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AN SC 496

Research on the Human Animal Bond

3 units

Fall 2018

Topics

  • Introduction to the course and lab
  • Overview and theories Beck (2014)
  • Physical and psychological well- being
  • Development and aging
  • Animal assisted activities
  • Companion animal well-being
  • Breaking the bond
  • Promoting the human- Hawkins et al. (2017) animal bond
  • Conclusions
  • Critically appraise research on the human-animal bond with particular emphasis on companion animals
  • Explore measures and methods used to study the human-animal bond
  • Apply social science research methods to investigate the human-animal bond
Fall 2017

Topics

  • Introduction to the course and lab
  • Overview and theories Siess et al. (2015)
  • Physical and psychological well- being
  • Development and aging
  • Animal assisted activities
  • Companion animal well-being
  • Breaking the bond
  • Promoting the human- Hawkins et al. (2017) animal bond
  • Conclusions
  • Critically appraise research on the human-animal bond with particular emphasis on companion animals
  • Explore measures and methods used to study the human-animal bond
  • Apply social science research methods to investigate the human-animal bond
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