Applied Ethics Certificate

Program Overview

The Certificate in Applied Ethics equips students with a comprehensive understanding of moral philosophy and reasoning skills. Through coursework exploring ethical theories, values, and contexts, students develop critical thinking abilities essential for navigating complex moral issues in various fields, including business, medicine, and the environment.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• The certificate in applied ethics offers students the opportunity to develop a broad understanding of complex moral issues and to hone their moral reasoning skills.
• Students learn about the central theories, frameworks, and ideas in moral philosophy including deontology, consequentialism, and virtue theory; theories of value, moral emotions, and moral rights; and the concepts of personhood, character, and integrity.
• They explore a range of contexts in which moral problems arise, for example, issues related to the environment, to business, and to medicine.
• The certificate encourages students to understand the complexity of moral problems and to use reason to explore and evaluate solutions to these problems.
• By critically analyzing central debates in moral issues, students develop critical thinking skills required for dealing with complex moral problems in the 21st century.

Outline:

• Program Requirements (12 Credits)
• Complete the following course:
• PHIL 102 - Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
• Choose three courses from the following:
• PHIL 305 Q* - Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits)
• PHIL 313 - Sports Ethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 315 - Technology and Human Values (3 credits)
• PHIL 316 - Crime and Justice (3 credits)
• PHIL 317 - Bio-Medical Ethics (3 credits)
• PHIL 318 - Business Ethics (3 credits)