Applied Ethics Certificate

The certificate in applied ethics is based upon an interdisciplinary curriculum that both supports and extends a student’s major and is intended to offer students an enhanced ability to evaluate ethical issues related to their major field of future profession. An examination of morality and ethical theory fused with disciplines such as public administration, business, sciences, etc., offers students a deeper understanding of how to pursue a career in or conduct research in their primary field of study.

The certificate includes a theoretical basis for understanding ethics, and students who pursue it will complete a project that integrates their study of ethics to their major and future career plans. Topics courses may be included per approval of Division of Multidisciplinary Programs director.