THE FOLLOWING ARE SET AS THE PRIMARY EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: 1) THE ACQUISITION OF AN EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH TO ANIMAL ECOLOGY; 2) THE ACQUISITION OF BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF AUTOECOLOGICAL, SYNECOLOGICAL, AND POPULATION ECOLOGY ASPECTS; 3) THE ACQUISITION OF FIELD EXPERIENCE IN THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT REGARDING THE ABOVE-MENTIONED ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS; 4) THE STUDENT’S SELF-ASSESSMENT OF COMPETENCE IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE FIELD.