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Branch of knowledge: Science
Responsible Center: Higher School of Experimental Sciences and Technology
Teaching modality and Campus: Face-to-face Móstoles
Credits: 240. Credits year: 60. Duration: 4 years. Implantation: progressive, first year 2025-2026
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Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Luis Merino Martin
Student attention: 91 665 5060 Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?
With this degree you will acquire solid and up-to-date training in:
- Biological diversity and functioning of living beings.
- Scientific method applied to the resolution of biological problems.
- Physicochemical, biological, hygienic-sanitary and environmental analysis and diagnosis.
- Genetics and genomics, including genetic counseling.
- Developmental biology and culture of cells, tissues and organs.
- Ecology and conservation, including ecosystem restoration and biodiversity protection.
- Environmental assessment and use of bioindicators.
- Management of physical, chemical and biological agents and their toxic products.
- Drafting of technical reports, projects, and expert reports in the biological field.
- Legal and ethical knowledge of the professional practice in Biology.
- Participation in R&D&I, education, dissemination and scientific communication.
Where will I be able to work when I graduate?
You will be able to work in multiple sectors, including:
- Sanitary slippers: clinical laboratories, genetics, molecular diagnosis.
- Industrial: quality control, biotechnology, biopharmaceutical production.
- Agrifood: genetic improvement of crops and animals, food safety.
- Environmental: ecosystem conservation, environmental impact assessment, waste management.
- Research and development (R&D&I): universities, research centers, technology companies.
- Education and scientific outreach: secondary education, museums, media.
- Public administration: environmental management, health, agriculture, natural heritage.
Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?
Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2025-26.
The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE
What subject areas will I address in this grade?
The degree covers a wide variety of areas, including:
- Biochemistry.
- Molecular and cellular biology.
- Genetics.
- Biotechnology.
- Microbiology.
- Botany.
- Plant and animal physiology and anatomy.
- Zoology.
- Ecology.
- Evolution.
- Paleontology.
- Biogeography.
Recommended Income Profile
In this degree there are no established conditions or special access tests. However, it is recommended that students come with basic knowledge in Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics. The Baccalaureate in Natural Sciences and Health Sciences would be the ordinary entry routes, although they are not exclusive.
On the other hand, since the objective is to train highly qualified professionals in knowledge and skills, and taking into account the future professional activity of the Graduate, it is desirable that the student of this degree possess a series of characteristics and skills such as:
- Interest in natural sciences and the environment.
- Previous knowledge in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics (high school level).
- Capacity for observation, analysis and synthesis.
- Ability to work in a team and in the laboratory.
- Motivation for research and innovation.
- Capacity for teamwork.
- Capacity for action and initiative.
- Fluent oral and written communication in one's own language and fluency in other languages.
- Adaptation to new situations.
- Ability to work independently.
Objectives
The Bachelor's Degree in Biology aims to train professionals with a solid scientific, technical, and ethical foundation, capable of understanding, analyzing, and acting on biological processes at all levels of organization, from molecules to ecosystems. In this context, the mentions in Conservation Biology and Biotechnology They allow students to specialize in two of the most relevant and in-demand areas of current biology, expanding their skills and professional opportunities. The general objectives of the degree are:
- Acquire fundamental and applied knowledge about the morphology, systematics, structure, function, and interaction of living beings, as well as the functioning of populations, communities, and ecosystems.
- Develop scientific and technical skills that enable students to apply the scientific method to solve biological, ecological, and environmental problems with a critical and up-to-date perspective.
- To provide training in the analysis and management of biodiversity, global change, environmental impact, natural resource conservation, and ecological planning, fostering a responsible and committed attitude toward the planet's sustainability.
- To train professionals who are prepared to work in a variety of fields: healthcare, industry, agri-food, environmental, educational, and research, both nationally and internationally.
- Promote international student mobility, fostering an open, global, and multicultural mindset in line with the challenges of today's world.
- Promote the comprehensive education of students, including subjects aimed at developing ethical, social, and professional values, such as respect for human rights, gender equality, universal accessibility, and a culture of peace.
- Promote active participation in R&D&I, as well as in education, scientific outreach, and communication of biology, as key tools for advancing knowledge and social transformation.
- Ensure ethical and legally responsible training, in accordance with current legislative provisions and the ethical principles that govern the professional practice of biologist.
