Ethics Minor

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Ethical questions and problems arise in all aspects of life. A minor in ethics can complement and enrich any major field of study. The minor in ethics consists of six courses, four at the 3000 level or above.

The capstone course is an independent study normally taken during a student’s senior year. The course integrates the student’s different areas of study in the ethics minor into a project or thesis. Any professor in any college can sponsor this independent study. Capstone topics must be approved by the ethics minor advisor.

The minor in ethics is sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and administered through the Philosophy Department. Any undergraduate student at the university can minor in ethics.

A Student Takes One Course in Each of These Areas:

Ethical Theory

PHIL 3300 - Ethical Theory Credits: 3
PHIL 3350 - History of Moral Philosophy Credits: 3
PHIL 3250 - Global Justice Credits: 3

Applications

(determined on a course by course basis in consultation with the Philosophy Department Undergraduate Advisor)

Scientific, Historical and Social Analysis

(determined on a course by course basis in consultation with the Philosophy Department Undergraduate Advisor)

Capstone Course

(determined in consultation with the Philosophy Department Undergraduate Advisor)

Electives

The other two courses are approved electives, (2 courses from Areas 1, 2 or 3 – each from a different area).