Instruction Mode: In-Class
Professor: Multiple Professors
Resource(s): | Type | Description | Required | Textbook | Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why it's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals., H. Herzog, Harper Collins |
Optional | Textbook | Animals in Society: An Introduction to Human-Animal Studies, M. DeMello, Columbia University Press |
Applicable student group(s): Cross-College Courses
Course Details: MODULE 1 – CONCEPTUALIZING ANIMALS
Unit 1: The Science of Human Animal Interactions
Readings: Herzog - Chapter 1
Unit 2: Animals and Human Cognition
Readings: Herzog - Chapter 2
Test 1 - 15%
MODULE 2 – HUMAN-PET RELATIONSHIPS
Unit 3: Why Do Humans Love Pets?
Readings: Herzog - Chapter 3;
Evaluation: Class Activities begin
Unit 4: The Human-Dog Relationship
Readings: Herzog – Chapter 4;
Evaluation: Class Activities continue
Unit 5: Gender and the Human-Animal Relationship
Readings: Herzog - Chapter 5;
Evaluation: Class Activities continue
Test 2 - 15%
MODULE 3 – USING ANIMALS
Unit 6: The Human-Meat Relationship
Readings: Herzog – Chapter 7;
Evaluation: Class Activities continue
Unit 7: The Use of Animals in Science
Readings: Herzog – Chapter 8;
Evaluation: Class Activities end
Unit 8: Animal Assisted Activities
Readings: DeMello – Chapter 10 (PDF copy provided via Slate)
Test 3 - 20%
MODULE 4 – UNDERSTANDING AND HELPING ANIMALS
Unit 9: Animal Behavior Studies and Ethology
Readings: DeMello – Chapter 17 (PDF copy provided via Slate)
Unit 10: The Global Movement Towards Helping Animals
Readings: Herzog – Chapters 9 & 10;
Test 4 - 20%; Major Assignment – 20%