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Tentative Schedule/Syllabus for Anthrozoology Fall 2019SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAYTUESDAY8:30-1:00 p.m.SEM 2 D2105WEDNESDAY8:30-1:00 p.m.SEM 2 D2105THURSDAY8:30-1:00 p.m.*LIB 1001FRIDAY8:30-1:00 p.m.LIB 1001No class on Monday Use this time to do readings, answer study questions and prepare for quizLectures and workshopsTopics in Anthrozoology and PsychologyQuiz on previous week material.Readings and Study questions due.Lectures and workshops Animal Behavior and CognitionReadings and Study questions due.Lectures and workshops in Animal Welfare Science*Field trips on selected weeks may go through the afternoonReadings and Study Questions dueSeminar on Animal EthicsReadings and Study Questions due. Week 1Sep 30Review syllabus and expectations. Herzog and the ‘troubled middle’. Do owners and their pets look and act alike? Efficacy of assisted animal therapies. Biophilia and Biophobia.Herzog study questions due p. 1-67 Introduction to Animal Behavior: behaviorists, ethologists, and animal emotions. Behavioral Genetics. Review of evolutionary theory. See website for additional readings and assignments dueContinue review of evolutionary theory: speciation and coevolution. Animal domestication: A product of nature or a crime against nature? Diamond criteria. See website for additional readings and assignments dueIntroduction To Ethics Science vs. ethics. Is-ought gaps. Moral psychologySee website for additional readings and assignments dueWeek 2Oct 7Pet Keeping: An update. Adaptive? Maladaptive? Theory of Mind and Anthropomorphism.Domestication and evolutionary biology: convergent versus divergentQuiz on Week 1 material. Herzog study questions due p. 67-97 Domestication and evodevo. Heterochrony: horses and dogs. Dog social cognition: Workshop on Hare and Tomasello Human-like social skills in dogs? See website for additional readings and assignments dueIntroduction to Animal Welfare…Science? In a cultural context.Animal Welfare Science of non-traditional pets.See website for additional readings and assignments dueIntroduction To Ethical Analysis and Ethical Theories. See website for additional readings and assignments dueWeek 3Oct 14Human-Dog relationships. Dog domestication-historical. When and where: archeological and DNA evidence. Constructing phylogeny trees from DNAQuiz on Week 2 material. Herzog study questions due p. 97-129Dog Behavior and Cognition. Co evolution of dogs and humans? Oxytocin backgrounder.Workshop on Nakasawa et al paper: oxytocin mediated mutual gazing See website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Welfare or Animal Science? Dawkins and her critics: what does an animal need and want?Animal Welfare and Health Sciences (Vet Med): Approaches. In class group exercise/research on an animal diseaseSee website for additional readings and assignments dueEthical Theories as they relate to Animals: Contractarianism, Utilitarianism, Relational, Rights Based, Respect for NatureSee website for additional readings and assignments dueWeek 4Oct 21Animals for Sport and Entertainment. Cock fighting, bull fighting, dog fighting.Animal Welfare Science: stress physiology.Quiz on Week 3 material. Herzog study questions due p. 129-175Poultry crash course: Broilers and egg layers. Connect to Herzog readings and prepare for field trip. Industry and natural history of the chicken.See website for additional readings and assignments dueFIELD TRIP- TBA, Briarwood? Note we will be gone the whole daySee website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Ethical Dilemmas. Discussion about what “natural” means. See website for additional readings and assignments dueWeek 5Oct 28Eating Animals: Veganism, “meat disgust”, test tube beef. Human evolution and meat eating.Quiz on Week 4 material. Herzog study questions due p. 175-205Pig, cattle, sheep, and goat crash course: behavior, evolution, cognition, and animal welfare issuesSee website for additional readings and assignments dueContinue with pig, cattle, sheep, and goat crash course: behavior, evolution, cognition, and animal welfare issuesSee website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Ethical Dilemmas –Food Animals. Eating MeatSee website for additional readings and assignments due.Week 6Nov 4Mice and Lab Animals. IACUCs, 3Rs. Rodent behavior and natural history. Panksepp and