120 - Animal Behavior

Course Title: Animal Behavior - 120

Credits: 3 (Approx. 42 work-hours)

Instructor: James O'Heare, CABC

Course Description

This course will explore research methods, the theory of evolution, genes and heredity, learning and adaptation, foraging and migration, predators and prey relationships, competition and territoriality, communication and group living, sexual conflicts and selection, mating patterns, parenting, cooperation and helping, and primate patterns of behavior.

Course Texts

  • Introduction to Animal Behavior by Roland Siiter

Enrollment Package Includes

  • Coursework document with assignments and course notes
  • Student Handbook
  • Access to Classroom, with transcripts from Guest Visits and handouts
  • Free membership with IIACAB and to all issues of its journal JACAB
  • Access to your Instructor for one-on-one guidance
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Schedule

The course begins as soon as your enrollment is complete and you receive your enrollment package. Although we allow 4 months for this course, you are free to complete the course sooner if you can, and we do allow extensions if need be.

Prerequisites

None

Tuition

$350 Cdn. (Currency Converter) + 4% fee for for online payments. Textbooks not included in tuition. They may be purchased through http://www.dogwise.comhttp://www.amazon.comhttp://www.abebooks.com or http://www.half.com in most cases. Also check the Student LibraryCanadian Residents 5% GST.

Enrollment

Visit the "ENROLL" page and follow the application instructions.

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