| Course Title: Topics in Biological Bases of Behavior: 'Human-Animal Interactions' |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: Every day we see two vastly different species -- human and dog -- successfully interacting, living, and working together. Simultaneously, the wild world is changing and shrinking as humans spread into land that was once dedicated to wild-living animals, humans are forced to interact with different species in new ways. To maintain species diversity, we must understand the relationships that develop and how to create best policies and practices. In this class, we will learn about the human-animal bond, the interaction between human psychology, animal behavior, and the life sciences and the complex and evolving relationship between conservation, policy, and human-animal interactions. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Lauren Robinson | lrobinson@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 08:30AM - 09:45AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: PSYCH-100 or AP Psychology. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| PRI0001 | Used to identify primary sides of crosslisted courses for Workday conversion |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| PSYCH-259HA-01 Human-Animal Interactions |
| BIOL-236HA-01 Human-Animal Interactions |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 28 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Introduction to Human-Animal Interaction Insights from Social and Life Scie Author: Laëtitia Maréchal, Emile van der Zee, Laëtitia Maréchal, Emile van der Zee Copyright: 2024 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781032118369 Publisher: Routlege |
Recommended | 50.00 |
| Title: Human/Animal Relationships in Transformation Author: Augusto Vitale, Simone Pollo, Augusto Vitale, Simone Pollo Copyright: 2023 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9783030852795 Publisher: Springer |
Recommended | 40.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |