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Apr 19, 2024
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2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Ethics Minor
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The Minor in Ethics provides students with opportunities to explore not only questions of value, justice, responsibility and the moral life, but also philosophical treatments of ethics that are foundational for the critical discussion of ethical issues in other fields, such as law, economics and public policy. Students can choose from courses in ethical and political theory, courses in applied and practical ethics, and courses on specialized topics such as liberty, neuroethics and philosophy of law. The minor is designed to provide students with a strong foundation in ethics, along with skills in reasoning, analysis and the critical evaluation of ethical and philosophical issues, positions and arguments.
The Minor in Ethics may be easily combined with majors or minors in other disciplines (such as Economics, Environmental Studies, Human Rights, Political Science, Public Policy, and Women’s and Gender Studies), as many courses may be counted toward multiple majors or minors.
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Requirements for the Minor
The Minor in Ethics requires at least 15 credit hours of coursework, including at least four courses (12 hours) in philosophical ethics. Three of the required courses in philosophical ethics (9 hours) must come from the department’s advanced sequence in ethics (PHIL 3371 , PHIL 3372 , PHIL 3373 , PHIL 3374 , PHIL 3375 , PHIL 3376 , PHIL 3377 , PHIL 3379 , PHIL 3380 , PHIL 3381 ), and the fourth (3 hours) must come from that same sequence or from the department’s introductory sequence in ethics (PHIL 3316 , PHIL 3317 , PHIL 3318 ). Upon petition to the chair of the department, other philosophy courses, including PHIL 3310 and PHIL 4393 or PHIL 4394 , may fulfill the foregoing requirements provided their topics and contents are suitable. The remaining course (3 hours) must come from the department’s ethics courses, the department’s non-ethics courses, or a list of approved courses offered by other departments.
It is recommended that each student minoring in ethics take one course from the department’s introductory sequence in ethics (PHIL 1316 , PHIL 1317 , PHIL 1318 ), along with at least one course in ethical theory (PHIL 1316 , PHIL 3371 , PHIL 3372 , PHIL 3380 ).
Core Courses (12 Credit Hours)
Any four from the following, with at least 9 hours at the 3000-level or above.
Electives (3 Credit Hours)
One additional core course from the list above, one additional PHIL course, or one course from the following list:
Total: 15 Credit Hours
Notes
- Students majoring in philosophy may not minor in ethics.
- Students may not count both PHIL 1318 and PLSC 4371 toward the minor in ethics.
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