The subject will be taught following the guidelines imposed by the Convergence process towards the creation of a European Higher Education Area (EHEA), endorsed by the Bologna Declaration (1999). This implies a more active participation of students in their learning process, which translates into greater participation of students in class, and more interaction among students and with the teacher. In addition to classroom-based (lectures) methodology, the learning process is completed through remote activities during the school term which translates into an important weight of the final grade of the subject. Teaching methodology and modalities are described as follows:

Master Classes

The theoretical content of the program will be delivered in 18 lectures. The theoretical classes will be complemented by the visualization of cartoons and videos related to the topics covered in class. The teacher's presentations will be available in * pdf format in Moodle.

It is recommended that students print this material and take it to class, to use it as support when taking notes. Although it is not essential to extend the contents of classes, students are advised to consult the books recommended in the Bibliography section regularly to consolidate and clarify, if necessary, the contents explained in class. Some of these theory classes will follow an inverted class pattern where students will have to prepare a material before class to debate in the classroom. Attendance to the inverted class is mandatory.

Seminars

Scheduled seminars are designed for students to work in small groups, and acquire skills of group work and critical thinking. Students will be divided into groups of 4 to 6 to work on a specific topic of the program proposed by the teacher for the subsequent oral presentation and collective discussion. Thus, the follow-up of the seminars will imply an active role of the students in the exposed topics.

The organization of the working groups and the distribution of the topics to be discussed will becarried out during the first seminar. In the remaining seminars some groups of students, chosen at random, having prepared the proposed subject, will deliver it in writing to the teacher. The same groups of students will orally present the topic to the rest of the class, with the available means in the classroom. In the seminars, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is permitted as an integral part of the development of the assignment, if final result reflects a significant contribution by the student in terms of analysis and personal reflection. The student must clearly identify which parts were generated using such technology, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI will be considered a violation of academic standarts and may result in a penalty in the activity grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.

For the preparation of the seminars, the students should use the appropriate bibliography, as well as the scientific papers related to the topics.

Attendance at seminars is mandatory. In case of missing class for cause not justified there will be a penalty in the note of the seminars.

Tutorials

Tutorials will be held individually in the faculty office (by appointment). Tutorials should be used to clarify concepts, consolidate acquired knowledge, and facilitate study. They can also be used to resolve any doubts students have about seminar preparation and to improve group dynamics.

Annotation: within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.

The evaluation of students' academic performance considers whether they have acquired a level of knowledge, skills, and critical maturity in line with the objectives previously established in the course program. This evaluation process involves assessing the information assimilated, its understanding, and the ability to relate and integrate it with other knowledge, determining whether students are capable of understanding and applying the explained methodologies and techniques, and finally, determining if they can solve experimental problems.

The evaluation of competencies in this subject will be organized into two pathways: (1) Continuous Evaluation and (2) Unique Evaluation.

(1) Continuous Evaluation

Continuous assessment will be conducted through two written exams, a written and an oral assignment, and specific evaluations conducted by the students themselves. The continuous evaluation system is organized into four parts, each of which is evaluated independently and carries a specific weight in the final grade of the subject:

• Inverted Class (10% of the overall grade): During this activity, students will have to answer a questionnaire that will be evaluated and will represent 10% of the mark of the subject.
• First Written Exam (35% of the overall grade): This evaluation assesses the knowledge acquired by each student through a multiple-choice test. This first written exam will cover the first half of the Animal Histology program. Students who score below 4 out of 10 on this exam will not be able to combine it with the grade from the second exam, seminars and the inverted class and will therefore have to take the final make-up exam.
• Second Written Exam (35% of the overall grade): This evaluation individually assesses the knowledge acquired by each student through a multiple-choice test. This second written exam will cover the second half of the Animal Histology program. Students who score below 4 out of 10 on this exam will not be able to combine it with the grade from the first exam, seminars and inverted class and will therefore have to take the final make-up exam.
• Seminars(20% ofthe overall grade): This component assesses the analytical and synthesis skills of the students in each group, as well as their group work and oral presentation skills. The seminars will be evaluated as follows:

Oral presentation	55%	The teacher evaluates (out of 10) the skills of each group of students in the presentation of the work
Report	25%	The teacher evaluates (out of 10) the report delivered by the students on the day of the seminar
Inter-group evaluation	20%	Each group of students evaluates (out of 10) the groups that perform the oral presentation. This evaluation will be carried out in each seminar
TOTAL	100%

Attendance at seminars is mandatory. In case of missing a seminar without justification, there will be a penalty in the grade. Furthermore, any falsification of the attendance record, including the forgery of a signature, will automatically result in an absence being recorded, with no possibility of subsequent justification. Such falsification will be reported to the Degree Coordinator, who will take whatever measures he or she deems appropriate.

• absence 1 session = reduction of 20% of the grade.
• absence 2 sessions = reduction of 40% of the grade.
• absence ≥3 sessions = reduction of 80% of the grade

To pass the Animal Histology, it is mandatory to obtain a final grade, after the weighting of all the sections (written tests + seminars), equal or superior to 5 points (out of a total of 10).

(2) Unique evaluation

The single assessment will be conducted through a written exam covering the entire syllabus. The seminars are mandatory and follow the same rules and evaluations as explained in the continuous evaluation. The unique evaluation system is organized into three sections, each evaluated independently and contributing a specific weight to the final grade of the course:

• Written Exam (70% of the total grade): This section evaluates the individual knowledge acquired by each student through a multiple-choice exam. This written exam will cover the entire syllabus. Students who score below4out of 10 on this exam willnot be able to combine this score with the second exam, seminar and inverted class scores, and therefore, will have to take the final recovery exam.
• Seminars (20% of the total grade)
• Inverted class (10% of the global grade)

General Considerations for the Course

A student will receive a \"Non-evaluated\" grade if they do not attend any of the written exams or do not complete either the oral presentation or the written seminar work.

Students with a score below 5.0 out of 10 will not pass the course. Students who pass the seminars (20% of the course grade) but not the written exams can retain their seminar grade for up to two additional enrollments (three enrollments in total) and will not be required to attend them again.

Any irregularity taking place during an assessment activity (including academic fraud, plagiarism, or improper use of artificial intelligence, unless such use is expressly authorized in the course syllabus) that may lead to a significant alteration of the grade will result in that assessment activity being awarded a grade of 0. If the course syllabus specifies that obtaining a minimum grade in that assessment activity is required to pass the course, or if multiple irregularities occur in the assessment activities of the same course, the final grade for the course will be 0. In addition, disciplinary proceedings may be initiated against any student involved in such irregularities.

NB: This text has not been proofreading by a native English, so in case of any doubt or incongruity, the information provided in the Catalan/Spanish version will prevail.