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Applied Animal Behaviour (BIOL30007)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Overview
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Formerly DASC30005
This subject allows students to examine the behaviour of farm, companion and laboratory animals and highlights the processes and factors involved in cause and effect manipulating behavioural functionality. The subject will train students to describe, record and measure behaviour, examine the development of behaviour in a range of species; examine the effects of stimuli and communications; motivation, decision making, learning and memory; genetic and hormonal basis of behaviour; organisation, social, sexual, maternal, and dam-neonate interactions.
Topics covered include:
- Describing, recording and measuring behaviour; development of behaviour
- Stimuli and communication
- Motivation and decision making
- Learning and memory
- Genetic influences on behaviour
- Hormonal influences on behaviour
- Organisation of behaviour
- Social behaviour; sexual behaviour
- Maternal behaviour and dam-neonate interactions; and behavioural problems
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of animal behaviour, and identify factors that are essential in the humane care and efficient management of these domestic animals
- Describe and examine the behaviour of farm, companion and laboratory animals
- Demonstrate our understanding of the causation and function of behaviour
Generic skills
On completion of the subject the students should have developed the following generic skills:
- Academic excellence
- Greater in-depth understanding of scientific disciplines of animal behaviour and its application to the humane care and efficient management of farm and companion animals
- The student’s flexibility and level of transferable skills should be enhanced through improved time management and enhanced ability to communicate their ideas effectively in both written and verbal formats
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
One physiology subject at Level 2 such as:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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BIOL20002 | Animal Physiology and Growth | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ZOOL20006 | Comparative Animal Physiology | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Recommended Background Knowledge:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DASC20011 | Companion Animal Biology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DASC20013 | Topics in Animal Health | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Assignment 1 (750 words) due in week 6 (15%)
- Assignment 2 (1250 words) due in week 10 (35%)
- 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50%)
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Lauren Hemsworth Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Twenty-four hours lectures, up to 12 hours tutorials and 12 hours practicals to be undertaken at Parkville and off-site Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2018 to 27 May 2018 Last self-enrol date 9 March 2018 Census date 31 March 2018 Last date to withdraw without fail 4 May 2018 Assessment period ends 22 June 2018 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours.
Last updated: 11 April 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
- Domestic Animal Behaviour and Welfare (D M Broom and A F Fraser), 5th edition CAB 2015
- The Ethology of Domestic Animals. An Introductory Text. (P. Jensen), 2nd Edition CAB 2009
- An Introduction to Animal Behaviour (A Manning and M S Dawkins), 6th edition Cambridge University Press 2012
- Subject notes
This subject involves the use of animals. Students should be aware that this is an essential part of the course and exemption from this component is not possible.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Major Animal Science and Management Major Production Animal Science Major Production Animal Health Informal specialisation Science-credited subjects - new generation B-SCI and B-ENG. Informal specialisation Animal Disease Biotechnology specialisation Informal specialisation Selective subjects for B-BMED - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 11 April 2024