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  Minor in Applied Ethics

      30 Units

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        Ethical issues are taking on a greater importance in society and in our lives. Think, for example, of the questions raised by medical advances that challenge our concepts of life and death, or the privacy issues created by the growing use of the Internet. This multidisciplinary program in ethics is both theoretical and applied. You reflect on fundamental issues in moral and political philosophy and come to understand the nature of ethics issues in health care, business, law, communication, criminology, social work, public affairs and other areas.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

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      The table below includes only discipline-specific courses. Please refer to the Academic Regulations for information on including a minor in your degree.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2022-2023 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                                                                 Title                Units  
        PHI 1102                                                                             Moral Reasoning      3 Units
        PHI 2174                                                                             Ethics               3 Units
        SOC 3101                                                                             Sociology of Ethics  3 Units
        18 optional course units from the list of optional courses                           18 Units           
        3 optional course units at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of optional courses  3 Units            
        Total:                                                                               30 Units           
        

        List of Optional Courses

        Course List
          Code                                        Title                                                    Units  
          APA 3301                                    Ethics in Sport, Physical Activity and Health in Canada  3 Units
          CMN 3105                                    Media Ethics                                             3 Units
          CMN 4105                                    Ethics and Information Society                           3 Units
          PAP 3360                                    Managing Difference                                      3 Units
          PAP 4355                                    Ethics and Public Affairs                                3 Units
          PHI 1370                                    Philosophical Issues in Health Care                      3 Units
          PHI 2100                                    Animal Ethics                                            3 Units
          PHI 2183                                    Political Philosophy                                     3 Units
          PHI 2186                                    Philosophy of the Social Sciences                        3 Units
          PHI 2385                                    Ethical Questions                                        3 Units
          PHI 2390                                    Philosophy of Feminism and Gender                        3 Units
          PHI 2393                                    Philosophy of Culture                                    3 Units
          PHI 2394                                    Scientific Thought and Social Values                     3 Units
          PHI 2395                                    Philosophy of Law                                        3 Units
          PHI 2396                                    Bioethics                                                3 Units
          PHI 2397                                    Business Ethics                                          3 Units
          PHI 2398                                    Environmental Ethics                                     3 Units
          PHI 2399                                    Questions in Political Philosophy                        3 Units
          PHI 3164                                    Contemporary Ethical Theories                            3 Units
          PHI 3165                                    Contemporary Political Philosophy                        3 Units
          PHI 4164                                    Texts in Ethics and Political Philosophy                 3 Units
          PHI 4311                                    Problems in Contemporary Political Philosophy            3 Units
          PHI 4312                                    Problems in Contemporary Ethics                          3 Units
          POL 3105                                    Theories of Democracy                                    3 Units
          POL 4142                                    Politics and Ethics                                      3 Units
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          PHI 4113 Military and Peacekeeping Ethics   3 Units                                                
          THO 4124 Feminist Perspectives in Theology  3 Units                                                
          THO 4127 Economics and Ethics               3 Units                                                
          
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