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
College of Humanities & Sciences
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Division Ethics/Value Requirement | 3 | |
| Upper Division Ethics/Value Requirement | 6 | |
| Elective Ethics/Value Requirement | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Intro Ethics and Environment | ||
| Intro to Political Ethics | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hours | 6 | |
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.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hours | 9 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-