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Core Curriculum

Applied Ethics

Applied Ethics

Facilitator: Karen Peterson-Iyer, Religious Studies

This pathway invites students to explore the application of critical ethical thinking to real world problems, thereby deepening their understanding of their vocational and educational choices. Courses in this pathway address ethical issues in areas such as communication, economics and business, healthcare, politics, gender, sustainability, diplomacy and war. All pathway courses include intentional and sustained discussion of the practical ethical dimensions of course content. Courses raise a wide range of applied ethics problems in diverse fields and professional arenas. Ethics is by nature interdisciplinary, drawing on diverse theories, methodologies, and traditions in various disciplines, including biology, engineering, gender studies, literature, organizational theory, philosophy, and religious studies. Pathway courses support students critical consideration of specific real life dilemmas and their exploration of methodologies and reasoned solutions to controversial practical moral issues. (Please note most courses in this Pathway do not satisfy the Core Ethics requirement.)

Associated Courses

Accounting (ACTG)
144 Accounting Ethics 
Arts and Sciences (ASCI)
198 Applied Ethics Internship: Health Care 
Biology (BIOL)
171 Social and Ethical Dimensions of Biotechnology 
Business (BUSN)
132 Contemplative Leadership and Sustainability Program 
Communication (COMM)
149B Science News: How to Report on Topics 
167 Communication Law & Responsibility 
English (ENGL)
26 Introduction to Writing in STEM 
108 Writing in STEM 
123/H Studies in the History of Literary Theory: Ethics and Literature 
Environmental Studies & Sciences (ENVS)
84 Spirituality and Sustainability (cross-listed with TESP 84)
152 Faith, Ethics and Biodiversity (cross-listed with TESP 152)
Ethnic Studies (ETHN)
156 Environmental Racism, Gender, and Justice (cross-listed with GNSX 113)
Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ)
198 Applied Ethics Internship: Healthcare (cross-listed with ASCI 198)
Finance (FNCE)
130 Ethics in Finance 
180 Financial Planning and Analysis 
Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX)
47​ Biblical Women and Power (cross-listed with SCTR 39)
58 Ethics and Gender (cross-listed with PHIL 23)
113 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with ETHN 156)
116 Race, Gender and Public Health in the News
117 Race, Gender and Politics in the News
146 Religion, Gender & Globalization (cross-listed with RSOC 170)
184​ Feminism and Ethics (cross-listed with PHIL 120)
189 Sex, Law and Social Justice: The Politics of Advocacy
History (HIST)
21 Saving the World?: A Critical History of Human Rights and Humanitarianism 
121 Saving the World?: A Critical History of Human Rights and Humanitarianism 
Management (MGMT)
6 Business Ethics 
6H Business Ethics: Honors
132 Contemplative Leadership and Sustainable Practice 
160 Organization and Management 
160S Management of Organizations LSP 
178 Business and Human Rights
181 Conscientious Capitalism 
Philosophy (PHIL)
21 Introduction to Ethics 
22 ​Ethics in the Digital Age 
23 Ethics & Gender (cross-listed with GNSX 58)
24 Ethics and Gender in Film 
25 Ethics in Society 
26 Ethics in Business 
27A Ethics in Healthcare 
27B Ethics and Public Health (cross-listed with PHSC 7)
28 Ethics in Politics
29 Ethics & the Environment 
30 Ethics and the Law 
33 Ethics and Race 
40 Science, Technology, and Society 
41 Diversity and Disability 
70 Philosophy and Disability 
80 Science, Technology, & Society
108 Special Topics: Applied Ethics (The Moral and Legal Status of Prenatal Humans (Nelson), Issues in Reproductive Ethics (Steinbock) topics only)
111 Bioethics and the Law 
112 Ethics, Authenticity, Freedom and Vocation 
113 Ethics and Constitutional Law 
114 Ethics and Criminal Law 
115 Feminism and Ethics
116 Ethics, Authenticity, Freedom 
117 Bioethics and the Law 
118 Ethics and Constitutional Law 
119 Ethics and Criminal Law 
120 Feminism and Ethics (cross-listed with GNSX 184)
121 Political Philosophy and Ethics
122 Virtue Ethics 
122B Political Philosophy and Ethics: Contemporary 
123 Philosophy of Law 
130 Ethics of Artificial Intelligence 
174 Uncertainty, Conflict & Self Development: Chinese Perspectives 
185A University Ethics Bowl Team 
199L Ethical Dilemmas: Business and the World (London Semester Program)
Note: The normal prerequisite for all philosophy upper-division courses is upper-division standing.
Political Science (POLI)
30 Introduction to Political Philosophy 
167 Making Public Policy 
173 Sports & Politics in the U.S.
Psychology (PSYC)
114 Ethics in Psychology (cross-listed with PSYC 114EL)
114EL Ethics in Psychology ELSJ (cross-listed with PSYC 114)
Public Health Science (PHSC)
7 Public Health and Ethics (cross-listed with PHIL 7B)
Religion, Theology, and Culture
Religion and Society (RSOC)
135 Architects of Solidarity 
157 Religious Traditions and Contemporary Moral Issues 
170 Religion, Gender & Globalization (cross-listed with GNSX 146)
Scripture and Tradition (SCTR)
39 Biblical Women and Power (cross-listed with GNSX 47)
128 Human Suffering and Hope 
148 From Babylon to Birmingham: Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and Modern America
Theology, Ethics, and Spirituality (TESP)
26 Sustainable Theologies
46 Faith, Justice & Poverty
46H Faith, Justice & Poverty: Honors 
64 Environmental Justice in Catholic Imagination 
69 Christian Social Ethics 
84 Spirituality & Sustainability (cross-listed with ENVS 84)
88 Hope & Prophetic Politics
108 Human Trafficking and Christian Ethics 
119/R Theology, Sex & Relationships
119B Theology, Sex & Relationships B 
129 Religion and Peace
141 Bioethics: Dignity and Justice 
142​ Conscience, Christianity and Politics 
143 Theology and Ethics of Thomas Aquinas 
152 Faith, Ethics and Biodiversity (cross-listed with ENVS 152)
156 Christian Ethics and HIV/AIDS 
157 Ethics in the Health Professions 
158 Immigration and Ethics 
159 Ethics of War and Peace 
163 Christianity and Politics
164 Religious Ethics in Business