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University Level Course Syllabi

The following collection of university and college level course syllabi used in teaching about nonhuman primates includes both introductory and advanced level courses. These syllabi 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.

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• Anthropology 100  (Dr. Jim Bindon, University of Alabama)
• Anthropology 212: Survey of the Living Primates  (Ryne Palombit; Rutgers University)
• Anthropology 348: Primate Socioecology  (Ryne Palombit; Rutgers University)
• Anthropology 563 - The Biology of Social Bonds  (Ryne Palombit, Rutgers University)
• Anthropology 568: Primate Ecology and Social Behavior  (Ryne Palombit; Rutgers University)
• Biology 217 - Mammalogy  (Jan Decher, University of Vermont)
• Biology of Nonhuman Primates  (Michael S. Rand, University of Arizona - Tucson)
• Etologia dels Primats  (Joaquim J. Vea, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
• Evolution of Hominin Behaviour  (Dr Daniele Serdoz; University of Kent at Canterbury; PDF)
• Human Behavioral Biology and Evolution  (Martin Muller; Boston University; PDF)
• Human Communication as a Primate Heritage  (Anne Zeller, University of Waterloo)
• Introduction to Primatology (Intro)  ( S. File/M. Kessler, Univ. Puerto Rico)
• Molecular Sequences and Primate Evolution  (Craig Nelson & Martin Nickels, Indiana University)
• Primate Behavior (Intro Level)  (Claud Bramblett, U. Texas, Austin)
• Primate Behavior (Upper)  (Sue Boinski, U. of Florida)
• Primate Behavior and Ecology  (Dr. Dario Maestripieri; University of Chicago; DOC)
• Primate Behavior and Ecology (Intro)  (M. Clarke, Tulane Univ./Primate Ctr.)
• Primate Behavior Ecology (Upper Level)  (Karen Strier, U WI, Madison)
• Primate Behavioral Ecology (Upper)  (Jim Moore, U. CA at San Diego)
• Primate Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology  (Dr. Jacinta Beehner; University of Michigan; PDF)
• Primate Biology, Anthropology 3661  
• Primate Conservation  (Phyllis Meek, University of Michigan)
• Primate Ecology and Social Structure (Intro.)  ( R. Sussman, Washington U.)
• Primate Evolutionary Genetics and Conservation  (Dr. Katy Gonder; University of Maryland; PDF)
• Primate Origins of Society (Intro)  (S. Perloe, Haverford Coll., PA)
• Primate Social Behavior (Intro)  (Nancy Krusko, Beloit College)
• Primate Studies (Intro)  (Frances Burton, U. Toronto-Scarborough)
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• The Primates (Intro)  (Colin Groves, Australian National Univ.)