BIOL 112 - Introduction to Animal Behavior

Credits: 3

Semesters Offered: No information available.
Campus/Sites Offered: No information available.
Offering Note: No additional information is available.

Description
Introduction to invertebrate and vertebrate animal behavior, its description, role, genetic and evolutionary basis, and methods of study. Designed as a general education, non-majors course.

Student Learning Outcomes

Knowledge, communication and critical thinking about invertebrates and vertebrates in their natural habitat.
Knowledge, communication and critical thinking invertebrate and vertebrate behavior patterns: communication, social, mating and parental care, aggression, timekeeping and migration, territory selection and feeding, and learning.
Knowledge, communication and critical thinking about historical origin of the study of animal behavior.
Knowledge, communication and critical thinking about physiological basis of behavior.
Critical thinking and technology in understanding the methods of observation and documentation of animal behavior.
Critical thinking and technology in understanding the experimental design for research in animal behavior.
Diversity and life enrichment in understanding the natural world and implications of animal behavior for understanding human behavior.

Prerequisite: None
Corequisite: None

Graded: Letter Grade