BIONB 2210

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BIONB 2210
Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024.

General introduction to the field of animal behavior. Topics include evolution and behavior, behavioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, communication, orientation and navigation.

When Offered Fall, Summer.

Permission Note Priority given to: students studying Neurobiology and Behavior. Not open to: first-year students.
Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses.

Distribution Category (OPHLS-AG, BIO-AS, PBS-AS)

Comments May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Four credit option required of students in Neurobiology and Behavior program of study.

Outcomes
  • To develop your awareness of, and curiosity about, the diversity of natural history and the exciting puzzles raised by the behavior of living things.
  • To gain mastery at asking and answering questions about the mechanisms and evolution of behavior by performing observations, generating hypotheses, deriving predictions, and developing tests to investigate the causes of behavior.
  • To compare the social systems of different species and to understand how the study of behavior is relevant to your other courses, to your own life, and to the world around you.
  • To learn to read, interpret and critically evaluate scientific discoveries communicated through the primary, peer-reviewed literature.

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Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1194 BIONB 2210   LEC 001

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    • MWF Uris Hall G01
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority is given to students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Enrollment limited to 15 students per 4-credit disc. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study. Three credits with no discussion section; 4 credits with one disc per week and writing assignments.

Syllabi:

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1195 BIONB 2210   LEC 002

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    • MWF Uris Hall G01
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority is given to students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Enrollment limited to 15 students per 4-credit disc. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study. Three credits with no discussion section; 4 credits with one disc per week and writing assignments.

  •  1196 BIONB 2210   DIS 201

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    • W Malott Hall 205
    • Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023

    • Dietz, S

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