AZ 200: Introduction to Animal Studies
The interdisciplinary study of animal life history, behavior, and the interactions of humans and other animals. Content areas include conservation, research, zoos and aquariums, animal ethics, and media representation of animals.
AZ 202G: French & Fauna Madagascar
This Spring-into-Summer course combines the study of French language and Animal Studies through a global lens by traveling to Madagascar’s remote SAVA region for a three-week immersion experience in July. The trip emphasizes the importance of language across disciplines and will appeal to language learners of all levels – true beginners to advanced students of French are welcome. In the afternoons and on the weekends, we will participate in activities relating to human-animal interactions in Mal
AZ 210N: Animal Diversity:Vertebrates
Survey course of vertebrate biology and ecology as it relates to the interdisciplinary field of Animal Studies.
AZ 212: Marine Mammal Science
Explores the language and methodology of science, including biology, evolution,, ecology, and conservation, within the context of marine mammal science. Prerequisite: AZ 200 and Sophomore standing.
AZ 217S: Animals and Popular Culture
Examines how our representation of animals reflects popular cultural values and affects animal lives. Explores practices like hunting, pet-keeping, farming, and animals in entertainment through critical examination of television, movies, the Internet, and other media.
AZ 220: Animal-Assisted Interventions
This course explores the interdisciplinary and evidence-based practices of partnering with nonhuman animals in diverse roles to provide clinical services for humans and includes discussion of the ethical and practical implications of these healthcare. Prerequisites: PS 101S or AZ 200
AZ 223S: Introduction to Animal Law
Explores how U.S. law reflects society's views of animals and affects animal lives. Covers important legislation (like the Animal Welfare Act), legal concepts (like "animal rights"), and legal advocacy efforts, such as great ape "personhood".
AZ 224: Writing the Animal
Explores natural history writing, specifically how scientific understandings of animals, technologies for studying animals, and strategies for writing about animals have co-evolved. Fulfills writing intensive requirement.
AZ 227: Invertebrate Cognition
Explores how invertebrate animals such as insects, spiders, and cephalopods process information. Examines what has been learned experimentally and in the wild on invertebrate consciousness, and evaluates ethical considerations for these animals. Prerequisite: AZ 200 Intro to Animal Studies
AZ 260M: Stats Methods: Animal Studies
Introduction to quantitative techniques for data analysis in animal studies and interpretation of statistics in the professional animal studies literature. Univariate description, bivariate description, and statistical inference. Prerequisites: AZ 200 and Sophomore standing.
AZ 300: Wild Cat Science
Explores the life history, biology, and conservation of wild cats (felids). Health, behavior, and conservation of wild felids as well as the interaction with humans will all be explored. Prerequisite: AZ 200 and Sophomore standing.
AZ 301: Domestic Animal Health
Lecture and discussion-based course covering health care of domestic animals. Topics include nutrition and feeding, reproduction, and preventative health care programs as well as specific health topics. Prerequisites: AZ 210N Animal Diversity: Vertebrates or BI 111N Ecology, Evolution and Diversity
AZ 302: Wildlife Health
Lecture and discussion-based course covering health care of free ranging wildlife and wildlife in managed care. Nutrition, feeding, reproduction, preventative health care programs and specific health topics. Experiential component during semester at local wildlife facilities. Prerequisites: AZ 210N Animal Diversity: Vertebrates or BI 111N Ecology, Evolution and Diversity or ES 270N Intro to Environmental Biology
AZ 303: Wildlife Health: Belize
Lecture and discussion-based course covering the fundamentals of health of free ranging wildlife and the comparisons to managed wildlife (zoos). Methodologies to study wildlife, epidemiology, and regulatory health care topics will be the focus of the free ranging wildlife. Health care of managed wildlife will introduce health challenges in taxa specific groups and be reinforced with case studies. A study abroad fieldwork in Belize is over Spring Break.
