UGS 3004 - Human Subjects Research Ethics: History and Practice in the Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences

This course will focus on research ethics that are relevant primarily in non-medical research contexts, e.g., the social sciences. Subject matter will examine the linkage between research, federal research regulation, and the lived experience and civic obligations of students. The role and function of IRBs will be examined, along with examples of research ethics case studies. The topics covered in the class will be paralleled by a series of external lectures by experts in human subject research ethics designed to complement course content.