University Level Course Syllabi

With the help of instructors from around the world, the WPRC is developing a collection of university and college level course syllabi used in teaching about nonhuman primates. These include both introductory and advanced level courses. The collection can be used by those developing new courses, by those currently teaching for comparison purposes and by students to get an idea of what topics are covered at the introductory and advanced levels.

Instructors were asked to provide department, target audience, and average number of students taught. Included in most cases are topics covered, textbook and audiovisuals used and assigned readings. Each course is identified as introductory or advanced level. It is important to keep in mind that course syllabi are constantly being reviewed and revised to reflect both the changing knowledge in the field of primatology and the individual interests of the instructor. When your average class size is 300, you will necessarily take a different approach than if it is fifteen.

Anyone wishing to contribute to this resource should contact Ray Hamel, email: hamel@primate.wisc.edu. This is a cooperative project involving a number of institutions. We welcome their contributions and your suggestions on how we can improve this resource.

• Primate-related syllabi through Syllabus Finder

• The Primates (Intro) -- Colin Groves (Australian National Univ.)
• Primate Behavioral Ecology (Upper) -- Jim Moore (U. CA at San Diego)
• Primate Origins of Society (Intro) -- S. Perloe (Haverford Coll., PA)
• Primate Behavior (Upper) -- Sue Boinski (U. of Florida)
• Primate Social Behavior (Intro) -- Nancy Krusko (Beloit College)
• Primate Studies (Intro) -- Frances Burton (U. Toronto-Scarborough)
• Primate Behavior (Intro Level) -- Claud Bramblett, U. Texas, Austin
• Primate Behavior Ecology (Upper Level) -- Karen Strier, U WI, Madison
• Primate Ecology and Social Structure (Intro.) -- R. Sussman, Washington U.
• Introduction to Primatology (Intro) -- S. File/M. Kessler (Univ. Puerto Rico)
• Primate Behavior and Ecology (Intro) -- M. Clarke (Tulane Univ./Primate Ctr.)
• Primate Behavior, Anthropology Course, University of Colorado
• Etologia dels Primats -- Joaquim J. Vea, Departament de Psiquiatria i Psicobiologica Clinica, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
• Primate Conservation (Course notes for University of Michigan Anthropology course by Phyllis Meek)
• Anthropology 100 (Dr. Kathryn S. Oths, University of Alabama)
• Human Communication as a Primate Heritage (Anne Zeller, University of Waterloo)
• Biology of Nonhuman Primates (Michael S. Rand, University of Arizona - Tucson)
• Primate Behavior (Cordelia Guggenheim, University of Arizona)
• Primate Biology, Anthropology 3661 (Tab Rasmussen, Washington University, St. Louis)
• Molecular Sequences and Primate Evolution (Craig Nelson & Martin Nickels, Indiana University)
• Biology 217 - Mammalogy (Jan Decher, University of Vermont)
• Anthropology 173 - Social Structure and Mating System (University of Oregon)
• Anthropology 563 - The Biology of Social Bonds (Ryne Palombit, Rutgers University)