Cryptozoology: An Examination of the Academic Endeavour

3 credits · Undergraduate

Cryptozoology is the pseudoscience of cryptids: creatures talked about as existing in the wider community that are neither discovered nor confirmed by science. Cryptozoology preserves folklore, history and oral traditions, at times giving them modern day interpretations. As a result, it not only reveals perceptions of the past, but also reveals much about the present. It also has many things about the academic endeavour, including how people understand the scientific method, evidence, logic, belief, history, wilderness, and colonialism. This course examines cryptozoology in connection to these and other topics. Assignments include land-based learning, academic debates, and final creative group project. Prerequisite(s): FNST 100-3