The Center for Ethics offers a variety of online courses for students at UM and around the world. We currently offer three courses: Research Ethics (any time) The History and Philosophy of Environmental Ideas (fall 07) From Wilderness Aesthetics to Ethics (fall 07) PHIL 530, Research Ethics This asynchronous online course introduces participants to the common ethical issues that arise in the process of scientific, behavioral or social science research. It is designed for graduate students, investigators, and professionals familiar with ethics issues related to gathering data. Topics include a framework for considering research ethics issues, interpersonal responsibility, institutional responsibility, professional responsibility, animals in research, and human participation in research. This completely online course allows participants to learn at their own pace at any time. For more information, you can download the course syllabus. This document, as well as the registration form below, are in Adobe Acrobat format (.pdf). If you do not have Acrobat installed on your computer, click the Acrobat icon below. University of Montana students should follow the regular registration procedures through CyberBear. Students who are not currently enrolled at The University of Montana should print and complete the Application and Registration Form. Mail this form with payment (check/money order made payable to The University of Montana; Visa and Mastercard are also accepted) to: "Registration", The Center for Ethics, The University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive #2808, Missoula, MT 59812-2808. The course fee is $260 for 1 graduate credit. Course Designers: Deni Elliott, University Professor of Ethics, and Paul Lester, Visiting Professor of Communications. Click here to visit the UM Online website for more information about other online courses at The University of Montana.