Provides students with opportunities to develop skills in behavior modification and observational research. Requires students to demonstrate such skills through training a rat and conducting observational research on animals under professional care. Prerequisites: ANCT M09 or concurrent enrollment. Transfer credit: CSU. Notes: Student must be able to house and care for one or more domestic rats. Formerly: ANSC M04L; EATM M09L.

Surveys invertebrate and vertebrate animals, both terrestrial and marine. Focuses on classification, general characteristics, adaptations, animal recognition, evolutionary history, and basic concepts of ecology. Transfer credit: CSU. Formerly: ANSC M07; ANSC M07L; EATM M17.

Teaches the design, development and implementation of wildlife education outreach programs for audiences of various ages, cultural orientations, and developmental levels. Introduces students to the concepts of creating flexible plans specific to working with live animals and the transporting of animals to an outside venue. Focuses on the concepts of reading and engaging with all audiences. Prerequisites: ANCT M15B. Corequisites: ANCT M15DL. Formerly: EATM M15D.

Provides the second year fall session student a living classroom for supervised on-the-job intermediate to advanced zoo keeping experience and skill practice in animal care, handling and training. Includes mentoring 1st year students working in the zoo and guest experiences, maintaining husbandry behaviors with assigned animals, participating as a zoo operations team member and leader, holiday/weekend zoo keeping, intermediate zoo daily operations, maintenance and improvement projects, day watch with safety rounds, and conducting tours. Prerequisites: ANCT M02D. Formerly: EATM M02E.

Presents animal training techniques used for the training of husbandry behaviors. Concentrates on desensitization for medical behaviors, protected contact training, training groups of animals, and the training implications of enrichment. Prerequisites: ANCT M17 or ANSC M17 and ANCT M21A and ANCT M21AL. Corequisites: ANCT M21BL. Transfer credit: CSU. Formerly: EATM M21B.

Provides an introduction to the human health and safety issues associated with the keeping of animals in human care. Addresses the personal safety of the animal caretaker, as well as zoonosis concerns, animal escapes, and natural disasters. Presents the essentials of a preventive medicine program for animals with emphasis on procedures for proper hygiene and sanitation, quarantine, necropsy and routine medical screening and care, as well as occupational health programs for personnel. Formerly: EATM M18.

Provides students the opportunity to practice the application of basic animal care concepts in the care and handling of the animal population at the Teaching Zoo. Develops essential zoo keeping skills for the care of domestic and non-domestic animals through a “hands-on” approach. Corequisites: ANCT M01A. Limitations on Enrollment: Accepted to Animal Care and Training Program. Transfer credit: CSU. Formerly: EATM M01AL.

Provides the second year fall session student a living classroom for supervised on-the-job intermediate to advanced zoo keeping experience and skill practice in animal care, handling and training. Includes mentoring 1st year students working in the zoo and guest experiences, maintaining husbandry behaviors with assigned animals, participating as a zoo operations team member and leader, holiday/weekend zoo keeping, intermediate zoo daily operations, maintenance and improvement projects, day watch with safety rounds, and conducting tours. Prerequisites: ANCT M02D. Formerly: EATM M02E.