Upon completion of the Bachelor's Degree in Biology, students will have acquired a solid foundation in knowledge, skills, and competencies that will allow them to perform effectively, with quality, and be competitive in the professional field, both nationally and internationally. Furthermore, they will have developed an ethical commitment and social conscience that will enable them to responsibly address the biological, ecological, and economic challenges facing our planet. These include the study of biodiversity, the structure and function of living beings, the production and genetic improvement of plant and animal resources, experimental biology, environmental impact, and the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources. It is worth noting that, in line with our university's general guidelines, the curriculum includes compulsory subjects aimed at ensuring a comprehensive, supportive, and committed education that prepares our graduates to face their entry into the labor market with responsibility and leadership.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
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CONO01 |
To theoretically and practically understand the basic principles of physics, chemistry, and mathematics involved in processes related to biology. |
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CONO02 |
Understand the hypotheses about the origin of life, the properties of key biomolecules (molecular bases), and the role of natural selection in the evolution and diversification of living beings. |
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CONO03 |
Understand the structural and functional complexity of the different levels of biological organization (cellular, tissue, organological and systemic) in living beings. |
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CONO04 |
Know the molecular bases of living beings. |
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CONO05 |
Understand the mechanisms of inheritance in organisms, the different genetic modification techniques, and their biotechnological applications. |
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CONO06 |
Understand the evolutionary relationships and distinctive characteristics (morphological, anatomical, and genetic) of different groups of organisms and their classification. |
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CONO07 |
To know the fundamentals and applications of basic instrumental techniques in the field of biology. |
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CONO08 |
Understand the regulation and integration of the vital functions of living beings and their interaction with the environment (adaptive traits). |
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CONO09 |
Understand the main micro- and macroevolutionary patterns of living beings, as well as the mechanisms that give rise to them and their importance in the processes of speciation and adaptation to the environment. |
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CONO10 |
Understand the different levels of organization of ecological systems and identify the role of environmental factors in the processes at these levels. |
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CONO11 |
Understand the causes, processes, and effects of global change on ecosystems. |
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CONO12 |
Understand the main evolutionary mechanisms and models and the effects they have on the genetic structure of populations, as well as the basic techniques for studying them. |
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CONO13 |
To understand the abiotic processes (geological and climatological) that form and modify the planet's surface, as well as their evolution over time and the techniques for their study and cartographic representation. |
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CONO14 |
Identify the role of paleoenvironmental factors on different fossil groups, with special emphasis on the effects of climate changes recorded throughout Earth's history. |
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CONO15 |
To understand the fundamentals necessary for the study and characterization of the soil environment as a support and source of nutrients, water, energy, and habitat for living beings, as well as its role in biogeochemical cycles and global change. |
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CONO16 |
To understand the distribution patterns of living beings as a result of the interaction of biological, geological, and climatic processes at different time scales, and the methods for studying them. |
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CONO17 |
Learn the main tools and strategies for managing and conserving populations of endangered species. |
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CONO18 |
To understand animal behavior from an ecological and evolutionary perspective and the techniques for studying it. |
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CONO19 |
Understand the basic concepts of descriptive statistics and statistical inference for the analysis of biological data. |
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CONO20 |
Know the fundamentals for the design of experimental and observational studies, and the sampling techniques used in biology. |
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CONO21 |
Understanding the relationship between ecosystem functionality and the benefits they provide to society (ecosystem services) and the restoration of these ecosystems. |
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CONO22 |
Understand democratic values and the principles of equality, equity, and tolerance for the diversity of societies, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), their implications, and their relationship to professional practice in the field of biology. |
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CONO23 |
Understand the scientific method and sources of scientific information. |
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CONO24 |
Understand the ethics of professional activity, the bioethical implications of experimentation on living beings, work in the natural environment, and biotechnological applications. |
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CONO25 |
Learn how to work properly in a laboratory, including safety fundamentals, handling, and waste disposal within a framework of sustainability and reduced environmental impact. |
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CONO26 |
Learn how to work properly in the natural environment, including safety fundamentals and sampling techniques, with minimal environmental impact. |
Skills
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HAB01 |
Manipulate, describing, classifying, identifying and preserving biological samples. |
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HAB02 |
Work appropriately in a laboratory, critically selecting (updated) and applying techniques associated with the field of biology. |
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HAB03 |
Work appropriately in the natural environment, including safety fundamentals and sampling techniques, with minimal impact on the environment. |
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HAB04 |
Critically evaluate sources of scientific information and communicate orally and in writing concepts, methodology, and results of biological studies. |
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HAB05 |
