Apr 16, 2025  
Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog

ANT 593 - Ethics in the Anthropological Sciences


This course familiarizes students with the major issues in the ethics of anthropological science, research and teaching. Students discuss scientific and academic values and how best to comply with them in academic, field, and laboratory environments. Overarching research ethics topics addressed include data management, scientific misconduct, plagiarism, authorship, and mentoring. This portion of the course incorporates videos and readings from GRD 500. Anthropology-specific topics include fieldwork, museum work, animal research, US and international laws (biodiversity; cultural & natural heritage), and public anthropology. Anthropological Sciences faculty with particular expertise in these various areas lead these discussions.

0-1 credits

Grading S/U grading

Repeatable May be repeated for credit. ​