University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

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).

Minor - Ethics

Summary

Lower Division Ethics/Value Requirement3
Upper Division Ethics/Value Requirement6
Elective Ethics/Value Requirement9
Total Hours18

Degree Specific Credits: 18

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0

Note: Students must complete a minimum of 18 credits in philosophy; at least 6 credits must be in courses numbered 300 and higher.

Lower-Division Ethics/Value Requirement

Note:  PHL 110E PHL 112E, and PHL 114E fulfill the “Ethical & Human Values” General Education requirement. PHL 210E fulfills the "Approved Writing Course" and "Ethical & Human Values" General Education requirements.

Complete one of the following courses:3
Introduction to Ethics
Intro Ethics and Environment
Intro to Political Ethics
Moral Philosophy
Total Hours3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Ethics/Value Requirement

Note: 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.

Complete two of the following courses:6
Law and Morality
Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics
Ethics of Climate Change
Environmental Philosophy
Topics in Philosophy of Art
Philosophy and Literature
History of Moral and Political Philosophy
Contemporary Moral/Political Theory
Total Hours6
Minimum Required Grade: C-

Elective Ethics/Value Requirement

Note: 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.

Complete three of the following courses:9
Medical Ethics
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Social & Ethical Issues in CS
Computers, Ethics, and Society
Ethics & Policy Issues
Earth Ethics
Science and Society
Talking to God: Bhagavad Gita
Ways of Knowing II
Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World
Legal and Ethical Issues Health and Exercise Professions
Ecological Perspectives in Native American Traditions
Native American Beliefs and Philosophy
Climate Change Ethics and Policy
Ethics and Sustainability
Introduction to Ethics
Intro Ethics and Environment
Intro to Political Ethics
Moral Philosophy
Law and Morality
Philosophy & Biomedical Ethics
Ethics of Climate Change
Environmental Philosophy
Topics in Philosophy of Art
Philosophy and Literature
History of Moral and Political Philosophy
Contemporary Moral/Political Theory
Intro to Political Theory
Social Work Ethics
Total Hours9

Minimum Required Grade: C-