Integrate experimental evidence found in field and/or laboratory studies with theoretical knowledge. |
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HAB06 |
Design and execute observational studies and experiments in biology, analyzing and interpreting results using advanced statistical tools. |
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HAB07 |
Evaluate those environments and situations in which geological processes have played or continue to play a fundamental role in the structure and functioning of ecosystems. |
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HAB08 |
Recognize geological structures, geomorphology, lithology, and different types of soils in the landscape, as well as the factors and processes involved in their formation and evolution. |
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HAB09 |
Interpret and generate thematic maps for environmental studies. |
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HAB10 |
Characterize populations and communities by analyzing their structure, dynamics, and ecological relationships, using sampling techniques, statistical tools, and ecological models to assess biodiversity and ecological processes. |
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HAB11 |
Evaluate and quantify ecosystem services in areas of different nature. |
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HAB12 |
Apply population models for the sustainable management and conservation of natural populations. |
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HAB13 |
Use DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction techniques. |
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HAB14 |
Analyze and identify biomolecules. |
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HAB15 |
Plan and develop laboratory work, taking into account safety protocols and management of chemical and biological waste. |
Competences
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COM01 |
Apply theoretical knowledge to practice, understanding complex and multidimensional problems and solving them using the scientific method. |
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Perform and interpret physicochemical, biological, hygienic-sanitary analyses and diagnoses, bioassays, and functional tests, especially in the healthcare, industrial, agri-food, and environmental fields, and issue the corresponding reports. |
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COM03 |
Analyze and interpret the mechanisms of inheritance, evolution, biodiversity, and the fossil record. |
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COM04 |
Participate in phylogenetic, taxonomic, paleontological, biogeographical, and ecological analyses and studies of living beings, especially those that serve as a basis for demographic and epidemiological studies, in the health, agri-food, and environmental fields. |
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Provide genetic counseling and genomic studies, assisted reproduction, developmental biology, and gene therapy. |
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Carry out the planning, care, reproduction, conservation, and genetic improvement of living beings, as well as the cultivation of cells, tissues, organs, and specimens. |
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Carry out the assessment, protection, conservation, and restoration of the physical environment, biodiversity, and ecosystems, especially those that are threatened, contaminated, and altered. |
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COM08 |
Execute the management, control, and treatment of physical, chemical, and biological agents and their toxic products in all areas of biology. |
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COM09 |
Apply ethical principles and comply with the legislative, regulatory, and administrative provisions that govern professional practice. |
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Participate in the drafting and execution of projects, including the preparation of technical reports, environmental impact assessments, economic appraisals, and expert reports in the field of biology. Manage and advise on intellectual and industrial property, especially in the industrial, healthcare, agri-food, and environmental sectors. |
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Promote and manage R&D+i projects in biology, including seeking funding, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and disseminating scientific results. Participate in educational, training, and scientific outreach activities, using advanced pedagogical and technological tools to communicate biological knowledge. |
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Use a foreign language to communicate orally and in writing in the field of Biology. |
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Ability to develop professional activity with a critical vision and an active commitment to social, economic, and environmental sustainability, with respect for human rights and democratic institutions. |
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Make decisions to autonomously and proactively select activities that complement your training in different contexts, based on your particular needs and interests. |
Minimum stay requirements
- The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
- In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
- Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
- Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.
For more information see: Permanence regulations
Access and registration
Access
Access to official undergraduate education will require possession of a bachelor's degree or equivalent and passing the test referred to in article 42 of Organic Law 6/2001, on Universities, modified by Law 4/2007, of April 12, without prejudice to the other access mechanisms provided for by current regulations.
The number of places offered for new admission are:
Móstoles Campus: 75 places
Matriculation year
The enrollment process at the Rey Juan Carlos University is done through the Internet. You can carry out the procedures on the computers installed on campus or through any computer with network access. You can check the deadlines at registration , as well as the different requirements and necessary documents.
External Internships
The External Practices subject is a curricular subject whose main objective is to promote a comprehensive training of the student through the practical application of the knowledge acquired during the Degree, which facilitates direct contact with the professional activity and the opportunity to join the professional world with a minimum of experience. All practices are designed so that the students who participate in them acquire professional experience in real situations and conditions, applying the knowledge, skills and attitudes that are acquired in the training processes throughout the degree. The internships represent a decisive opportunity for the personal development and professional future of the students.
Internships are activities carried out by the student in companies, institutions and organizations; that is, in centers outside the university premises, which aim to enrich and complement your university education, while providing you with a deeper knowledge about the skills you will need once you have graduated.
The External Practices subject will consist of two phases:
- Completion of the internship period that offers professional experience related to any of the graduate profiles that are expressed in the Verification Report of the degree.
