Applied Ethics Certificate
This certificate is available as a standalone program.
The Applied Ethics undergraduate certificate builds upon the various courses in ethics taught in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion and courses with ethics-related content found throughout the university, in order to provide students with a systematic and thorough understanding of the moral world for their civic, professional, and personal lives.
Students pursuing a major in any academic or professional field may also pursue applied ethics for educational interest and for professional preparation. The certificate adds a critical philosophical dimension to students’ understanding of their professional aspirations.
Students seeking a baccalaureate degree at OSU may earn the Applied Ethics certificate by completing a minimum of 28 credits of approved course work.
For more information, contact Courtney Campbell, 541-737-5651, ccampbell@oregonstate.edu
Certificate Code: C200
- Develop moral perception, including capacity to identify and discern between an ethical question, a scientific question, a political question, an aesthetic question, and a legal question.
- Cultivate the moral and empathic imagination, as reflected in abilities to understand an issue from another person's perspective.
- Develop skills in moral reasoning and deliberation, especially in the capacity to apply ethical principles in a moral deliberation process to concrete issues of moral choice.
- Cultivate personal moral responsibility, expressed through moral foundations questionnaire, and development of personal case studies of moral choices.
- Sensitivity to moral ambiguity and tolerance for different opinions, as reflected through civility in discourse and philosophical charity.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Requirements | ||
| PHL 205 | *ETHICS | 4 |
| Select 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
| *GREAT IDEAS IN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| *ETHICS OF DIVERSITY | ||
| *SCIENTIFIC REASONING | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ETHICS | ||
| MORAL THEORIES | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| FEMINIST PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| TOPICS | ||
| TOPICS IN PHILOSOPHY (with departmental approval) | ||
| Electives | ||
| Select one of the following: 1,2 | 12 | |
Ethics and scientific inquiry | ||
Ethics and the environment | ||
Ethics, health and medicine | ||
| Total Credits | 28 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
- 1
Three concentrations of courses to achieve the 12 elective credits for the Applied Ethics certificate have already been established, but creating an individualized program is possible
- 2
The Applied Ethics Certificate Coordinator will assist students in course selection from a list available in the School of History, Philosophy, and Religion
Certificate Code: C200