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PSYCHOLOGY 

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Date DECEMBER 22, 1971 

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"That Senate approve, as set forth in S.72-8, 

the new course Psychology 785-5 - Animal 

Behaviour." 

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Subject,. NewGraduateCourseProposal 

TION: "That the course, Psyc 785-5 Animal Behaviour, 

be approved". 

This course was approved by the Executive Committee of the 

Senate Graduate Studies Committee at its meeting on 

December 20, 1971. 

J. Wheatley 

Dean 

Graduate Studies. 

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N. J. Lincoln, Chairman, 

Faculty of Arts Graduate Studies? 

Committee. 

Subject..........Proposed new graduatecourse . 

J. Koepke, Chairman, 

Graduate Studies Committee, 

Department of Psychology. 

Date........ December 

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The Psychology Department proposes that a new course, 

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785-3 Animal Behaviour", be included as one of the graduate 

proseminars offered by the Department. The specific calendar 

changes that would be entailed are attached along with the 

documentation regarding this course proposal. We would appreci- 

ate having this course proposal included on the agenda for the 

meeting of the Faculty of Arts Graduate Studies Committee 

scheduled for December 9, 1971. 

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New Graduate Course Propoal Form 

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Form CS.8 

Department: Psychology 

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Course Number. 785-3 

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Title ? 

Animal Behaviour 

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Description: A gradiate prosminar surveying othclogy, behavioural genetics. 

and comparative psychology. 

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Credit 

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Prerequisite(S) if any: 

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Estimated Enrollment:_ 

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10When will the course first be offered: January 

Row often will the course be offered:Everyotheryear. 

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3 JUSTIFICATION: 

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Animal Behaviour isa 

princip1spermeatemuch 

field whose 

of the basic 

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:t'heoretical structure of Psychology. The Department presently offersart 

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duate course and an advanced seminar 

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proseminar to make this sequence Fomple 

4. RESOURCES 

Which Faculty member will normally teach the course 

What are 

the budgetary implications of mounting the course 

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No additions to t 

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budget will be required. 

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Are there 

sufficient Library resources (append details): 

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Yes

Appended: 

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Outline of the Course 

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An indication of the competence of the 

Faculty member 

to give the course 

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Library resources 

Approved 

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- Date 10 Nov 1971 

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Senate C-aduatc Studies Committee:     

COURSE OUTLINE 

1. The History of Ethology and Comparative Psychology 

a. The modern synthesis - Animal B'haviour 

2. Basic 

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Concepts: 

a. Ethograrn 

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"Phylogenetic Scale" 

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Releasers and Innate Releasing Mechanisms 

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d. Behavioural Genetics 

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e. Behavioural Evolution 

3. Phylogerny of Particular Social Behaviours 

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Primates and Carnivores 

&. Ontogemy of Particular behaviours in Human and Nonhuman Primates 

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Physiological bases of species specific behaviours 

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Human Ethology 

REFERENCES 

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is adequate. 

The literature 

Only minor 

of this 

additions 

field is 

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extensive, 

be required. 

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present 

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library 

key

journals are: 

Animal Behaviour 

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Behaviour 

J. Comparative and Physiological Psychology. 

Communications in Behavioural Biology 

Zeitschrift fr Tierpsychologie 

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Folia Primatologica ? 

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Primates 

American Journal of Physical Anthrcoology 

The most frequently used texts arc: 

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Hinde, R.A. Animal Behaviour (seconded) 1970. 

Hasler, P. and Hamilton, W.J. • Mechanisms of Animal Behaviour. 1966. 

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EIbl-Eibesfeldt, K. Ethology 1970. 