Ethics Certificate Overview
The certificate program provides students with advanced ethical reasoning skills – “soft skills” that are highly valued by employers across the professions. The Certificate in Applied Ethics shows you are prepared for the ethical challenges that your profession will present.
Variety of Elective Choices
The Certificate in Ethics requires two core Philosophy courses and four electives, some of which might be courses in your major. Electives can be found in a wide
variety of areas, including:
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Courses
To satisfy the program’s 18-credit requirement, 6 credits must be earned by completing both of the program’s core courses, at least 3 credits must be earned by completing one of the elective courses within the program that is 300 level and has a PHIL prefix, and the remaining 9 credits can be satisfied by completing any other 100-200 level courses or 300-400 level courses among the program’s electives. Students must complete 18 credits to receive the certificate.
| Required Courses | Credit Hours |
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| PHIL 205 - Introduction to Logic | 3 |
| PHIL 215 - Ethical Theory | 3 |
| Elective Courses | Credit Hours |
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| ANTH 452 - Globalization | 3 |
| BIO 341 - Medical Genetics | 3 |
| BUS 226 - Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 447 - Controversial Issues in Management | 3 |
| CE 308 - Principle of Professional Practice | 4 |
| COM 255 - Communication Ethics | 3 |
| ENV 111 - Intro to Enviromental Sciences | 4 |
| ENV 484 - Sustainable Human Ecology | 4 |
| HIST 275 - Intro to History of Medicine | 3 |
| HIST 356 - A History of Energy | 3 |
| HIST 452 - Globalization & Pacific Northwest | 3 |
| HUM 125 - Intro Tech, Soc, Value | 3 |
| LIT 305 - Ecol Issues in Nature Writing | 3 |
| LIT 315 - Science Fiction Lit & Film | 3 |
| LIT 345 - Postapocalyptic Lit & Film | 3 |
| PHIL 207 - Seminar (with instructor approval) | 3 |
| PHIL 225 - Bioethics | 3 |
| PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 307 - Seminar (with instructor approval) | 3 |
| PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions | 3 |
| PHIL 336 - Moral Standing and Moral Beings | 3 |
| PHIL 342 - Business Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 355 - Ethics and Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
| PHIL 425 - Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| SOC 335 - Health Inequality & Culture Competency | 3 |
For non-enrolled, non-degree-seeking students, please see the page for the online ethics certificate.
In Association with the ALPs
(Arts, Literature and Philosophy) Minor Program
