PHI 240 Introduction to Ethics

Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Clinic: 0 Credits: 3

This course introduces theories about the nature and foundations of moral judgments and applications to contemporary moral issues. Emphasis is placed on utilitarianism, rule-based ethics, existentialism, relativism versus objectivism, and egoism. Upon completion, students should be able to apply various ethical theories to individual moral issues such as euthanasia, abortion, crime and punishment, and justice.

This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a general education course in Humanities/Fine Arts. This is a Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.

Pre-requisite(s): C or better in ENG 111 .
Course is typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Engage in critical thinking about moral issues.
Identify, reconstruct and evaluate ethical arguments.
Analyze key ethical concepts.
Demonstrate understanding of major views in moral philosophy and how they relate to contemporary ethical and social issues.