Ethics and the Professions
Curriculum Description
Students selecting courses in the field of Ethics and the Professions will grapple with a constellation of issues surrounding the conduct of professional workers in contemporary culture. Professional careers are prized and pursued within our social system, but the moral practices which guide the professions have come under increased scrutiny. These courses will examine normative ethical systems to assess the moral dilemmas faced by professional workers as they relate to their clients. The goal is to enrich the students' understanding of the moral complexity of professional life, and to assist them in arriving at a balanced, consistent, and defensible judgment of the ethical conduct expected of those in positions of responsibility.
Faculty Advisor
Terrence B. Reynolds, Ph.D.
Format
In addition to the 13 required core and writing courses, 16 courses
must be taken from the following Classical Civilizations curriculum. All
students must complete The Ethics of Aristotle and Kant and Ethical
Problems in Contemporary Society. These satisfy both the Required and Human
Values requirements.
