Ethics, Minor

The Department of Philosophy and Religion offers a minor in ethics for students who are interested in exploring the ethical dimensions of contemporary issues. From medicine and the environment to business and religion, the minor provides a range of courses that speak to issues you care about and provides you with the tools to explore them. The minor includes courses in ethical theory (e.g., moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, and philosophical problems of law and justice); applied ethics (e.g., environmental ethics, business ethics, moral and social problems in healthcare, and technology and human values); and religious ethics (e.g., ethics east and west and cults and sects). It emphasizes developing critical analytical and evaluative skills.

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified.

Required Courses

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete four courses from the following list, two of which must be at or above the 2000 level:		16
PHIL 1102	Introduction to Contemporary Moral Issues
PHIL 1106	Ethics and Politics of Work
PHIL 1111	Introduction to World Religions
PHIL 1112	Debating Ethical Controversies
PHIL 1120	Understanding the Bible
PHIL 1130	Comparative Ethics
PHIL 1133	Selling Spirituality
PHIL 1145	Technology and Human Values
PHIL 1160	Introduction to Economic Justice
PHIL 1162	Ethics and Philosophy through Sport
PHIL 1165	Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare
PHIL 1170	Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
PHIL 1180	Environmental Ethics
PHIL 1185	The Ethics of Food
PHIL 1195	Research Ethics
PHIL 1220	The Meaning of Death
PHIL 1271	Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
PHIL 1275	Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
PHIL 1280	Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
PHIL 1290	Chinese Philosophy and Religion
PHIL 1300	Knowledge in a Digital World
PHIL 1666	The Problem of Evil in Film
PHIL 1667	Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis
PHIL 2001	Ethics and Evolutionary Games
PHIL 2016	The Philosophy and Ethics of Lying and Deception
PHIL 2143	Philosophy for Children
PHIL 2155	Human Rights
PHIL 2301	Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
PHIL 2303	Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 2325	Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
PHIL 2390	Cults and Sects
PHIL 2395	Japanese Buddhism
PHIL 2619	Race and Religion in Film
PHIL 3100	The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life
PHIL 3305	Philosophy of Emotions
PHIL 3435	Moral Philosophy
PHIL 3822	Philosophy of Race and Racism
PHIL 4050	Artificial Intelligence and Society
PHIL 4550	Philosophy of Economics
PHIL 5001	Global Justice
PHIL 5002	Ethics and Public Policy
PHIL 5005	Information Ethics
PHIL 5010	AI Ethics

GPA Requirement

2.000 GPA required in the minor