Ethics Minor
Understanding ethical practices and increasing ethical knowledge is important to a successful life, both personally and professionally. Tailored to students majoring in other disciplines, UM-Missoula s Ethics Minor is designed to enhance the capacities of critical thinking, social engagement, and reflection on major moral issues. The interdisciplinary curriculum provides students with training in ethical frameworks and methods to help ensure successful execution of both future professional duties and personal endeavors. Students will acquire tools for critical reflection that will help them to address the major moral challenges of the 21st century, and strengthen their ability to pursue careers in business, science, journalism, advocacy, nonprofit work, law, and health care (among others).
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
Additional requirements for graduation can be found on the Degree/Certificate Requirements for Graduation page.
Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
MINOR - ETHICS
Course Requirements
- At least 6 credits for this certificate must be in courses numbered 300 and higher.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Ethics/Value Requirement | ||
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Intro Ethics and Environment | ||
| Intro to Political Ethics | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Upper-Division Ethics/Value Requirement 1 | ||
| Complete two of the following courses: | 6 | |
| The Art of Living | ||
| Law and Morality | ||
| Law and Discrimination | ||
| Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics | ||
| Ethics of Climate Change | ||
| Aesthetics and the Arts | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Environmental Aesthetics | ||
| Topics in Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Animals | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | ||
| Justice | ||
| Iris Murdoch's Ethics | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Nietzsche | ||
| Elective Ethics/Value Requirement 2 | ||
| Complete three of the following courses: | 9 | |
Any course approved for the Ethics and Human Values general education requirement. | ||
| Ethics of Climate Change | ||
| Aesthetics and the Arts | ||
| Environmental Philosophy | ||
| Environmental Aesthetics | ||
| Topics in Philosophy of Art | ||
| Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Animals | ||
| History of Moral and Political Philosophy | ||
| Contemporary Moral/Political Theory | ||
| Justice | ||
| Iris Murdoch's Ethics | ||
| Rousseau | ||
| Thoreau | ||
| Nietzsche | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
- 1
Special Topics courses taught at the 300- or 400-level (PHL 391, PHL 491) may count as upper-division ethics/value courses at the discretion of the Philosophy Department advisor provided that the course has suitable content.
- 2
Courses that satisfy either the Lower-Division Ethics/Value requirement or the Upper-Division Ethics/Value requirement cannot also satisfy the Elective Ethics/Value requirement.