- Elaboration of the memory
Documentation:
For more information: External Internship Unit
Social Security contributions for interns starting January 1, 2024
Academic Recognition of Credits
Regulations for academic recognition of credits in undergraduate studies
Mobility programs
ERASMUS
The Erasmus program makes it easy for URJC students -both undergraduate and postgraduate- to study one or several semesters at one of the European universities with which the URJC has agreements.
These exchanges traditionally have an economic endowment thanks to the Erasmus Scholarships provided by the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education.
WORLD
The Munde program manages mobility with universities from countries not included in the Erasmus Program.
The possibility of obtaining a scholarship or economic endowment and its amount depends, in each case, on the agreements with the universities, countries or entities that sign it.
For more information:
SICK
SICUE is a national mobility program for GRADOS university students that allows them to carry out part of their studies at another Spanish university with guarantees of academic recognition, use and adaptation to their curricular profile.
Student support programs
Orientation to future students. The University offers various orientation programs for future students: we carry out visits to high schools and secondary schools, we organize guided visits to the Campuses, we are present in the Classroom and, at the beginning of each course, we carry out welcome days to guide students new students.
academic tutorials. Each teacher carries out, within their teaching planning, academic tutorials on their subject.
Coordinator of the degree. It works to promote coherence and balance between the subjects and the workloads of the students.
mentoring program. The URJC has this program, peer tutoring, in which the students of the last years act as mentors with the first year students.
Students with disabilities. The Support Office for Persons with Disabilities offers guidance and assistance to students with special needs.
Scholarships . The Rey Juan Carlos University manages the main scholarships and annual grants, both its own and from other official bodies: Ministries, Community of Madrid, International Organizations and other entities. It also publishes and disseminates those scholarships and grants of interest to its students and graduates. Throughout the course, students receive information about them through the different communication channels established.
Job placement program. The Rey Juan Carlos University, through the External Internship Unit and the Graduates Office, organizes conferences, workshops and various actions aimed at supporting and guiding students in their job search, to improve their employability and promote job placement . The University has a Job Exchange -a platform available to companies and graduates- where institutions can carry out their selection processes.
Privacy Policy
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
REGISTRATION
*The rates corresponding to double degrees with different degrees of experimentality will be applied as established in the new Decree 43/2022, of June 29, of the Government Council, which establishes the public prices for university studies leading to official degrees and services of an academic nature in the public universities of the Community of Madrid*
- Enrollment and permanence in URJC degree studies. Academic year 2024-25 (effective as of June 1, 2024)
- Regulation of refund of academic fees
- Admission due to change of campus or modality, university and/or partial Spanish university studies of Degree and Double Degree of the URJC
- Public Prices
TRAINING PROCESS
- Academic exemption (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title IX)
- External internships (in force during the 21/22 academic year)
- External internships (applicable from the 22/23 academic year)
- Academic Recognition of Credits (RAC)
- TFG Framework Regulation (Approved Governing Council May 26, 2023)
- Extraordinary End of Degree Award
EVALUATION
- Regulation on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes (in force from 1 September 2024)
- Review and claim of the evaluation (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title VII)
- Request for review and claim of the evaluation
- Early call (Regulations on the Assessment of Learning Outcomes - Article 19)
- Early call procedure
- Compensation Court (Regulations for the Evaluation of Learning Outcomes - Title X)
Validation, adaptation of studies, recognition of credits and homologation of foreign qualifications
- Validations / Recognition degrees
- Partial validation of foreign studies
- Complementary training requirements prior to the recognition of foreign qualifications
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
VISITING STUDENTS AND STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
TEACHING COORDINATION
COEXISTENCE REGIME
SCHOOL INSURANCE
ASSOCIATIONS
Quality guarantee
Results report
Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.
Report by course:
General information collection plan
Within the quality assurance system of the Rey Juan Carlos University, the following surveys are planned:
- New students
- Teacher evaluation
- Student satisfaction
- Satisfaction of the graduates
- Labor insertion
- Causes of abandonment
- Career path:
- Second year after graduation
- Third year after graduation
- Fourth year after graduation
- Degree of satisfaction:
- Faculty with the campus and university
- Teacher with degree
- of the evaluators
- Incoming student mobility program
- Outgoing Student Mobility Program
- Administration and services staff with the university
- External internships:
- Student satisfaction
- External tutor satisfaction
- Evaluator satisfaction
Survey results:
Improvement actions
The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.
Renewal of accreditation
The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.
In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”