Applied and Professional Ethics – Minor
For information, contact Dr. Elizabeth Meade.
Increasingly, many professions require on-going education and training in
ethics. The minor in Applied and Professional Ethics is designed to give our
students a competitive advantage in their fields by laying the groundwork in
theoretical ethics, professional ethics, and the application of ethical theory
to a variety of practices and professions. It is designed to fulfill the needs
of two types of students: those who wish to treat the minor as a course of
study in theory and application of ethics, and those who choose to tailor it
more directly to the issues proceeding from their majors.
Requirements for the Minor in Applied and Professional Ethics Minor
(18 credits)
The following two courses are required for all:
PHI 200 Ethics 3 credits
PHI 250 Introduction to Professional Ethics 3 credits
Four electives (12 credits) must be chosen from a range of courses across the
curriculum or any selected special topics courses on an individual area of
professional or applied ethics. Consult the adviser for the minor for final
approval of electives not on the following list:
BIO 320 Biomedical Ethics 3 credits
CHE 349 Professional Issues in Forensic Science 3 credits
CST 234 Media, Law and Ethics 3 credits
NMT 452 Patient Ethics 1 credit
SOC 313 Minorities and Human Relations 3 credits