8 courses with the subject ETHS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ETHS 110Introduction to Bioethics3
Hour(s) Through close examination of topics pertaining broadly to health and wellbeing, students will learn to think through complex ethical questions and quandaries using established normative principles, concepts, and frameworks. The course will be useful to students of science, medicine, and health, public policy, law, non-profit leadership, health communications, religious organization, health administration, and creative and professional writing.
Hour(s) What makes a life good-and for whom? This course draws from fields such as philosophy, psychology, religious studies, art, and literature to explore varied understandings of virtue, friendship, and models of lives well lived. Students will explore whether individual flourishing can be separated from the common good as they critically examine values that shape communities and inspire lives of meaning.
1-3 Hour(s) Hour(s) 1-4 Hour(s) Independent study under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Open to students with a 2.0 cumulative average and permission of the program director. Independent study may take the form of readings, research, conference, project and/or field experience. Independent study may be taken a total of three times, regardless of semester hour value.
2.0 gpa and one ETHS course or another course that contributes to the minor in Ethical Studies
ETHS 202Debating Ethical Issues3
Hour(s) This highly interactive, debate-focused course teaches students to improve their skills at engaging with and leading civil debate. Through close examination of case studies, the course will teach students to improve fact-finding skills and enhance their ability to present reasoned arguments effectively and professionally. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in and/or attend the NCICU Ethics Bowl. With permission of the instructor, this class can be taken multiple times for credit.
Hour(s) This course explores what care and justice demand of us and how particular theorists, thinkers, and activists answer that question. Students will study diverse writers on feminist care ethics and theories of justice. They will examine narratives and case studies to explore how moral frameworks shape responses to vulnerability, interdependence, and inequality. Students will cultivate critical awareness of how ethical questions may be perceived variously depending on context and community.
1-4 Hour(s) Hour(s) Focus on a special topic in ethical studies. The specific content and approaches will be announced in the course description. As the topic changes, the course may be repeated.
Hour(s) This course explores important and challenging questions about the impact and ethics of technology in our lives, including digital technologies, robotics, artificial intelligence, and genetic engineering. Students will learn to approach technology and technological innovation using well-established ideas, concepts, and theories in bioethics. The course will be useful for all students wanting to improve their critical thinking skills with respect to the ongoing impact of technology on society and planetary life.
ETHS 290Honors Independent Study in Ethical Studies1-3
1-3 Hour(s) Hour(s) An advanced independent study under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Open to juniors and seniors with a 3.5 average in courses that count toward the Ethical Studies minor, subject to the approval of the program director. Honors Independent Study work may be taken a maximum of twice.
