2024-2025 / ZOOL0205-1

Ethology and animal psychology

Duration

30h Th

Number of credits

 Bachelor in biology3 crédits 
 Bachelor in psychology and education : general3 crédits 

Lecturer

Pascal Poncin

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Bases of ethology and animal psychology.
Historic, biological rhythms, environmental influences, external stimuli, ethological models, ontogeny and evolution of behaviours,social structures, and primates behaviour.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Main bases of ethology and animal psychology for students of different orientations (zoology, psychology, sociology)

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Bases of general biology.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Ex-cathedra theoretical in-person and online classes.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Further information:

In-person learning : 1st "quadrimestre", We 14h00-17h00
Institute of Zoology, 22 quai Van Beneden, Amphitheatre Ruwet.

Online learning : all class sessions have been registered. Somes sessions will thus be followed online (Videos available on eCampus).

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- eCampus


Further information:

1 syllabus distributed by the Universitary Press and available online (eCampus). Additionnal facultative bibliographic references mentioned in the syllabus.

PowerPoint of each chapter and podcasts of previous years available online (eCampus).

 

Exam(s) in session

January exam session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

August-September exam session

- In-person

oral exam


Further information:

Multiple-choice questionnaire in January. Oral exam in second session (August-September).

Work placement(s)

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

Prof. P. PONCIN,
Unit of behavioural biology : ethology and animal psychology
22 quai Van Beneden - B-4020 Liège, Belgium
Tél. : 04/366 50 80
P.Poncin@uliege.be 
Assistants : A. Ledent, tél: 04/366 93 27 (aledent@uliege.be
Secretary : V. Beaupain, tél: 04/366 50 81 (valerie.beaupain@uliege.be)

Association of one or more MOOCs

There is no MOOC associated with this course.

Items online

Ethology and animal psychology
Basis of ethology and animal psychology.
Historic, biological rhythms, environmental influences, external stimuli, ethological models, ontogeny and evolution of behaviours,social structures, and primates behaviour.