BIOL-1074: How Animals Think
Description: Overview of scientific research on animal cognition and behavior from perspectives in biology, psychology, and neuroscience. Study and application of scientific approaches to the study of animal cognition and behavior in the context of personal, political, and societal decision making. Considers the influence of animal cognition and animal ethics on decisions about human-animal interactions at a personal and societal scale ranging from decisions about food supply to conservation. Provides the framework to evaluate animal personality, emotion, consciousness, and rights. Addresses how cultural, social and political views influence scientific research on animal cognition. Consideration of bidirectional effects of human-animal interactions on One Health and animal welfare.
Pathways: 4 Reasoning in Natural Sci., 10 Ethical Reasoning
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 2
Average GPA: 3.52 (A-)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.94%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.32%
| Kendra Sewall | 2022 | 65.7% | 26.6% | 4.3% | 2.3% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3.52 | 2 |