Certificate in Ethics

Ethics Certificate

The Ethics Certificate is designed to give students a richer understanding of systematic philosophical thinking about ethics. Students with majors in business, nursing, journalism, and public administration, among others, may well find that training in ethics is beneficial for their career goals. The certificate program permits some flexibility about course selection, thereby facilitating particular students' interests.

Certificate Requirements

The Certificate in Ethics consists of 18 semester hours approved by an academic advisor.  

Certificate students are required to take PHI 305, Ethical Theory OR PHI 335, History of Ethics. The remaining 15 hours should be chosen from the following courses:

• PHI 105 - Introduction to Ethics
• PHI 304 - Existentialism
• PHI 305 - Ethical Theory
• PHI 306 - Applied Ethics
• PHI 307 - Philosophy of Law
• PHI 309 - Social and Political Philosophy
• PHI 310 - Environmental Ethics
• PHI 320 - Bioethics
• PHI 335 - History of Ethics
• PHI 420 - Topics in Philosophy (with a focus on ethics)

One course outside this list, and perhaps in a different discipline, may be used with written approval from the Director of Undergraduate Studies. All courses must be passed with a minimum grade of "C."
 

Ethics Certificate Check Sheet