College of Agriculture & Life Sciences

Distance Education....Fall 2008
Topics in Farm Animal Environmental Physiology, Behavior, Stress and Welfare: Stress and the Immune System
An S 537E
Credit Hours 3 non-major graduate or 3 graduate
Dates August 25 - December 19, 2008
Registration Deadline August 11, 2008
Off-Campus Program Master of Agriculture; Master of Science in Agricultural Education
Instructor: Anna Johnson
E-mail: johnsona@iastate.edu
Phone: 515-294-2098
FAX: 515-294-4471
Course Syllabus
Tuition/Fees $1,077/ Other fees that will be assessed
Prerequisites Instructor permission is required; Seniors, M.S. or Ph.D. students will a major in animal science or a related discipline
Course Description Each semester students focus on different topics related to farm animal environmental physiology, behavior, stress and welfare. Each topic is separate and distinct, and students may enroll in multiple topics. This is an on-line cooperative course involving instructors at Iowa State University, Texas Tech University and the University of Illinois. Each topic may be taken only one time. A. Animal Rights and Philosophies B. Brain mechanisms of stress C. Measuring behavior and welfare D. Environmental stressors E. Stress and the immune system F. Other Related Topics
Course Website

http://www.celt.iastate.edu/webct/
** Access to the website may be restricted to registred students or not available until the start of the course.
Delivery Format Web CT & Streaming Video
Technology Requirements Email - Computer/Software Requirements
Text Reading assignments will be made available in Web CT.
Register for this class, please visit:
New Students - Complete registration form
Returning Students - AccessPlus
Registration Questions - Call 515-294-1889 (Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST).

Brenton Center for Agricultural Instruction & Technology Transfer, 004 Curtiss Hall, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Voice: 515-294-1862 / FAX: 515-294-1924.
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