Ethics Minor

Ethics Minor Requirements

The requirements for the minor in ethics are 15 hours of approved coursework, of which no more than 6 may be below the 3000 level, completed with a grade of C- or higher. No more than 6 hours counted as credit toward a major or another minor may be counted as credit toward the ethics minor. All special topics courses and independent studies are permitted only upon review and approval.

Core Requirement
PHIL 2030INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS3
3 hours from any course on the lists below:3
Theory and Meta-Ethics Requirement
6 hours minimum selected from the following:6
INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
ETHICAL THEORY
VALUES AND VIRTUES
HISTORY OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY
SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY (Theoretical or Meta-Ethical focus; requires approval)
READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY (Theoretical or Meta-Ethical focus; requires approval)
GLOBAL RELIGIOUS ETHICS: THE BASICS
TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES (Theoretical or Meta-Ethical focus; requires approval)
READINGS IN RELIGION (Theoretical or Meta-Ethical focus; requires approval)
COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS ETHICS
Practical and Applied Requirement
3 hours minimum, selected from the following lists:3
Business, Engineering, and Technology
ETHICS IN ORGANIZATIONS
BUSINESS ETHICS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ETHICS
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AND ETHICS
LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND ETHICS
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
MEDIA ETHICS
ETHICS IN BUSINESS
Law and Justice
CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS
ETHICS IN BUSINESS
LEGAL AND ETHICAL APPLICATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY: LAW, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY
PHILOSOPHY OF JUSTICE
THE JUSTIFICATION OF PUNISHMENT
PHILOSOPHY OF LAW
THE POLITICS AND PRACTICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS
CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT
EARLY MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
LATE MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT
LAW & PSYCHOLOGY: ETHICS, RESEARCH & SERVICE
Science and Medicine
ETHICS OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
CONTEMPORARY MORAL PROBLEMS
BIOMEDICAL ETHICS
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE
PHILOSOPHY OF RACE
Religion and Education
TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
READINGS IN RELIGION
VIOLENT CONFLICTS, PEACEBUILDING, AND THE ETHICS OF INTERVENTION
PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS OF INTERPRETING
Special Topics
PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY (Practical or applied focus; requires approval)
READINGS IN PHILOSOPHY (Practical or applied focus; requires approval)
Total Credits15