Program Requirements
The ethics minor consists of six courses (18 credit hours). These courses may count toward the College Core or another minor.
| Required Introductory Courses | (6) | |
| PHIL 124C | P2 Introductory Ethics (may be completed as part of a Learning Community) | |
| REST 130 | P2 Ethics in Action | |
| Electives | (12) | |
| The following elective courses, which have an emphasis on ethics, are offered in the areas of philosophy, international relations, legal studies, the environment, the media, health care, business, human relationships, social policy, peace and social justice, and religion. | ||
| Choose four: | ||
| COMM 205 P3 Media Issues in Contemporary Culture | ||
| COMM 346 Media Law | ||
| CSCI 140C P2 Computer and Internet Ethics | ||
| PHIL 235 P2 Environmental Ethics | ||
| PHIL 250C P2 Bioethics | ||
| PHIL 260C P3 Philosophy of Law | ||
| PHIL 273C Business Ethics | ||
| PHIL 301C Philosophy and Health Care | ||
| PSJS 250P P5 Social Change Through Service | ||
| PSJS 260P P5 Global Issues in Peace and Social Justice | ||
| PSJS 270 CC Ethics and World Ecology | ||
| PSJS 275 P3 Sustainable Futures | ||
| REST 177D CC Values, Leadership, and Religion | ||
| REST 183D P5 Church and Culture | ||
| REST 272P CC Martin and Malcolm | ||
| REST 284D P2 Morality and Contemporary Society | ||
| REST 289P CC Alienation and Powerlessness | ||
| REST 301 P2 Law and Ethics | ||
| REST 325 P5 Spirituality and Health | ||
| REST 338 P2 Morality in Leadership | ||
| REST 352D P5 Marriage & Sexuality | ||
| REST 366C P2 Is God Just? | ||
| REST 386D Morality in Business | ||
| REST 387D P2 Medical Ethics and Society | ||
| SOCI 205 CC Savage Inequalities | ||
| SOCI 210 P2 Crimes and Corporations | ||
| SPST 420 Sport Leadership and Ethics | ||
| Ethics Minor Capstone* | ||
| Completion of an ethics section in the ePortfolio, which includes assignments and reflections on the ethics courses taken. Includes a final ethics reflection that considers the significance of the minor's ethics and values education for personal and professional life. | ||
| Total | (18) | |
Please refer to the appropriate departments for descriptions of the above courses.
*Some freshmen, depending on the requirements of their particular first-year Learning Community, will already have created ePortfolios and may build on this for the ethics minor. Other students, including transfer students, may need to create their ePortfolios. In either case, students may meet with the program director for the ethics minor or their ethics minor advisor for assistance with this requirement.
Note: No more than three courses used to satisfy the student's major requirements may also be applied to the ethics minor. A cumulative grade point average of 2.00 is required for all courses taken in residence that may be applied to the minor.
Independent Study Option
To complete the 12 credit hour elective requirement, a student may pursue one independent study course with a member of the Ethics Advisory Committee. The course explores one or more ethics topics related to the student’s chosen major.