laughing rats.Quiz on Week 5 material. Herzog study questions due p 205-237Animals and Affective States: How do we measure it? Cognitive Bias TestingSee website for additional readings and assignments dueFIELD TRIP-TBA Note we will be gone the whole daySee website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Ethical Dilemmas –Animal Experimentation.See website for additional readings and assignments due. Week 7Nov 11Moral Psychology and Human-Animal Relations. Future of Anthrozoology as a discipline?Quiz on Week 6 material. Herzog study questions due p. 237-27Cats and Horses: natural history, behavior, and cognition. Introduce general concepts in animal cognitionSee website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Welfare Science: Preference Testing and Motivation. See website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Ethical Dilemmas –Companion AnimalsSee website for additional readings and assignments due. Week 8Nov 18Special Topics in Animal Cognition: Higher Functions? Social Cognition? Rats and Empathy.Quiz on Week 7 material. Study questions dueAbnormal Behavior and Stereotyping: “Can’t stop, won’t stop”. See website for additional readings and assignments due. FIELD TRIP-TBA ZOO? Note we will be gone the whole daySee website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Ethical Dilemmas-Wild Animals and HuntingSee website for additional readings and assignments Week 9(Thanksgiving Break)Dec 2Seminar: J.M. Coetzee’s Tanner Lecture The Lives of Animals. Read Singer, Smuts, Doniger, and Garber responses. Quiz on Week 8 materialOutline of your own response is due on TuesdayAnimal Welfare Science and Ethics Synthesis: Would you Eat an Alien?See website for additional readings and assignments dueAnimal Welfare Science and Ethics Synthesis: Would you Eat an Alien?See website for additional readings and assignments dueSeminar: J.M. Coetzee’s Tanner Lecture The Lives of Animals. Peer Review and DiscussionWeek 10Dec 9PREPARE FOR FIELD TRIP TO UBCFinal draft of response to Coetzee is dueOVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP TO UBCOVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP TO UBCOVERNIGHT FIELD TRIP TO UBCEvaluation WeekDec 16COURSE MATERIALS: Required Books:Herzog, H 2011. Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals. Harper PerennialSome Books I recommendFraser, D. 2008. Understanding Animal Welfare The Science in its Cultural Context. Wiley-Blackwell.Sand?e, P. & Christiansen, S.B. 2008. Ethics of Animal Use, Wiley-Blackwell. Jensen, P 2013, The Ethology of Domestic Animals, CABI.EVALUATIONS AND STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:Please refer to the details of the student expectations sheet.CREDIT ALLOCATION:4-Anthrozoology or Psychology4-Animal Ethics4-Animal Behavior4-Animal Welfare Science There is some flexibility in categories of credit allocation based on student needs. For example, General Biology Credit can be substituted for some credit, and Psychology can be awarded instead of Anthrozoology. Upper division science is available for Animal Behavior and Animal Welfare Science. Please see student expectations sheet for detailsCOURSE WEBSITE: communication outside of class will be done through the course website (WordPress). It is highly recommended that you check the web site daily for updates. FIELD TRIPS: Please note the field trips on the syllabus, including the overnight trip to Vancouver B.C. You must sign a waiver form. I will also need drivers, so please let me know if you already have your permit, and/or are willing to drive. We will be going to some special places on our field trips that many of you do not normally have access to. Some of these might be emotionally intense, so prepare yourself for these experiences. Please talk to me if you are concerned about some of the places we plan to visit. It is extremely important that we all be on our best behavior on these trips. We are ambassadors for the college when leave campus, and many of the places we visit are my friends and clients. We must be respectful at all times. We will be going on a two to three day overnight trip the last week of the quarter to Vancouver B.C. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PASSPORT OR APPROPRIATE PERMIT TO CROSS THE BORDER INTO CANADA AND RETURN TO THE US. ................
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