HUM 3710 - Ethics

Prerequisite(s): ENG 1270.
This course is an introduction to classical ethical theory; how to adopt ethical perspectives; appreciation for ethical problems with applications for contemporary issues such as euthanasia, hunger and welfare, capital punishment, and corporate responsibility. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Distinguish between arguments of public policy and ethics.
Define selected meta-ethical concepts and use them in debating practical ethical controversies.
Identify the five broad types of meta-ethical theories and describe their basic ideas.
Explain the general position important ethical philosophers have espoused.
Construct brief ethical arguments based upon induction, deduction, and evidence.