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Ethics (Minor)

Explore the ethical underpinnings of society and examine your own beliefs by studying ethics at UND.

Questions of right and wrong lie at the core of the human experience. The minor in Ethics at UND challenges you to grapple with questions like how to live, when to help others and the role of ethics in our world.

Program Snapshot
Program type:
Minor
Format:
On-campus
Est. time to complete:
2 years
Credit hours:
21

Why Study Ethics at UND?

Ethics is an essential area of study for anyone planning a career in business, politics, law or medicine — and for anyone who wants to examine their own beliefs and clarify their values.

As an ethics student at UND, you'll explore classic texts and apply their lessons to day-to-day life. Through debates and discussions, you'll tackle challenging questions about right and wrong and the proper role of ethics today.

The minor in Ethics complements any major, especially:

  • Banking & Financial Economics
  • Biology
  • Business Economics
  • Criminal Justice Studies
  • Engineering
  • Management
  • Nursing
  • Pre-Med
  • Political Science

Ready to Lead

UND provides a varity of lectures to provide students professional insight into a variety of industries and topics.

Program Highlights

  • Gain a firm understanding of key ethical theories and principles.

  • Examine cases and scenarios that illustrate ethical crises in business, technology, medicine, environment and government.

  •  Enjoy small, discussion-based classes

Outcomes

 
97K
Median annual salary for medical and health services managers*
118K
Median annual salary for lawyers**

 

*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Medical and Health Services Managers

**U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Lawyers

 

No profession is immune from ethical questions, so a minor in Ethics is relevant to any career path. It's a particularly appropriate minor if you're considering law school or medical school.

Ethics minors are well equipped for any career, including:

  • Education
  • Higher education
  • Medicine
  • Hospital administration
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Ministry
  • Law
  • Journalism

Courses You Could Take

 

PHIL 342. Advanced Ethics. 3 Credits.

This course will examine contemporary (20th and 21st century) ethical theories as well as moral problems affecting societies around the world. Topics may include human rights, sexual ethics, ethical consumerism, and ways in which science and technology have affected moral deliberation and judgment. S, odd years.

PHIL 253. Environmental Ethics. 3 Credits.

The course centers on the way that ethics helps us to understand environmental issues. We examine a broad cross-section of environmental issues from a variety of traditional and contemporary ethical frameworks. Issues include sustainability, animal rights, energy consumption, habitat loss, biodiversity, land conservation, and pollution. Class members will explore such issues through case studies in a context of relevant ethical history and theory. Offered Fall every 3 years.

PHIL 355. Social and Political Philosophy. 3 Credits.

This course examines core issues in society and governance: the nature of justice, the limits of freedom, the role of religion, family and pluralism in the modern community, are a few examples of possible topics. Students in the course may examine both classical and contemporary theories of political society. Offered Fall every 3 years (2008).

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