Comparative Animal Behavior
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Program Option
Comparative Animal Behavior Concentration
Psychology and Neuroscience department web site
Program Overview
The Comparative Animal Behavior concentration offers a coherent interdisciplinary program of study intended to prepare students for employment or advanced study in fields including components of the behavior of captive animals and wildlife. These fields include – but are not limited to – psychology, ethology, neuroscience, veterinary medicine, conservation biology. All students are encouraged to seek laboratory and field experiences in addition to required course work.
Comparative Animal Behavior Concentration
| Course | Credits |
| Required Courses | 15 |
| BIO 013, 013L - General/Pre-professional Biology II (with lab) | 4 |
| BIO 114, 114L - Evolution (with lab) | 4 |
| PSY 001 - Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| PSY 024/BIO 025 - Animal Behavior | 3 |
| Electives - select one from each cluster | 12-16 |
| Cluster 1 - Molecular Determinants of Behavior | |
| BIO 105 - Introduction to Genetics | 3 |
| BIO 129, 129L - Mammalian Physiology with lab | 5 |
| PSY 127/BIO 107/NSCI 127 - Behavior Genetics | 3 |
| Cluster 2 - Biological Determinants of Behavior | |
| BIO 176 - Neurophysiology | 3 |
| PSY 122 - Sensation and Perception | 3 |
| PSY 123 - Biological Bases of Behavior | 4 |
| PSY 128 - Hormones and Behavior | 3 |
| Cluster 3 - Comparative Analysis of Behavior | |
| PSY 026 - Human Evolutionary Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 126 - Comparative Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 129 - Primate Cognition | 3 |
| Cluster 4 - Ecological Factors | |
| BIO 098 - Introduction to Primatology | 3 |
| BIO 117 - Ecology | 3 |
| BIO 125/ENSP 135 - Conservation Biology | 4 |
| Total | 27 |
2018-2019 Drake University Undergraduate Catalog
