animal behaviour major

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<p>Hey guys. I'm interested in psych. and animals, so this seems pretty good. the trouble is that not many schools, hardly any actually, offer this major. I'm wanting to go either pre-med,pre-vet, or pre-physician assistant. I'm also wondering about other careers if all of those were to fall through? anybody have any info on the major? anyone currently taking this or a major like it? any input is appreciated thanks.</p>

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<p>Hey there, </p>

<p>I was pretty surprised to see your post sitting up there on top, as there aren't many people who are interested in this kind of thing. Right now I'm just starting as an Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major at Princeton, and right now I'm pretty satisfied with their courses, which include Animal Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Comparative Physiology, Natural History of Mammals, and Conservation Biology just to name a few. </p>

<p>The thing is that there is really no standard for the arrangement of these kind of courses at many colleges and universities. Some universities have their own Animal Sciences departments, like Cornell, which also has an excellent veterinary school and a major in Neurobiology and Behavior. The University of Pennsylvania also has a major in the Biological Basis of Behavior (BBB) which in my opinion is right up your alley (<a href="http://www.psych.upenn.edu/bbb/)%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.psych.upenn.edu/bbb/)&lt;/a>. If you are from California, I would look at UC-Davis and UC-Irvine.
Other schools that come to mind are:</p>

<p>University of Massachusetts - Amherst
McGill University (Canada)
Texas A&M University
Rutgers University
Purdue University
Delaware Valley College
University of Delaware
Cal Poly</p>

<p>I would say the general rule is for the most part that colleges with vet schools will have some kind of program in animal sciences, and possibly in animal behavior.</p>

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<p>Oh, and I noticed the way you spelled 'behaviour'. Are you from the UK perchance? If you are, then you should probably know that Cambridge University is the leader of the animal sciences discipline. In fact I have a few textbooks of my own written by UK professors at Cambridge.</p>

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<p>sorry, i'm not british, just a lazy american speller lol. Thanks for the info though. Some of those schools are a bit "above" my stats i think:
31 ACT
1350 SAT
If a college doesnt have a animal b. program, should i just take the closest courses i can such as in psych. and bio? will that be enough for grad. study?
thanks</p>

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<p>1350 SAT?? When did you last take the SAT, 2 years ago? </p>

<p>Anyway, most state universities will have some form of an animal sciences program. Neurobiology is a bit harder to find, however.</p>

<p>You may be fine with just taking biology classes. I'm sure a major in biology would be good enough for grad study in animal sciences.</p>

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<p>If you're interested in pre-vet, I strongly encourage you to check out colleges with a vet school. Vet schools require several hundred hours of veterinary experience, and they sometimes require very specific courses that can be hard to find. </p>

<p><a href="http://www.aavmc.org/students_admissions/vet_schools.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.aavmc.org/students_admissions/vet_schools.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I would check out the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (previously Cook College) at Rutgers, like tokyorevelation mentioned. <a href="http://sebs.rutgers.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://sebs.rutgers.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>I'm kind of on the fence between vet and more of a teaching/research approach such as getting grad. study in animal behavior. It really is amazing stuff, if u like bio and nature that is lol</p>

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<p>Columbia University; Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (primates and invertebrates).</p>

<p>Also, Virginia Tech and U of Massachusetts (terrestial wildlife)</p>

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<p>Take a look at Bucknell and Franklin & Marshall, both in PA. Both have majors in animal behavior.</p>

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<p>look into uconn</p>

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<p>My D has very similar interests. She applied to Va Tech for the reasons noted above (plus we're in Va). Also, Allegheny has strong neuroscience with a behavioral track, and at least one prof into animal behavior, so you can take a look there.</p>

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<p>wow welll im also intrested in this... does anyone know where i can find a school with the animal b and sports bizness with a good soccer schoool</p>