AZ 305: Animal Welfare Science
The scientific study of animal welfare through assessment of species health, emotional state, and behavior. Emphasis on the development and implementation of welfare assessment methodologies in multiple taxa in human care and the wild. Prerequisite: AZ 200
AZ 309G: Global Animal Studies
Examines human-animal relationships through a global lens. Considers a diverse range of worldviews and cultural practices, exploring the multifarious relationships that exist between humans and other animals around the world.
AZ 314: Great Apes
Explores the life history, behavior, perception, and conservation of great apes. Content areas include social behavior, culture, language skills, and contemporary issues like the use of great apes in laboratory research. Prerequisites: AZ200 and Sophomore standing.
AZ 315: Animals on Trial
This course explores behaviors of nonhuman animals and humans that violate socially constructed norms of interaction. We examine cases of animal resistance, animals on trial, animal abuse, and consider ways to improve these complex relationships. Prerequisite: AZ 200.
AZ 325: Conservation Education: Zoos & Aquariums
Examine techniques that zoos and aquariums use to engage their guests, connect people to animals, and inspire conservation action. Prerequisites: AZ 200 and Jr/Sr standing.
AZ 327: Herptiles:Wellbing&Enrichment
Students will apply scientific concepts to real-life scenarios to develop knowledge on herptile wellbeing under human care. Explored through welfare standards, application of enrichment, study of reptile cognition and personality, and exhibit design. Prerequisite: AZ 200—Introduction to Animal Studies.
AZ 335: Human-Animal Health Dynamics
Examines how human and nonhuman animal health and well-being is impacted through the interconnected human-nonhuman animal relationship. Health is broadly conceptualized to include physical, psychological, spiritual, economic, and socio-relational experiences of humans and other animals.
AZ 344: Practicum in Animal Studies
Field work which allows for the practical application of Animal Studies principles. Requires 130 hours of supervised work in an animal studies-related setting (fulfills 40 RSL hours). May be repeated for credit (AZ 444). Prerequisites: AZ200, junior standing, and permission of instructor.
AZ 360: Wildlife Rehabilitation
Introduction to the biological, behavioral, ethical, and medical aspects of wildlife rehabilitation. Focus will be on Florida species, but global wildlife rehabilitation efforts will also be highlighted. Perquisites: AZ200 and JR/SR standing
AZ 370: Dog Behavior & Cognition
This course will help students look at dogs in a new way by exploring their life history, behavior, and cognitive abilities. The course will also consider the diverse roles dogs have played in human society throughout history. Prerequisites: AZ 200
AZ 375: Animal Behavior
The interdisciplinary study of animal behavior, emphasizing the underlying functions and mechanisms and of behavior, animal communication systems, animal behavior methodologies, and cultural transmission of behavior across a variety of taxa. Prerequisites: Statistics and AZ200.
AZ 380: Multispecies Ethnography
This course investigates advanced learning principles, and the procedures used in the establishment, maintenance, and modification of animal behavior in experimental/training situations. Particular focus is paid to applied animal behavior analysis and behavior change techniques. Prerequisites: AZ 200
AZ 385: Animal Controversy Seminar
This course challenges students to practice critical analysis, perspective-taking, and communication skills surrounding the most controversial animal-related debates, preparing students to facilitate balanced, sensitive, and productive dialogue on polarizing animal topics. Includes multiple field trips. Prerequisite: AZ 200. Open only to students with junior and senior standing.
AZ 444: Practicum in Animal Studies II
Practicum in Animal Studies II: Second semester of field work in the community which allows for the practical application of Animal Studies principles. Requires 130 hours of supervised work in an animal-related setting.
AZ 498: Capstone in Animal Studies
Integrate, discuss and present theories, professional studies and practices from sub-disciplines of Animal Studies. Complete capstone research project to identify and solve problem relevant to issues encountered by professionals in chosen sub-discipline. Prerequisite: AZ 344
AZ 499: Senior Thesis
