Program Overview
The Applied Ethics Option allows students to supplement their undergraduate degree with a focus on ethics, encompassing topics such as moral theory, justice, and environmental issues. This option provides a strong foundation for careers in fields like medicine, law, policy, and business, where ethical decision-making is crucial. Students complete 1.5 credits in core ethical theory courses and 2.5 credits in a variety of applied ethics courses, providing a comprehensive understanding of ethical principles and their application in different contexts.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
An option is a “mini-minor” – a set of courses in one discipline that can be completed in conjunction with any undergraduate degree program, allowing you to focus on an additional subject of interest. With courses grounded in critical thinking, ethical theory, and applied ethics, this option is ideal if you are interested in everything from advocacy and public policy issues to working in the fields of medicine, law, environmental resource management, business, and computing.
Outline:
- Students who have fulfilled the requirements for an Honours or a General degree in a subject other than Philosophy may graduate with an Option in Applied Ethics if they have successfully completed the following 4.0 credits:
- 1.5 PHIL credits from:
- PHIL 1100H: Introduction to Philosophy: Moral and Political
- PHIL 2110H: Moral Issues
- PHIL 3110H: Ethical Theory
- PHIL 4310H: Advanced Topics in Value Theory
- 2.5 PHIL credits from:
- PHIL 2010H: Love and Desire
- PHIL 2020H: Philosophy of Sport and Recreation
- PHIL 2030H: Death
- PHIL 2150H: Philosophy of Law
- PHIL 2390H: Biomedical Ethics
- PHIL 3030H: The Meaning of Life
- PHIL 3140H: Justice and Rights
- PHIL 3180H: Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL 3301H: Environmental Ethics
- PHIL 3302H: Animals and Society
- PHIL 3370H: Cyberethics
- PHIL 4250H: Business Ethics and Corporations
- PHIL 4260H: Ethics and Capitalism
- PHIL 4390H: Advanced Topics in Biomedical Ethics
- Full course descriptions can be found in the Undergraduate Academic Calendar.
