APPLIED COMPANION ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: ( DY SCI/AN SCI 102 or concurrent enrollment) or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe species-specific behavior in companion animals Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Construct an ethogram and use it to record and track companion animal behavior Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Differentiate between different forms of behavior modification Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify abnormal behavior and theorize how the behavior developed and is maintained Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify a problem behavior in a companion animal, and design a behavior modification plan to address that behavior Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe species-specific behavior in companion animals Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Construct an ethogram and use it to record and track companion animal behavior Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Differentiate between different forms of behavior modification Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Identify abnormal behavior and theorize how the behavior developed and is maintained Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Identify a problem behavior in a companion animal, and design a behavior modification plan to address that behavior Audience: Graduate