This is not a concentration or minor plan. It is a list of recommended courses for students interested in this field of study.

Pre-requisites: Many of these courses have pre- requisites. Please refer to the current LS&A Bulletin or course guide for information regarding which courses are required. It is important that pre-requisites are taken early in a student’s academic career so that they will be completed in time to take the desired course.

Those intending to pursue graduate school in any of a number of disciplines with a focus on programs in bio-evolutionary psychology, bio-anthropology, animal behavior, veterinary medicine, natural resources or wildlife biology might follow this guide. Such students are encouraged to develop a plan with a strong research focus from the beginning and consider completing an honors thesis, when possible.

Lower Division (100-299) Psychology Courses (in addition to an Introductory Psychology Course):
231 Brain, Learning, and Memory (UC 261)
232 Evolutionary Biology and Human Disease (UC 262)

Breadth Courses:
The following course is recommended to be taken early in the student’s concentration plan as they serve as prerequisites to many upper division courses.

230 Introduction to Biopsychology

Lab Courses:
The following courses may be used to satisfy a concentration lab requirement.

302 Special Problems Lab in Psychology/Natural Science
331 Laboratories in Biopsychology

Upper Division (300-599) Psychology Courses:
Students are advised to take as many upper-division courses as possible to fulfill concentration credit hours. Most students wishing to specialize in this area are advised to take more than the minimum 34 credits required.

335 Introduction to Animal Behavior
338 Primate Social Behavior I (ANTHRBIO 368)
432 Reproductive Behavior in Mammals
437 Current Topics in Biopsychology
439 Behavioral Biology of Women (ANTHRBIO 468/ WOMENSTD 468)
530 Advanced Comparative Animal Behavior
531 Advanced Topics in Biopsychology
532 Mammalian Reproductive Endocrinology (EEB 541/ PHYSIOL 541/ ANAT 541)
533 Sleep: Neurobiology, Medicine, and Society (NEUROSCI 520)

Interdisciplinary Courses:
These courses found across the university are recommended to give students a broad, interdisciplinary background in the area of evolution, biology, and behavior. Students should consider how these courses may be used to satisfy other degree requirements (e.g. Area Distribution credit, Race and Ethnicity, Quantitative Reasoning, and Upper Level Writing Requirements).

* Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are not offered through the college of Literature, Science and Arts (LS&A). These courses may have special restrictions and students may need to contact the department or instructor about requirements to elect the course.

ANTHRBIO 360 Race and Human Evolution
ANTHRBIO 365 Human Evolution
ANTRHBIO 467 Human Behavioral Ecology
ANTHRBIO 562 Human Nature
ANTHRBIO 564 Hominid Origins
ANTHRBIO 565 Evolution of Genus Homo
ANTHRBIO 568 Primate Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
BIOLOGY 130 Animal Behavior
BIOLOGY 226 Animal Physiology Laboratory
BIOLOGY 288 Animal Diversity
BIOLOGY 305 Genetics
BIOLOGY 381/ EEB 381 General Ecology
BIOLOGY 390 Evolution
BIOLOGY 492 Behavioral Ecology
EEB 315/ ENVIRON 315 The Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases
EEB 451(BIOLOGY 451)/ *NRE 451 Biology of Mammals
EEB 453(BIOLOGY 453) Field Mammalogy
GEOSCI 106 Fossils, Primates, and Human Evolution
GEOSCI 125 Evolution and Extinction
GEOSCI 416 Organismal Function and Evolution
GEOSCI 438 Evolution of the Primates
*NRE 505 Human Resource Ecology
*NRE 415/ ENVIRON 415 Wildlife Behavior & Ecology
*NRE 416/ ENVIRON 416 Field Skills in Wildlife Behavior
WOMENSTD 400 Women's Reproductive Health