Undergraduate Degrees in Animal Behavior

Minor

Undergraduate must be enrolled at Indiana University- Bloomington, and apply to CISAB. Six courses are required. (COURSE DESCRIPTIONS)

Requirements:

1. STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE TWO INTRODUCTORY COURSES, CHOOSING ONE EACH FROM TWO OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:

Anthropology
B200 Bioanthropology (3 cr.)
E200 Social and Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.)
L200 Language and Culture (3 cr.)

Biology
L111 Introduction to Biology: Evolution and Diversity (3 cr.)
L112 Introduction to Biology: Biological Mechanisms (3 cr.)
E111 or E112 Basic Biology by Examination I or II (3 cr.)

Psychology
P101 Introductory Psychology I (3 cr.)
P102 Introductory Psychology II (3 cr.)
P106 General Psychology, Honors (4 cr.)

2. STUDENTS MUST ALSO COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR:

Z460 Ethology (3 cr.)
P417 Animal Behavior (3 cr.)

3. STUDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE ONE COURSE FROM EACH OF TWO OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES, REPRESENTING CORE APPROACHES FOR STUDYING ANIMAL BEHAVIOR:

Evolution:
Biology L318 OR s318 Evolution (3 cr.)
Biology L369 Heredity, Evolution, and Society (3 cr.)

Mechanism – one course required
Z466 Endocrinology (3 cr.)
P326 Behavioral Neuroscience (3 cr.)
L311 genetics (3 cr.)

Learning and Development:
Psychology P325 Psychology of Learning (3 cr.)
Psychology P444 Developmental Psychobiology (3 cr.)

4. STUDENTS SHOULD COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL UPPER-LEVEL COURSE RELATED TO ANIMAL BEHAVIOR. MANY COURSES ARE POSSIBLE, INCLUDING:

A495 Animal Behavior Internship (1-6 cr.)
B368 Evolution of Primate Social Behavior (3 cr.)
B466 The Primates (3 cr.)
L317 Developmental Biology (3 cr.)
Z373 Entomology (3 cr.)
Z374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
L376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
L377 Biology of Amphibians/Reptiles (3 cr.)
Z406 vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
L433 Tropical Biology (3 cr.)
L465 Advanced Field Biology (3 cr.)
L473 Ecology (3 cr.)
L474 Field and lab Ecology (2 cr.)
Z476 Biology of fishes (4 cr.)
P410 Dev. Brain and Behavior (3 cr.)
P411 Neural Bases of Learning and Behavior (3 cr.)
P416 Evolution and Ecology of Learning (3 cr.)
P444 Developmental Psychobiology (3 cr.)
Q301 Brain and Cognition (3 cr.)

Area Certificate

IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE MINOR, THE STUDENT DESIRING AN AREA CERTIFICATE MUST COMPLETE ONE COURSE FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING LISTS:

1.AN ADDITIONAL ELECTIVE COURSE RELATED TO ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

B368 Evolution of Primate Social Behavior (3 cr.)
B466 The Primates (3 cr.)
L317 Developmental Biology (3 cr.)
Z373 Entomology (3 cr.)
Z374 Invertebrate Zoology (3 cr.)
L376 Biology of Birds (4 cr.)
L377 Biology of Amphibians/Reptiles (3 cr.)
Z406 vertebrate Zoology (5 cr.)
L433 Tropical Biology (3 cr.)
L465 Advanced Field Biology (3 cr.)
L473 Ecology (3 cr.)
L474 Field and lab Ecology (2 cr.)
Z476 Biology of fishes (4 cr.)
P410 Dev. Brain and Behavior (3 cr.)
P411 Neural Bases of Learning and Behavior (3 cr.)
P416 Evolution and Ecology of Learning (3 cr.)
P444 Developmental Psychobiology (3 cr.)
Q301 Brain and Cognition (3 cr.)
Or an offering in field biology from a recognized biological field station.

2.AT LEAST 3 CREDITS OF INTERNSHIP OR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH, INCLUDING THE SUBMISSION OF A WRITTEN THESIS IN BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY OR ANTHROPOLOGY:

L490 Individual Study (12 cr. max)
P493 or P494 Supervised research (3 cr.)
A406, A408, A496 Fieldwork, Museum Practicum or Field Study in Anthropology
A495 Animal behavior Internship (1-6 cr.)

To Apply:

First, students interested in obtaining an undergraduate minor or area certificate in Animal Behavior must be accepted into a degree-granting program at Indiana University - Bloomington. To obtain application forms to Indiana University, contact a program directly (for example, Biology Department, Psychology Department, the Program in Neural Science). After being accepted by IU, students can apply for membership into the Program in Animal Behavior by filling out the on-line form for CISAB membership, by picking up an application form from their biology or psychology undergraduate advisors, or by contacting CISAB directly (via email to cisab @ indiana.edu or coming to 402 N. Park).

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