Anthrozoology Minor
In the equine component, students explore the many ways the horse-human relationship can contribute to psychological, physical, and spiritual well-being. In addition to learning about the implications of the horse-human relationship throughout history and developing essential skills to work in the field of equine assisted services, they gain a strong foundation in safe and ethical horsemanship practices.
In the canine component, students learn canine training techniques working with regional shelter dogs, which also benefit from our program since we’re rehabilitating them from their lives at dog rescues. The education and training is specific to animal-assisted activities, search and rescue, or scent detection.
I. Minor Program Requirements
Twenty-four to Twenty-five semester credits of Anthrozoology classes, including:
| ANZ 107 | Introduction to Anthrozoology | 3 |
| ANZ 108 | Survey of Animals in Society | 3 |
| ANZ 442 | The Science of Animal Welfare | 3 |
| ANZ 452 | Wild Animals and Society | 3 |
and all of the classes within either the canine track or the equine track (12-13 credits each).
A. Canine Track
B. Equine Track
| ANZ 231 | Horses & Humans: Historical Perspective | 3 |
| ANZ 233 | Connecting With Horses | 2 |
| ANZ 233L | Connecting With Horses Lab | 0 |
| ANZ 332 | Equine Science: Nature of Horses | 4 |
| ANZ 332L | Equine Lab: Nature of Horses | 0 |
| ANZ 431 | Modalities in Equine Assisted Services | 2 |
| ANZ 431L | Modalities Equine Assisted Services Lab | 1 |
| or | |
| ANZ 342 | Equine Facilities Management 2 | 3 |
II. Other Program Requirements
Plus four semester credits of the following:
| BI 121 | Foundations of Cell & Molecular Biology | 3 |
| or | |
| BI 122 | Foundations of Organismal & Evol Biology | 3 |
| or | |
| BI 123 | Foundations of Ecology Evolution & Diversity | 3 |
| or | |
| ES 124 | Climate and Environment | 3 |
| and | |
| ES 134 | Climate and Environment Laboratory | 1 |
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| BI 131 | Lab Explorations Cellular & Molecular | 1 |
| or | |
| BI 132 | Lab Explorations Physiology and Ecology | 1 |