Ethics, Minor

Clark Hall
Phone: 216.368.6996
Anthony I. Jack, Minor Advisor
anthony.jack@case.edu


Program Overview

The Department of Philosophy offers a minor in ethics that is available to all undergraduate students at CWRU.

Undergraduate Policies

For undergraduate policies and procedures, please review the Undergraduate Academics section of the General Bulletin.

Program Requirements

The ethics minor requires a total of 15 credit hours: PHIL 101PHIL 305, two other PHIL courses at the 200- or 300-level, and one of several identified courses in a field other than philosophy. 

Student may petition for courses to be applied to this minor if they involve significant ethics content. No more than two courses may count for both the ethics minor and the philosophy major or minor.

Required Courses:
PHIL 101Introduction to Philosophy3
PHIL 305Ethics in Theory and Practice3
Philosophy Courses: a
Choose two of the following:6
Good Relationships
Bioethics: Dilemmas
Selected Topics in Philosophy
War and Morality
People and Planet
Topics in Ethics
Political and Social Philosophy
Advanced Bioethics
Ethics and Public Policy
Philosophy Honors Thesis
Interdisciplinary Courses:
Choose one of the following:3
Law and Economics
Health Care Economics
Introduction to Environmental Thinking
Political Movements and Political Participation
Religion and Ecology
Law & Society: Law, Rights and Policy
Social Inequality
Economic Sociology: Money, Markets, Morals, and Social Life
Total Credit Hours15
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Chosen in consultation with advisor.