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  Minor in Animal Studies

      30 Units

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      Animal Studies in an emerging and socially engaged field that explores the ethical, religious, philosophical, political, and sociocultural aspects of animal-human relationships. Animal Studies is concerned with the full range of historical and contemporary dimensions of humans' relations with other living beings, including the great diversity in humans' cultural attitudes toward the non-human world, the roles and representations of animals in human societies, and our moral responsibilities toward non-human animals. As such, the academic interest in Animal Studies mirrors a growing sensitivity to the plight of animals found within the broader society.

      The Minor in Animal Studies proposes to engage students with ethical questions about the human co-existence with other species. It shares many of the theoretical perspectives, social and animal justice goals, and pedagogical tools of other advocacy-oriented disciplines.

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      The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor to your degree.

      Course List
        Code                  Title                                            Units  
        Compulsory Courses                                                   
        AHL 2110              Introduction to Animal Studies I                 3 Units
        AHL 2111              Introduction to Animal Studies II: Fieldwork     3 Units
        ANT 3106              Environmental Anthropology                       3 Units
        BIO 1300              The Human Animal                                 3 Units
        PHI 2100              Animal Ethics                                    3 Units
        SRS 2172              Religion, Animals, Nature                        3 Units
        Optional Courses                                                     
        6 course units from:  6 Units                                        
          ART 2952            Drawing: Animals, Humans and other living forms         
          CML 3145            Animals and the Law                                     
          EAS 3103            Indigenous Spiritualities in the Americas               
          FEM 3109            Feminism, Animality and Posthumanism                    
        6 course units from:  6 Units                                        
          ENG 2141            Literature and the Environment                          
          ENV 1101            Global Environmental Challenges                         
          ENV 2301            History of Environmental Thought                        
          GEG 1301            The Physical Environment                                
          GEG 1302            Places and Spaces of Human Activity                     
          GEG 3114            Biogeography                                            
          PHI 2396            Bioethics                                               
          PHI 2398            Environmental Ethics                                    
          SOC 3105            Environmental Sociology                                 
          SRS 3119            Shamanic Traditions                                     
        Total:                30 Units                                       
        
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