Adult Education
Courses and Lectures
Observing Animals: Behavioral Studies in Zoos (UCLA Extension)
This course, taught by Los Angeles Zoo Director of Research Dr. Cathleen Cox, provides an introduction to methods and techniques of studying animal behavior. Topics include how to recognize individual animals, producing accurate descriptions of behavior; recognizing various behaviors and organizing them into an ethogram; and methods of collecting quantitative data. The emphasis is on practical firsthand applications of such techniques to behavioral problems and studies. Besides lectures and demonstrations, participants conduct a study project on selected species at the Los Angeles Zoo. Credit students receive homework assignments each week and are required to engage in at least 15 hours of observational study at the Zoo. No prerequisites. Enrollment limited.
For more information contact Dr. Cox at 323/644-4204 or the Research Division at 323/644-4236. For registration information, contact UCLA Extension at 310/825-9971 or 818/784-7006.
Classes take place on Thursday evenings, beginning on September 24, 2009, with the exception of one Saturday session on October 17, 2009.
