The animal behavior minor gives official recognition to a student who pursues a concentration of courses in this area. There are six required courses:
- BIOPSY315 Comparative Animal Behavior w/ lab
- BIOPSY316 Social Organization of Mammals
- BIOPSY317 Sex, Evolution & Behavior
- PSY110 Animal Learning
- BIOPSY355 Behavioral Neuroscience
- BIOPSY325 Reproductive Biopsychology
- BIO166 Biology of Birds
- BIO365 Vertebrate Zoology
- BIO366 Ornithology
- PSY498 Practicum: Animal
- PSY499 Independent Study: Animal Research
The above courses may be taken independently of the others and in any order. Interested students usually begin with the course that best fits their schedule. Most of the courses are offered every other year, so interested students should plan accordingly. For more information on either the biology or psychology programs, please see the college catalog.
Animal welfare and the ethics of human-animal interactions are an important part of the program. Lectures and seminars in these topics and instructions on humane techniques for handling and treating animals are included in our course work.
Related Electives:
- BIO201 Evolution, Ecology and Popular Biology
- BIOPSY350 Zoo Biology
- BIO320 Field Ecology
- BIO330 Marine Biology
- ANT221 Physical Anthropology