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Resource Center Kathleen C. Gerbasi 1 Animals & Society College Courses One goal of both Psychologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PSYETA) and the journal, Society & Animals , is “to stimulate and support an emerging content area within the social sciences and the humanities” in Human-Animal Studies ( Society & Animals , 2003). To support that goal and in response to questions students regularly pose about where to study “Human-Animal Studies,” this article provides some answers. Most notable in the development of recent college courses and programs is the four- year undergraduate degree in Sociology: Animals in Human Society now offered by the Notre Dame de Namur University (San Francisco, California). Cheryl Joseph, Ph.D., program advisor, reports the new major combines academic study with a two-semester internship at facilities such as “shelters, sanctuaries, nature reserves, wildlife museums, and therapy settings.” The focus of the curriculum is on the human-nonhuman bond at the personal, institutional, and global level. The curriculum includes a wide range of topics from the roles of companion animals in human health to various forms of animal exploitation (C. Joseph, personal communication, 2003). At the time of this writing, The Notre Dame De Namur
Society & Animals – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003
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