2004 - 2005 Calendar
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Dr. Rita Anderson (Psychology)
Dr. Joseph Brown (OSC/Biology) - Co-Chair
Dr. John Gow (Biology)
Dr. Edward Miller (Biology)
Dr. William Montevecchi (Psychology)
Dr. Anne Storey (Psychology) - Co-Chair
Dr. Ian Warkentin or Dr. David Brombeck (SWGC)
Two Graduate Students from the Program
A) PROGRAM
1. The Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Graduate Program focuses on
interdisciplinary animal behaviour research. Research integrates mechanistic,
developmental, evolutionary and ecological perspectives on behaviour through
molecular, individual and population levels of analysis. Supervisors include
faculty from the Departments of Biology, Psychology and the Ocean Sciences
Centre, the Faculty of Medicine and the Environmental Science Program at
Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, as well as adjunct faculty from the Canadian
Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, the Newfoundland and
Labrador Forestry and Wildlife Divisions and Parks Canada. The Departments
of Biology and Psychology jointly offer the Master of Science and the Doctor
of Philosophy degrees in Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology.
2. The Administrative Committee is responsible for the Program. Committee
members are appointed by the Dean of Science, on the recommendation of
the Chair of the Committee and of the Heads of Biology and Psychology.
The Committee chair is elected by the committee members and appointed by
the Dean of Science. The Committee makes recommendations to the Dean of
Graduate Studies concerning admissions and academic requirements. In consultation
with supervisors, recommendations are made concerning course programs, financial
support, thesis committees, comprehensive and thesis topics and examiners,
students’ annual progress. Upon program completion, the Committee certifies
that all requirements for the appropriate degree have been met. The department
of the supervisor ensures that adequate facilities are provided for each
candidate. Students in Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology are considered
for teaching assistantships in the Psychology or Biology Departments.
B) REGULATIONS - DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
1. There are no required courses for the doctoral program. However, the
Doctoral Seminar (Biopsychology 6992) and/or other courses tailored for individual
students may be included in the student’s program by the Dean of Graduate
Studies on the recommendation of the Chair of the Committee.
2. The comprehensive examination should be taken during the first year
of the program. An Examination Committee will be struck in accordance with
GENERAL REGULATIONS. At least one member
of the Department of Biology and of the Department of Psychology (other
than the Supervisor) must be on the Examination Committee. The candidate’s
Supervisor will be on the Examination Committee and will be the only examiner
from the candidate’s Thesis Supervisory Committee. The Head of the Department
of the Supervisor of his/her delegate is invited to serve on the Comprehensive
Examination Committee. The Examination Committee is chaired by the Chair
of the Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Committee. The examination will
include a comprehensive, integrative review paper on a research topic in
Animal Behaviour. The review topic is assigned by the Examination Committee,
which also determines the submission date for the paper, and the date of
the examination. Normally, the student will write the paper in four months,
and the oral examination will occur within six weeks of the paper’s submission.
This paper will form the basis of a public seminar. The Examination Committee
will question the candidate about the paper, the topic and its broader
relationship with Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology.
C) COURSES
Biopsychology (BIOP) 6992. Doctoral Seminar in Cognitive and Behavioural
Ecology
Psychology (PSYC) 6000. Advanced Statistics in Psychology
Biology (BIOL) 7220. Quantitative Methods in Biology
Biopsychology (BIOP) 6351. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology
Biopsychology (BIOP) 7000. Field and Lab Methods in Animal Behaviour
and Behavioural Ecology
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