Description

Ethical issues arise in every field of human endeavor, so knowledge of ethics is beneficial to students regardless of their major. The Minor in Ethics is designed to expose students in a systematic way to the fundamental theories and concepts of ethics. It is a highly desirable minor because it demonstrates to employers, graduate schools, and professional schools an interest in and knowledge of ethical issues.

In addition to taking a solid core of philosophy courses focusing on ethics, students pursuing the minor may also elect to count towards it one relevant course from another department. This course will be chosen from a list of courses offered by a wide range of other departments including Anthropology, Engineering, Genetics, History, Microbiology, Political Science, and the Science, Technology, & Society Program. No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Admissions and Certification

To be certified as having completed the minor in Ethics, students must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average across all courses used toward the minor. In both instances, students can complete the necessary forms online. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from their degree program. Certification should be completed no later than during the registration period for the student’s final semester at NC State. Go to Add a Minor to apply.

Contact Persons

Dr. Timothy Hinton
Minor Advisor
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Withers Hall 457
919.513.6140
tim_hinton@ncsu.edu

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Withers Hall 340
919.515.6100
philos_relstuds@ncsu.edu

SIS code:  16ETHM

Plan Requirements

• The minor consists of 15 hours of credit (5 courses) including 6 hours of required courses and 9 hours of elective courses.
• A grade of ‘C-‘ or better will be required for all courses taken to fulfill the minor requirements.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between major departmental requirements and courses counting toward the minor.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between courses counting toward this minor and additional minors.

The department will determine whether courses which have been transferred from other institutions qualify for the minor. No more than two courses from other institutions may count toward the minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Courses
Select two of the following:		6
PHI 375	Ethics
PHI 376	History of Ethics
PHI 475	Ethical Theory
Elective Courses
Select two of the following:		6
PHI 214	Issues in Business Ethics
PHI 221	Contemporary Moral Issues
PHI 227	Data Ethics
PHI 309	Political Philosophy
PHI 313	Ethical Problems in the Law
PHI/STS 325	Bio-Medical Ethics
PHI 375	Ethics
PHI 376	History of Ethics
PHI 420	Global Justice
PHI 475	Ethical Theory
REL 473	Religion, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies
Select one of the following or from the electives above:		3
ENG/WGS 327	Language and Gender
GN 301	Genetics in Human Affairs
HI/AFS 455	History of the Civil Rights Movement
MIE 306	Managing Ethics in Organizations
MB 200	The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World
PHI 310	Existentialism
PHI 312	Philosophy of Law
PHI 319	Black Political Philosophy
PHI 320	Philosophy of Race
PHI 347	Neuroscience and Philosophy
PS 204	Problems of American Democracy
PS/WGS 306	Gender and Politics in the United States
PS 309	Equality and Justice in United States Law
PS 361	Introduction to Political Theory
PS/AFS 409	Black Political Participation in America
PS/WGS 418	Gender Law and Policies
PS 462	Seminar in Political Theory
SOC/WGS 304	Gender and Society
SOC/AFS 305	Racial and Ethnic Relations
SOC/WGS 407	Sociology of Sexualities
SOC 428	Formal Institutions of Social Control
STS 304	Ethical Dimensions of Progress
Total Hours		15