Ethics Minor

Minor in Ethics

Revised 2017-2018.

Socrates raised the basic moral question when he asked: Why are things not better than they are? How should things be instead? The importance of a theoretical and practical knowledge of morality and ethics for both private and public life is increasingly being recognized. As citizens and professionals, ethical fluency is a crucial skill for negotiating the complexities of contemporary life. The Ethics Minor is designed to provide conversancy with the major ethical theories and traditions, along with problem solving and analysis of cases, thus enabling students to prepare themselves for the ethical challenges they may face.

Administered by: Department of Philosophy and Music

Exclusions: This minor is not available to students in the following programs:

To receive this Minor, students must complete six (6) courses from the following curriculum:

One (1) of the following:

PHL 400	Human Rights and Justice
PHL 503	Ancient and Modern Ethics
PHL 603	Modern and Contemporary Ethics
PHL 614	Philosophy of Human Rights

Five (5) of the following:

BUS 221	Business Decision-Making
BUS 223	Ethics in Commerce
CRM 322	Ethics in Criminal Justice
PHL 302*	Ethics and Health Care
PHL 306	Freedom, Equality, Limits of Authority
PHL 307	Business Ethics
PHL 334	Ethics in Professional Life
PHL 400	Human Rights and Justice
PHL 406	Issues of Life, Death and Poverty
PHL 420	Philosophy, Diversity and Recognition
PHL 444	Ethics in Health Services Management
PHL 449	Philosophy of Punishment
PHL 503	Ancient and Modern Ethics
PHL 509*	Bioethics
PHL 530	Media Ethics
PHL 602	Health Policy: Ethics and Justice
PHL 603	Modern and Contemporary Ethics
PHL 612	Philosophy of Law
PHL 614	Philosophy of Human Rights

* Note that these courses have antirequisites that are also part of this Minor; PHL 302 and PHL 509 are antirequistes.

Please see (PDF file) Senate Policy 148 for further information about Minors.