Ethics is crucial to every professional field, and the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics conducts programs in many disciplines, including business, health care and biotechnology, government, immigration, the Internet, journalism and media, leadership, the social sector, and technology.
We also offer substantial resources on environmental ethics and religious and Catholic ethics.
Bioethics
seeks to resolve moral dilemmas that arise in health care and biotechnology.
Business Ethics
is the study of standards of behavior that promote human welfare and the common good within businesses.
Campus Ethics
welcomes Santa Clara University students, faculty, and staff into a conversation about applying ethics to the critical issues of our time.
Engineering Ethics
help engineers identify and respond to dilemmas they face.
Environmental Ethics
applies moral thinking to the natural world and the relationship between humans and the earth.
Government Ethics
encompasses the duties and obligations one assumes when he or she enters public service, as well as the personal pursuit of running for office.
Immigration Ethics
explores the moral issues that arise from the movement of individuals across borders.
Internet Ethics
explores topics including online privacy, cybersecurity, social media, data ethics, the digital divide, internet access, AI ethics, and corporate tech ethics development.
Journalism and Media Ethics
offers journalists a framework for ethical journalism and uses ethical principles to frame the design and delivery of news, social media, and search products.
Leadership Ethics
looks at the issues faced by those in formal leadership roles, as well as personal leadership, which is central to the way they are able to have an impact as leaders.
Religious and Catholic Ethics
program seeks to illuminate and comment on the influence of religious and Catholic thought on the ethical dimension of the key issues of our time.
Social Sector Ethics
works with both donors and nonprofit organizations themselves in the areas of finance and operations, leadership, fundraising, and engagement with the public.
Space Ethics
explores the human impact of our space obsession and the effects it may have on our own planet.
Technology Ethics
addresses issues arising from transhumanism and human enhancement ethics, catastrophic risk and ethics, religion and technology ethics, and space ethics.
Venture Ethics
focuses solely on studying and promoting applied ethics in venture capital. The Institute is the first and only of its kind and is made possible through a grant from the Lucas Brothers Foundation.