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
| Foundations Courses |
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| (Please note that only the specific Foundation course topics qualify for the Pathway requirements, and only one Foundations course may be applied to a Pathway) |
| ENGL 2A Ethics & Activism (effective 9/1/09) |
| ENGL 2A Ethics & Daily Life (effective 9/1/09) |
| PHIL 12A Personal Identity & Community (Vallor; effective 9/1/12) |
| PHIL 12A Justice and Vengeance: Self, Others, and Community (effective 3/25/24) |
| PHIL 12H Personal Identity & Community (effective 9/1/12) |
| Accounting (ACTG) |
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| *144 Accounting Ethics (effective 9/1/09) |
| Arts and Sciences (ASCI) |
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| *198 Applied Ethics Internship: Health Care (cross-listed with ELSJ 198) |
| Biology (BIOL) |
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| *171 Social and Ethical Dimensions of Biotechnology (effective 9/14/15) |
| Business (BUSN) |
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| 132 Contemplative Leadership and Sustainability Program (effective 09/1/22) |
| Communication (COMM) |
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| *149B Science News: How to Report on Topics (effective 9/1/09) |
| 167 Communication Law & Responsibility (effective 9/1/09) |
| English (ENGL) |
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| *26 Introduction to Writing in STEM (effective 2/22/2017) |
| *108 Writing in STEM (effective 9/1/09) |
| 123/H Studies in the History of Literary Theory: Ethics and Literature (effective 9/1/09) |
| Environmental Studies & Sciences (ENVS) |
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| *84 Spirituality and Sustainability (cross-listed with TESP 84; effective 9/1/09) |
| *152 Faith, Ethics and Biodiversity (cross-listed with TESP 152; effective 9/1/09) |
| Ethnic Studies (ETHN) |
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| 156 Environmental Racism, Gender, and Justice (cross-listed with GNSX 113; effective 9/1/09) |
| Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ) |
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| *198 Applied Ethics Internship: Healthcare (cross-listed with ASCI 198; effective 9/1/09) |
| Finance (FNCE) |
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| *130 Ethics in Finance (effective 1/1/15) |
| 180 Open Book Management (effective 9/1/09) |
| Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX) |
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| 47 Biblical Women and Power (cross-listed with SCTR 39; effective 9/1/09) |
| 58 Ethics and Gender (cross-listed with PHIL 23; effective 9/1/09) |
| 113 Environmental Racism, Gender, & Justice (cross-listed with ETHN 156; effective 9/1/09) |
| *116 Race, Gender and Public Health in the News(effective 9/1/09) |
| 117 Race, Gender and Politics in the News(effective 9/1/09) |
| *146 Religion, Gender & Globalization (cross-listed with RSOC 170; effective 9/1/09) |
| 184 Feminism and Ethics (cross-listed with GNSX PHIL 120, effective 2/14/2017) |
| 189 Sex, Law and Social Justice: The Politics of Advocacy (effective 9/1/16) |
| History (HIST) |
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| 21 Saving the World?: A Critical History of Human Rights and Humanitarianism (effective 3/25/21) |
| 121 Saving the World?: A Critical History of Human Rights and Humanitarianism (effective 1/1/16) |
| Management (MGMT) |
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| *6 Business Ethics (effective 9/1/09) |
| *6H Business Ethics: Honors (effective 9/1/09) |
| *132 Contemplative Leadership and Sustainable Practice (effective 9/1/22) |
| *160 Organization and Management (effective 9/1/09) |
| *160S Management of Organizations LSP (effective 9/1/09) |
| 178 Business and Human Rights (effective 1/1/23) |
| 181 Conscientious Capitalism (effective 9/1/21) |
| Philosophy (PHIL) |
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| 2H Introduction to Ethics: Honors (effective 9/1/14) |
| 3A Ethics in the Digital Age (effective 1/9/2017) |
| 3H Ethics in the Digital Age (effective 1/9/2017) |
| 4A Ethics and Gender (effective 10/8/2012) |
| 4AH Ethics and Gender - Honors (effective 4/7/2014) |
| 4B Ethics and Gender in Film (effective 10/28/2016) |
| 5H Ethics in Society: Honors (effective 11/25/2015) |
| 9 Ethics and the Environment (effective 9/1/2015) |
| 9H Ethical Issues & Environment (effective 11/25/2015) |
| 10H Ethical Issues in the Law: Honors (effective 11/25/2015) |
| 21 Introduction to Ethics (effective 9/1/14; formerly PHIL 2) |
| 22 Ethics in the Digital Age (effective 1/1/17; formerly PHIL 3A) |
| 23 Ethics & Gender (cross-listed with GNSX 58; effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 4A) |
| 24 Ethics and Gender in Film (effective 1/1/17; formerly PHIL 4B) |
| 25 Ethics in Society (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 5) |
