Course Exam

300557 VO Human-Animal Interactions (Anthrozoology) (2019S)

evolutionary functions and mechanisms, animals as social partners, species management

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Wednesday 09.10.2019 17:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum 3

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 09.09.2019 08:00 to We 09.10.2019 12:00
Deregistration possible until We 09.10.2019 12:00

Examiners

Kurt Kotrschal

Information

Examination topics

based on ppt. Discussing topics with the students. Each student will read and digest one relevant paper from the scientific literature.
Textbook:
KOTRSCHAL, K. (2014). Einfach beste Freunde. Warum Menschen und andere Tiere einander verstehen. Wien, Brandstätter.
recommended in addition:
KOTRSCHAL, K (2016). Hund-Mensch. Das Geheimnis der Seelenverwandtschaft. Wien: Brandstätter

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam (no multiple choice), approx 1hr, 5-6 questions mainly on general topics.
Textbook:
KOTRSCHAL, K. (2014). Einfach beste Freunde. Warum Menschen und andere Tiere einander verstehen. Wien, Brandstätter.
recommended in addition:
KOTRSCHAL, K (2016). Hund-Mensch. Das Geheimnis der Seelenverwandtschaft. Wien: Brandstätter

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

To reach an understanding of the social nature of human-animal companionship, also as a base for the building emotionally reasonable relationships with animals and as a base for ethics. Presenting the relevant facts from comparative organismic biology.

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