Spring 2027

Bioethics and Scientific Integrity

Examines bioethics and scientific integrity in biomedical research, focusing on drug development, marketing, and psychoactive-assisted therapies within regulatory and legal contexts.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Beth Rosen

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply Deontological and/or Utilitarian arguments to examine personal moral values and use personal experiences to evaluate positive and negative features of current Psychedelic research, access, and use.

  • Explain how socially responsible scientific practices can be used in scientific and medical research, scientific communication, and intellectual property, and whether these practices address societal goals beyond advancing scientific knowledge.

  • Describe elements of proper scientific conduct, the institutional oversight that regulates scientific conduct, and whether these elements are grounded in optimizing research outcomes or following Bioethics Principles.

  • Identify best practices for clinical research by evaluating the costs and benefits of actions necessary to ensure patient safety, reliable data, and public benefit.

  • Explain the elements of misconduct in scientific literature and publishing. Give examples of how this misconduct causes harm to both scientific reputations and public health.

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Prerequisites

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Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation or Capstone Certificate in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation

  • Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation or Capstone Certificate in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation
PHMSCI 801

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  • Declared in MS Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation or Capstone Certificate in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation

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Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Online Only0 / 300
LEC 002Online Only0 / 90

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Student experience

the class

Explores basic ethical issues associated with biomedical science research and application, particularly as pertains to the development and marketing of drugs and emergent pharmaceutical therapies, such as psychoactive-assisted therapies in the context of regulatory, safety, and legal concerns. Not open to students with credit for PHARMACY 801 prior to fall 2026.

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Topics

  • Drug development and marketing ethics
  • Psychoactive-assisted therapy regulation and safety
  • Socially responsible scientific practices and IP

Skills

  • Applying ethical frameworks to evaluate psychedelic research
  • Describing scientific conduct and institutional oversight
  • Identifying misconduct in scientific publishing

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PHMSCI 801 · Spring 2027

Bioethics and Scientific Integrity

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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