Animal Behavior Minor
https://colsa.unh.edu/biological-sciences/program/minor/animal-behavior
This minor is designed for students who are interested in learning more about animal behavior, including the mechanisms that underlie behaviors and the evolutionary forces that may have shaped them. Students will also gain practical skills in the methods used to study animal behavior in laboratory and field settings.
Students must earn a grade of C- or better in all courses taken for the minor. No more than 8 credits taken for the minor may be used toward a student's major.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| ZOOL 613W | Animal Behavior | 5 |
| Electives | ||
| Minimum of 15 additional credits; At least two of the four electives must come from the Category I list below; the remaining courses may be from either Category I or Category II. | ||
| Category I: | ||
| MEFB 714 | Field Animal Behavior | 4 |
| NSB 727 | Animal Communication | 4 |
| PSYC 720 | Animal Cognition | 4 |
| ZOOL 726 | Conservation Behavior | 4 |
| ZOOL 733W | Behavioral Ecology | 0 or 4 |
| ZOOL 736 | Genes and Behavior | 4 |
| ZOOL 740 | Acoustic Ecology | 4 |
| ZOOL 777W | Neuroethology | 4 |
| ZOOL 795 | Independent Investigations in Zoology | 1-4 |
| Category II: | ||
| AAS 421 | Large Animal Behavior and Handling Techniques | 2 |
| BIOL 720 | Plant-Animal Interactions | 4 |
| BMS 718 | Mammalian Physiology | 4 |
| PSYC 512 | Psychology of Primates | 4 |
| ZOOL 625 | Principles of Animal Physiology | 3 |
| ZOOL 690 | Evolution | 4 |