree and having a university degree of origin.
      Specialisation Diploma (50 ECTS): €4,000.
    • Four modules + TFM ( 10 ECTS): 60 ECTS Lifelong Learning Master's Degree. Requires university degree of origin.
      Total price: €4,500.
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    With the best partner

    The Colegio Libre de Eméritos is one of the most active institutions in our country in the field of cultural and scientific dissemination and extension. Founded in 1986, it brings together the best of the university and complements it with the didactic excellence of the extra-university and international sphere, with more than one hundred professors on its staff. [+info]


    La imagen muestra dos iconos: uno de un orador en un podio y otro de una persona trabajando frente a una computadora.

    In hybrid mode

    The Master's is taught in hybrid mode, partly at our new Campus of Languages and Education in Madrid-Arturo Soria, located in one of the most exclusive residential areas of Madrid and partly in virtual mode, which allows you to combine your personal and professional life with the training process, without losing the excellence and academic rigour of the Nebrija University.


    Dos perfiles de cabeza con cerebros interconectados representan un intercambio de ideas o conocimientos.

    Interdisciplinary programme

    One of the most remarkable aspects of the curriculum is the diversity of perspectives that converge in the classroom. Students come from different disciplines and cultures, which greatly enriches the dialogue. Our aim is for them to understand the importance of history and memory in the construction of the present, and to become agents of change in their respective fields.


    Logo del Colegio Libre de Eméritos con letras en colores negro, gris y amarillo.

    With the best partner

    The Colegio Libre de Eméritos is one of the most active institutions in our country in the field of cultural and scientific dissemination and extension. Founded in 1986, it brings together the best of the university and complements it with the didactic excellence of the extra-university and international sphere, with more than one hundred professors on its staff. [+info]


    La imagen muestra dos iconos: uno de un orador en un podio y otro de una persona trabajando frente a una computadora.

    In hybrid mode

    The Master's is taught in hybrid mode, partly at our new Campus of Languages and Education in Madrid-Arturo Soria, located in one of the most exclusive residential areas of Madrid and partly in virtual mode, which allows you to combine your personal and professional life with the training process, without losing the excellence and academic rigour of the Nebrija University.


    Dos perfiles de cabeza con cerebros interconectados representan un intercambio de ideas o conocimientos.

    Interdisciplinary programme

    One of the most remarkable aspects of the curriculum is the diversity of perspectives that converge in the classroom. Students come from different disciplines and cultures, which greatly enriches the dialogue. Our aim is for them to understand the importance of history and memory in the construction of the present, and to become agents of change in their respective fields.


    Darío Villanueva

    Darío Villanueva

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    "This programme is born out of the conviction that the humanities are more necessary than ever in an ever-changing world. Our professors are experts in their fields, but they are also passionate about teaching and interdisciplinary dialogue. Together, we work to train professionals who not only understand the world, but also contribute to transforming it from a humanistic perspective".

    Camilo José Cela Conde

    Camilo José Cela Conde

    "We want to update the humanities to face the crucial dilemmas of our time. The choice of the Anthropocene as a thematic focus is not only pertinent, but urgent, and the approach proposed by Professor Arias Maldonado (which interweaves political philosophy, history of ideas, science and technology studies, and political ecology) provides students with an exceptionally rich and multidisciplinary framework for analysis".

    Fernando Broncano

    Fernando Broncano

    "This seminar represents a first-class contribution to the training of our students. It has equipped them with sophisticated conceptual tools to understand and confront the contemporary ecological crisis from a renewed, critical and committed humanistic perspective. It thus fulfils in an outstanding way the mission of "updating humanism" that gives our Master's its name".

    Bibliography

    Although there are textbooks on human evolution - the lecturer in charge of the seminar has published several of them - it is neither required nor recommended to use any of them. The seminar assumes a minimum level of knowledge about human evolution, and basic references for each evolutionary episode will be provided in the lectures.

    Calendar

    Dates

    • Thursday 25 February (3 hours)
    • Tuesday 2 March (2 hours)
    • Thursday, 4 March (3 hours)
    • Tuesday, 9 March (2 hours)
    • Thursday, 11 March (3 hours)
    • Tuesday, 16 March (2 hours)

    Timetables

    • Face-to-face sessions [Thursday: 17:00 to 20:00] (3 hours)
    • Online Sessions [Tuesday: 18:00 to 20:00] (2 hours)


    Dates

    • Thursday 25 February (3 hours)
    • Tuesday 2 March (2 hours)
    • Thursday, 4 March (3 hours)
    • Tuesday, 9 March (2 hours)
    • Thursday, 11 March (3 hours)
    • Tuesday, 16 March (2 hours)

    Timetables

    • Face-to-face sessions [Thursday: 17:00 to 20:00] (3 hours)
    • Online Sessions [Tuesday: 18:00 to 20:00] (2 hours)


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