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Examine the lived experiences of animals including human-animal relationships<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]\n

And learn critical thinking, communication and research skills along the way<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]Animal Studies is a truly interdisciplinary major at Eckerd, drawing from the natural sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities to trace the history and consequences of human relationships to animals. These relationships are interdependent; while humans have certainly had a tremendous impact upon the lives of non-human animals, non-human animals have also shaped human thought, culture, and economic production\u2014even our very understanding of what humanity is\u2014since our earliest origins.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]Full Department Website<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

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Get competitive<\/h4>\n

Skills you acquire in this major will give you a competitive edge for graduate school or a career in a field that works toward better understanding or benefiting animals including quantitative, qualitative, critical thinking, communication and research.<\/p>\n

Work with animals for research<\/h4>\n

Study parrot cognition<\/a> and animal training routines<\/a> with Eckerd College animal studies faculty here in Tampa Bay.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]\n

Volunteer at an animal sanctuary<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”16″][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#f9f9f9″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”64″ bottom_padding=”64″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”805″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”med_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

In Their Own Words<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]”I would recommend the Animal studies and Environmental studies majors to any students looking for a well-rounded foundation for working in all careers relating to animal and environmental care, keeping, research, and education! The professors will not only give you a wonderful education, but also a network of connections that will give you an advantage moving forward in your experiences and career. They also provide opportunities for research abroad in these fields, and these trips might be some of the most memorable times you have on your college journey.”
\n\u2014Aubree Fisher ’22<\/strong>
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French and Fauna in Madagascar is an interdisciplinary Spring into Summer course that both explores human-animal relationships with the unique fauna of Madagascar and the importance of language when studying abroad. In addition to Animal Studies credit, students can also use this course to count towards their French language study<\/a> at Eckerd.<\/p>\n

Integrative Therapies: Dolphins is a Study Abroad Winter Term<\/a> which provides students with an opportunity to shadow Animal-Assisted Interventions (AAI) directly at leading Dolphin-Assisted Therapy Centers in Florida and Cura\u00e7ao. Interventions include exceptional education, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and psychotherapy. Students sharpen research skills while learning about AAI theory and best practices such as animal training for therapy interactions with humans and non-profit management.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Study Abroad Pics on Flickr<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][\/tabbed_section][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\n

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