Layout 1

COURSE

DESCRIPTIONS

AN

IMAL

BE

HA

V

IOR

Inte

r

disc

ipli

nary

Pr

ogram

R

omi

B

urks

,

PhD,

P

rogram

Co-Chai

r

and

A

ss

oc

iate

Pro

fess

or

of

Biology

F

ay

G

ua

rra

c

i,

Ph

D,

P

rogram

Co-Chair

a

nd

A

s

sociate

Pr

ofessor

of

Psychology

T

he

m

ajor

in

An

imal

Behavior

i

s

an

interdi

s

ci

plinary

program

of

fered

by

the

departments

of

B

iology

a

nd

Ps

yc

hology

.

The

program

prepares

stude

nts

for

graduate

programs

in

animal

be

havi

or

,

a

nima

l

le

arning,

behavioral

ecology

,

biopsychology

,

ecology

,

neuroscience

and

ve

te

rina

ry

s

cie

nc

e.

S

tudents

may

choos

e

t

o

complete

a

Bachelor

of

Ar

ts

(

B

A)

or

a

Bachelor

of

S

cie

nc

e

(

BS

)

degre

e

with

a

major

in

Animal

Beha

vior

by

completing

the

r

e

quir

ements

specified

in

t

he

c

ours

e

c

a

t

al

og

under

“Univers

ity

D

egrees.”

Students

interested

in

veter

ina

r

y

s

chool

are

a

dvise

d

to

obt

ain

c

linical

exper

ienc

e,

inves

t

i

gate

the

course

requirements

of

individual

sc

hools

a

nd

se

ek

t

he

B

S

in

A

ni

mal

Behavior

in

c

om

bi

nation

with

additional

courses

required

for

a

dmis

sion

t

o

various

programs

.

In

addition

to

t

he

required

and

selecte

d

courses

listed

below

,

A

nima

l

B

e

ha

vior

majors

participate

in

res

e

arch

projects

under

the

supervision

of

faculty

me

mbe

rs

.

The

res

e

arch

may

be

conducte

d

in

department

laboratories

or

at

field

sites.

Research

oppor

tuniti

es

a

lso

e

xis

t

at

of

f-campus

la

borat

or

ies

and

fa

cilities.

A

final

requirement

for

the

A

nima

l

B

e

ha

vior

major

i

nc

ludes

comple

ti

on

of

the

caps

tone

pr

oject

(usually

in

the

senior

year).

T

his

pr

oje

ct

c

ons

is

ts

of

conduct

ing

original

res

e

arch

in

t

he

student’

s

area

of

interest

and

in

c

ooper

at

ion

with

one

of

t

he

pr

ogram’

s

f

a

cul

ty

a

dvisers.

Fulfillment

of

this

requirement

occurs

w

ith

a

se

c

ond

t

hre

e

-hour

block

of

res

ea

rch

credit

(50-

973,

33-833

or

33-853),

depending

on

int

er

es

t

and

r

es

ults

in

a

wr

itten

and

oral

presentation

of

r

esearch

findings.

T

h

e

m

i

n

o

r

i

n

A

n

i

m

a

l

B

e

h

a

v

i

o

r

s

e

e

k

s

t

o

i

n

v

o

l

v

e

s

t

u

d

e

n

t

s

a

c

r

o

s

s

t

h

e

u

n

i

v

e

r

s

i

t

y

a

n

d

c

a

n

b

e

t

a

i

l

o

r

e

d

t

o

s

t

u

d

y

h

o

w

o

t

h

e

r

d

i

s

c

i

p

l

i

n

e

s

c

o

u

l

d

l

e

n

d

t

h

e

i

r

o

w

n

i

n

s

i

g

h

t

i

n

t

o

t

h

e

s

t

u

d

y

o

f

a

n

i

m

a

l

b

e

h

a

v

i

o

r

.

P

otent

ial

ar

ea

s

of

s

tudy

include

(but

are

not

l

im

ited

to)

Art,

Philosophy

,

Religion,

Anthropology

,

P

hysic

s,

His

tory

or

Kines

iology

.

M

i

nors

m

ust

consult

with

the

Chair

of

the

AB

Program

to

de

vel

op

thei

r

plan

f

or

minoring

that

will

t

he

n

be

approved

by

the

Pr

ogram

Committee.

M

ajor

in

Ani

mal

Behavior

(BA):

36

sem

est

er

hours,

including

Biology

50-102,

1

12,

122,

162,

a

nd

334;

one

fr

o

m

Biology

50-314,

364,

394,

424,

434,

444,

484;

P

sychology

33-103,

1

1

1,

204,

214,

253

(

or

B

iology

50-213)

and

453;

one

from

Psycho

logy

33-353

or

363;

six

hours

from

B

iology

50-

973,

Ps

ychol

ogy

33-833,

853

(Capstone).

R

e

qui

r

e

d

s

upp

or

ting

cours

e

s

in

t

he

An

imal

B

ehavior

maj

or

(

B

A)

:

1

1-13

hours,

including

C

hem

istr

y

51-15

3/151,

163/161,

Mathemat

ics

52-1

13,

and

Biology

50-232

(if

necessary).

M

ajor

in

Ani

mal

Behavior

(BS):

55-56

sem

ester

hours,

including

Biology

50-102,

1

12,

122,

162,

a

nd

334;

two

f

rom

Biology

50-314,

364,

394,

424,

434,

444,

484;

Psychology

33-

103,

1

1

1,

204,

214,

253

(

or

B

iology

50-213)

and

453;

one

fr

om

Psychology

33-353

or

363;

six

hours

from

B

iology

50-

973,

Ps

ychol

ogy

33-833,

853

(Capstone).

R

e

qui

r

e

d

s

upp

or

ting

cours

e

i

n

the

Ani

mal

Behavior

m

ajor

(BS):

23-27

hours,

including

C

hem

istr

y

51-15

3/151,

163/161,

Mathemat

ics

52-1

13,

154,

Physics

53-154,

164

and

an

A

pprove

d

Sc

ie

nc

e

Elective

required

for

t

he

BS

degree.

A

dd

it

ional

r

e

commend

ed

cou

rs

es

:

Al

lied

Hea

lth

Education

46-244,

Kinesiology

48-714,

M

athe

ma

tic

s

52

-154,

Philos

ophy

18-103.

M

inor

in

An

imal

Behavior:

20

s

emes

ter

hours,

including

Biology

50-1

12,

122;

Psychology

33-

103,

1

1

1,

253;

ni

ne

additional

hour

s

of

cours

es

in

the

An

imal

Behavior

major

above

the

int

roduc

tory

l

eve

l,

chosen

with

the

approval

of

the

program

chair

.

R

e

qui

r

e

d

s

upp

or

ting

cours

e

i

n

the

Ani

mal

Behavior

m

inor:

Mathematics

52-1

13.

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