Primatology Course Level 3 – Endorsed

Learners will complete 6 units of study in total as listed below.
6 tutor marked assignments to complete

UNIT 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO PRIMATES

• Introduction of primates
• Characteristics of the class Mammalia
• System of taxonomic classification of animals
• Compare the characteristics of apes and monkeys
• Evolutionary history of primates
• Identify common anatomical and physiological characteristics

UNIT 2: THE NEW WORLD MONKEYS

• Global distribution of new world monkeys
• Primates belonging to the Callitrichidae and Cebidae families including marmosets and capuchins
• Primates belonging to the Atelidae family including howler and spider monkeys
• Primates belonging to the Aotidae and Pitheciidae families including owl monkeys, sakis and uakaris

UNIT 3: THE OLD WORLD MONKEYS

• Global distribution of old world monkeys
• Cercopithecinae I – Characteristics of species belonging to the Papionini tribe – including the macaques, baboons and drills
• Cercopithecinae II – Characteristics of species belonging to the Cercopithecini tribe including the guenons, talapoins and mona monkeys
• Old world monkeys belonging to the Colobinae subfamily

UNIT 4: THE PROSIMIANS

• Geography and habitats of Madagascar
• Global distribution of the prosimians
• Primates belonging to the Strepsirrhini suborder
• Primates belonging to the Haplorhini suborder

UNIT 5: THE LESSER APES & ORANGUTANS

• Global distribution of the gibbons and orangutans
• Species belonging to the Hoolock and Hylobates genera
• Species belonging to the Symphalangus and Nomascus genera
• Subspecies and characteristics of the species in the Pongo genus

UNIT 6: THE GREAT APES

• Global distribution of the Great Apes
• Species belonging to the Gorilla genus
• Subspecies and characteristics of the common chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes
• Subspecies and characteristics of the bonobo, Pan paniscus

Learners will be required to complete a series of tutor marked assignments ( normally 1 after each unit) as they progress through this course. Each assignment will contain a variety of tasks/questions. These assignments are assessed by your tutor to monitor progress. You will be provided with constructive feedback to help you in completing each unit to the required standard.