| 26 Ethics in Business (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 6) |
| 27A Ethics in Healthcare (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 7/A, Ethics in Medicine) |
| 27B Ethics and Public Health (cross-listed with PHSC 7; effective 1/1/16) |
| 28 Ethics in Politics (formerly PHIL 8; effective 1/1/17) |
| 29 Ethics & the Environment (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 9) |
| 30 Ethics and the Law (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 10) |
| 33 Ethics and Race (effective 9/1/18) |
| 40 Science, Technology, and Society (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 80) |
| 41 Diversity and Disability (formerly PHIL 70) |
| 70 Philosophy and Disability (effective 9/1/09) |
| 80 Science, Technology, & Society (effective 1/5/2011) |
| 108 Special Topics: Applied Ethics (The Moral and Legal Status of Prenatal Humans (Nelson), Issues in Reproductive Ethics (Steinbock) topics only; formerly PHIL 119) |
| 111 Bioethics and the Law (effective 9/1/2009) |
| 112 Ethics, Authenticity, Freedom and Vocation (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 116) |
| 113 Ethics and Constitutional Law (effective 5/26/2011) |
| 114 Ethics and Criminal Law (effective 1/22/2013) |
| 115 Feminism and Ethics (effective 2/14/2017) |
| 116 Ethics, Authenticity, Freedom (effective 4/1/2013) |
| 117 Bioethics and the Law (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 111) |
| 118 Ethics and Constitutional Law (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 113) |
| 119 Ethics and Criminal Law (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 114) |
| 120 Feminism and Ethics (cross-listed with GNSX 184, effective 9/1/15; formerly PHIL 115) |
| 121 Political Philosophy and Ethics (formerly PHIL 122) |
| 122 Virtue Ethics (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 124) |
| 122B Political Philosophy and Ethics: Contemporary (effective 9/1/09) |
| 123 Philosophy of Law (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 154) |
| 130 Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (effective 01/01/22) |
| 174 Uncertainty, Conflict & Self Development: Chinese Perspectives (effective 01/01/18) |
| 185A University Ethics Bowl Team (effective 3/2/2017; formerly PHIL 180A) |
| 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) |
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| 30 Introduction to Political Philosophy (effective 9/1/09) |
| *167 Making Public Policy (effective 9/1/09) |
| *173 Sports & Politics in the U.S. (effective 03/25/18) |
| Psychology (PSYC) |
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| *114 Ethics in Psychology (cross-listed with PSYC 114EL; effective 9/1/09) |
| *114EL Ethics in Psychology ELSJ (cross-listed with PSYC 114; effective 9/1/09) |
| Public Health Science (PHSC) |
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| 7 Public Health and Ethics (cross-listed with PHIL 7B; effective 1/1/16) |
| Religion, Theology, and Culture |
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| Religion and Society (RSOC) |
| 135 Architects of Solidarity (effective 9/1/09) |
| *157 Religious Traditions and Contemporary Moral Issues (effective 9/1/09) |
| *170 Religion, Gender & Globalization (cross-listed with GNSX 146; effective 9/1/09) |
| Scripture and Tradition (SCTR) |
| 39 Biblical Women and Power (cross-listed with GNSX 47; effective 3/28/16 |
| *128 Human Suffering and Hope (effective 9/1/09) |
| *148 From Babylon to Birmingham: Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible and Modern America (effective 3/25/24) |
| Theology, Ethics, and Spirituality (TESP) |
| *26 Sustainable Theologies (effective 3/25/18) |
| *46 Faith, Justice & Poverty (effective 9/1/09) |
| *46H Faith, Justice & Poverty: Honors (effective 11/25/15) |
| *64 Environmental Justice in Catholic Imagination (effective 9/1/09) |
| *69 Christian Social Ethics (effective 3/25/20) |
| *84 Spirituality & Sustainability (cross-listed with ENVS 84; effective 9/1/09) |
| *88 Hope & Prophetic Politics (effective 9/1/09) |
| *108 Human Trafficking and Christian Ethics (effective 3/25/20) |
| *119/R Theology, Sex & Relationships (effective 9/1/09) |
| *119B Theology, Sex & Relationships B (effective 3/25/19) |
| *129 Religion and Peace (effective 3/25/19) |
| *141 Bioethics: Dignity and Justice (effective Winter 2022) |
| *142 Conscience, Christianity and Politics (effective 01/01/18) |
| *143 Theology and Ethics of Thomas Aquinas (effective 2/3/2016) |
| *152 Faith, Ethics and Biodiversity (cross-listed with ENVS 152; effective 9/1/09) |
| *156 Christian Ethics and HIV/AIDS (effective 9/1/09) |
| *157 Ethics in the Health Professions (effective 9/1/09) |
| 158 Immigration and Ethics (effective 9/1/09) |
| *159 Ethics of War and Peace (effective 9/1/09) |
| *163 Christianity and Politics (effective 9/1/09) |
| *164 Religious Ethics in Business (effective 9/1/09) |
* Indicates Course Has Prerequisites