Course

Type and Amount Presented

WL 110
Environmental Conservation

Ethics issues frequently addressed (e.g., land ethic, sustainable ethics, inter-generational equity). Topic is discussed several times in course – one lecture specifically addresses ethics.

WL 220
Introduction to Wildlife and Fisheries Management

Animal rights/animal welfare. Advocacy and biopolitics. Ethics is discussed several times in course – one lecture specifically addresses ethics. Lecture material on academic dishonesty.

WL 230
Wildlife and Fisheries Techniques

Data collection and analysis considerations.

WL 363
Ornithology

Discuss responsibility of humans in conservation of bird species. Discuss and provide examples of academic dishonesty. Specific exercise in paraphrasing without plagiarizing.

WL 367
Ichthyology

Discussion of fish conservation ethics.

WL 370
Limnology

Ethical issues regarding data collection, analysis, and reporting.

WL 411
Principles of Wildlife Management

Some discussion of professional ethics. One laboratory involves some information on scientific ethics.

WL 412
Principles of Fisheries Management

Ethical issues relating to fish harvest are discussed.

WL 430
Human Dimensions in Wildlife and Fisheries

Ethics are discussed at length in relation to readings on land and environmental issues as well as animal welfare. Also, one of the short papers that students are required to write deals with land ethic theme. Another paper requires the student to consider the ethics of both the "animal use" and the "animal rights" philosophies.

WL 440
Fisheries and Wildlife Biometrics

Ethical issues related to data collection, analysis, and reporting.

ABS 475
Integrated

Land use ethic is an integral part of this class. Professional ethics are also addressed.

WL 490
Sophomore Seminar

Information on academic dishonesty.

WL 490
Senior Seminar