BIONB 2210

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  • Schedule of Classes - March 20, 2026 3:39PM EDT

BIONB 2210
Neurobiology and Behavior I: Introduction to Behavior

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

General introduction to the field of animal behavior. Topics include evolution and behavior, behavioral ecology, sociobiology, chemical ecology, communication, orientation and navigation.


Prerequisites two majors-level biology courses.

Enrollment Priority Priority given to: students studying Neurobiology and Behavior. Not open to: first-year students.

Distribution Requirements (BSC-AG, OPHLS-AG), (BIO-AS)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025FA, 2024FA, 2024SP, 2023FA

Learning Outcomes

  • To develop your awareness of, and curiosity about, the diversity of natural history and the exciting puzzles raised by the behavior of living things.
  • To gain mastery at asking and answering questions about the mechanisms and evolution of behavior by performing observations, generating hypotheses, deriving predictions, and developing tests to investigate the causes of behavior.
  • To compare the social systems of different species and to understand how the study of behavior is relevant to your other courses, to your own life, and to the world around you.
  • To learn to read, interpret and critically evaluate scientific discoveries communicated through the primary, peer-reviewed literature.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1405 BIONB 2210   LEC 001

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority given to: students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study.

Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  1406 BIONB 2210   LEC 002

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    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Dietz, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: two majors-level biology courses. Priority given to: students studying neurobiology and behavior. Not open to first-year students. May be taken independently of BIONB 2220. Four-credit option required of students in neurobiology and behavior program of study.

  •  1407 BIONB 2210   DIS 201

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  •  1409 BIONB 2210   DIS 203

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  •  1414 BIONB 2210   DIS 210

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    • Dietz, S

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