BIONB 2210

BIONB 2210

Course information provided by the 2019-2020 Catalog.

General introduction to the field of animal behavior. Topics include evolution and behavior, behavioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, communication, orientation and navigation.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses.

Permission Note Priority given to: students studying Neurobiology and Behavior. Not open to: freshmen. Enrollment limited to: 15 students per 4-credit disc.

Outcomes

  • To acquire a greater awareness of, and curiosity about, your own behavior and the behavior of other living things.
  • To gain mastery at asking and answering questions about the mechanisms and evolution of behavior by performing observations, generating hypotheses, deriving predictions, and developing tests to investigate the causes of behavior.
  • To appreciate the similarities and differences between the behaviors of humans and non-human animals, and to understand how the study of behavior is relevant to your other courses, to your own life, and to the world around you.

Distribution Category (OPHLS-AG, PBS-AS)

When Offered Fall, Summer.

Satisfies Requirement Four-credit option required of students in Neurobiology and Behavior program of study.

Comments May be taken independently of BIONB 2220.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1321 BIONB 2210   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority is given to students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to freshmen. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Enrollment limited to 15 students per 4-credit disc. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study. Three credits with no discussion section; 4 credits with one disc per week and writing assignments.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1322 BIONB 2210   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority is given to students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to freshmen. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Enrollment limited to 15 students per 4-credit disc. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study. Three credits with no discussion section; 4 credits with one disc per week and writing assignments.

  •  1323 BIONB 2210   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  1324 BIONB 2210   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3766 BIONB 2210   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3767 BIONB 2210   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4192 BIONB 2210   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3769 BIONB 2210   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4193 BIONB 2210   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3770 BIONB 2210   DIS 210

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  3771 BIONB 2210   DIS 211

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4194 BIONB 2210   DIS 212

  • Instruction Mode: In Person