PHIL 150 Introduction to Ethics (5 credits)

2. Identify and compare the positions of absolutism, objectivism, and relativism.

3. Demonstrate comprehension of and apply the consequentialist approach.

4. Demonstrate understanding as to how the categorical imperative instills a sense of duty and responsibility and informs a person towards practices of good will.

5. Demonstrate comprehension of and apply virtue ethics.

6. Analyze the impact of a multi-ethnic or gender-equitable perspective on ethical issues.

7. Analyze classical and post-colonial attitudes toward ethical issues.

8. Apply philosophical analysis and critique to concrete moral problems.

Degree Outcomes
Critical, Creative, and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.

Humanities: Graduates acquire critical skills to interpret, analyze, and evaluate forms of human expression, which can include creation and performance as an expression of human experience.

Lecture Contact Hours 50
Lab Contact Hours 0
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 50

Potential Methods
A. Written assignments
B. Oral presentations
C. Individual and group projects and/or presentations
D. Class discourse and/or debate
E. Research assignments
F. Journals
G. Essay exams