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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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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
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SiMON F RASE R UNIVERSITY
N. J. Lincoln, Chairman,
Faculty of Arts Graduate Studies?
Committee.
MEMORANDUM
Subject..........Proposed new graduatecourse .
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J. Koepke, Chairman,
Graduate Studies Committee,
Department of Psychology.
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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
CALENDARFOMATIOt:
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Department: Psychology
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Course Number. 785-3
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Animal Behaviour
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Description: A gradiate prosminar surveying othclogy, behavioural genetics.
and comparative psychology.
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Prerequisite(S) if any:
2. ENROLLMENT AND SCHEDULING:
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Row often will the course be offered:Everyotheryear.
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COURSE OUTLINE
1. The History of Ethology and Comparative Psychology
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a. The modern synthesis - Animal B'haviour
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Concepts:
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"Phylogenetic Scale"
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Releasers and Innate Releasing Mechanisms
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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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The literature
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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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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.
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