Primate Behavior

Captive Care Certificate

Students interested in obtaining a captive care certificate must take the following courses.

If interested in more information, please contact Dr. Lori Sheeran (Lori.Sheeran@cwu.edu) and Dr. Jessica Mayhew (Jessica.Mayhew@cwu.edu), Co-Directors of the Primate Behavior Programs.

Core Requirements (9 credits):

ANTH 201 Grade 1 Animal Technician (1 credit)

ANTH 313 Primate Social Behavior or PRIM 506 Survey of Primates (4 credits)

PRIM 450 Primate Behavior and Ecology Capstone (1 credit)

PRIM 490 Cooperative Education / Internship (3 credits)

Applied Electives (8-9 credits):

Discuss which two electives from the list below would be best for your career plans.

ANTH 352 - Anthropology of Environmental Issues

ANTH 411/PRIM 511 - Primate Conservation

ANTH 412/PRIM 512 - Platyrrhine Monkeys

ANTH 413/PRIM 513 - Research Methods in Primatology

ANTH 416/PRIM 516 - Apes

ANTH 418/PRIM 518 - Monkeys of Asia & Africa

ANTH 419/PRIM 519 - Lemurs & Lorises

BIOL 453 - Mammology

BIOL 465 - Biology of Animal Behavior

PRIM 504 - Primate Culture & Cognition (G)

PRIM 505 - Ethnoprimatology (G)

PSY 413 - Conservation Psychology

PSY 449 - Abnormal Psychology

 Total Certificate Credits: 17-18

 

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