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SCI 425

Ethics in Science

Catalog2026-2027
Credits1 unit
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeA-
Standard

Overview

Description

Ethics in Science aims to provide formal training in the ethical questions and problems that arise in scientific and professional environments.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • Successful completion of a 300 level course in the College of Science
ATMS 317BIOL 300CHEM 341PHYS 301GEOG 313MATH 330
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Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of a 300 level course in the College of Science (e.g. ATMS 317, BIOL 300, CHEM 341, PHYS 301, GEOG 313, MATH 330).

Units

Lecture1

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Core

CO12

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • identify and analyze an ethical issue in the context of science or technology.
  • identify the various ethical interests in a real-world situation.
  • articulate what makes a particular course of action ethically defensible.
  • identify ethical concerns in research, including academic integrity, use and citation of sources, the objective presentation of data, and the treatment of human subjects.
  • integrate, synthesize, and apply knowledge of ethical dilemmas and resolutions to real world issues.