1. Briefly present the historical foundations of behavioral sciences,  provide  insight into a broad range of behavioral topics, and give examples of applications of behavioral sciences to other fields as animal training, and wildlife conservation and management.

2.  Introduce the students to the fundamental principles and concepts in animal behavior and explain different approaches to the studies on behavior.

3. Distinguish between ultimate and proximate causes of behavior referring to behavioral ecology and the evolution of behaviors as adaptations.

4. Present a broad range of animal behaviors demonstrating how these behaviors contribute to the  direct and indirect fitness and thus individual and species survival.

5. Discuss the intra-species variation and inter-species differences in behavioral strategies.

6.  Compare instinctive (inborn) and acquired (learned) behaviors and describe the role of genetic and environmental factors on behavior development.