Minor in Practical and Professional Ethics

APU’s minor in practical and professional ethics equips students to synthesize excellence in the study of ethics with excellence in their major area of study, so they may serve their communities in a way that honors God and promotes God’s justice.

18 units

Learn more about the practical and professional ethics minor.

Requirements 

Prerequisite3
Introduction to Philosophy 1
Core Texts in Philosophy
I. Ethical Reasoning3
Select one of the following:
Practical Ethics
Ethics
II. Social and Political Thought 3
Select one of the following:
Core Texts in Philosophy 1
Classical Political Thought
Modern Political Thought
Modern American Intellectual History
III. Special Topics 3
Select one of the following:
Business, Virtue, and the Good Life
Bioethics
Environmental Ethics
Special Topics in Ethics
Theological Ethics
IV. Elective 3
Select one of the following (or any course in II or III above that is not already being used for credit toward the minor):
Social and Political Debates
Race, Sex and Science
Classical Chinese Ethics
V. Integration and Application 3
Select one of the following:
Seminar in Philosophy
Senior Seminar
Ethics and the Sciences
Senior Seminar: Business Ethics
Senior Seminar: Theology and Social Issues
Writing within the Discipline: Ethics and Issues in Health Care
Total Units18
1

Meets the APU Core: Humanities: Philosophy general education requirement.