BIONB 2210

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BIONB 2210
Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

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


Prerequisites two majors-level biology courses.

Enrollment Priority Priority given to: students studying Neurobiology and Behavior. Not open to: first-year students.

Distribution Requirements (BSC-AG, OPHLS-AG), (BIO-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2024SP, 2023FA

Learning 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: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: BIONB 2210

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4833 BIONB 2210   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study.

Syllabi: none

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

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  4834 BIONB 2210   LEC 002

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study.

  •  4835 BIONB 2210   DIS 201

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  4836 BIONB 2210   DIS 202

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4837 BIONB 2210   DIS 203

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4838 BIONB 2210   DIS 204

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4839 BIONB 2210   DIS 205

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

  •  4840 BIONB 2210   DIS 206

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4841 BIONB 2210   DIS 207

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4842 BIONB 2210   DIS 208

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

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  •  4843 BIONB 2210   DIS 209

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    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

  •  4844 BIONB 2210   DIS 210

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    • R
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person