HUMAN/ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS: BIOLOGICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ISSUES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Biological Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain concepts related to animal behavior from fields of biology including genetics,evolution, ethology, physiology and wildlife ecology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the process of domestication including possible ways the process could have begun and the evolutionary processes involved. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify and apply psychological and philosophical frameworks to topics of human and animal relationships. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain historical and cultural changes in human perceptions of other animals and beliefs about human obligations toward animals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Consider current social controversies related to our relationship with animals, such as wild animals and the alteration of ecosystems in which they live or such as eating meat; and present and discuss these topics using objective and respectful dialogue. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Relate biological and philosophical concepts to own research. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain concepts related to animal behavior from fields of biology including genetics,evolution, ethology, physiology and wildlife ecology. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Describe the process of domestication including possible ways the process could have begun and the evolutionary processes involved. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify and apply psychological and philosophical frameworks to topics of human and animal relationships. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Explain historical and cultural changes in human perceptions of other animals and beliefs about human obligations toward animals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Consider current social controversies related to our relationship with animals, such as wild animals and the alteration of ecosystems in which they live or such as eating meat; and present and discuss these topics using objective and respectful dialogue. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Relate biological and philosophical concepts to own research. Audience: Graduate