Contact
Ben Bradley
Allan and Anita Sutton Professor
Philosophy
wbradley@syr.edu
Faculty
Kenneth Baynes, Ben Bradley, Samuel Gorovitz, Glyn Morgan, Hille Paakkunainen, David Sobel, Laurence Thomas, Ernest Wallwork
Professionals in technically demanding fields are commonly asked to apply their expertise to other seemingly unrelated disciplines. As a result, they must have a comprehensive understanding of not only their own field, but also secondary knowledge of another broadly based, often interdisciplinary, field of study. A chemist might lend his or her expertise to a matter of legal or ethical importance. A curator might evaluate scientific and historical evidence about a painting’s authenticity. A journalist might research a story involving science, medicine, and technology.
The major in Ethics will integrate with the following majors: management, television/radio/film, broadcast/newspaper journalism, engineering, computer science, biology, biomedical and chemical engineering, political science, public health, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and international relations, but other combinations may also be possible with approval of the director.
This ILM may be combined with any other undergraduate major with approval by the program director. While certain majors typically serve as the base major for this ILM, students are encouraged to meet with the program director to determine their best choice of a base major. Dually enrolled students must have a base major within Arts and Sciences|Maxwell.
This synergistic approach adds scholarly mettle to both the major and the interdisciplinary program, while exploiting their connective properties. First- and second-year courses contemplating the Integrated Learning Program in Ethics are advised to take one of the following courses: ANT 185 Global Encounters:Comparing World Views & Values Cross-Culturally, PHI 191 The Meaning of Life/PHI 192 Introduction to Moral Theory/PHI 209 Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Honors), REL 252 Ethical Decision Making, or WGS 230 Intergroup Dialogue/SOC 230 Intergroup Dialogue.
Admittance requires an overall 3.0 GPA and a B or better in both PHI 391 History of Ethics and PHI 393 Contemporary Ethics.
Requirements
Students must successfully complete all the requirements necessary to obtain a major in one of the following: Management, Television/Radio/Film, Broadcast/Newspaper Journalism, Engineering, Computer Science, Biology, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering, Political Science, Public Health, Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, and International Relations, but other requisite majors may also be possible with approval of the director.
To complete, 24 credits of approved ethics courses are required. Of those, at least 18 must be numbered 300 or higher. In addition, there are the following specific requirements:
- two courses in contemporary and historical philosophical theory: PHI 391 History of Ethics and PHI 393 Contemporary Ethics;
- one ethics course related to the student’s requisite major (from A), and another course that deals with ethical issues from outside of the requisite major’s division, from courses listed in (B) or (C), as described below:
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| LPP 467 | Management and Ethics | 3 |
| 3 |
| PHI 293 | Ethics and the Media Professions | 3 |
| 3 |
| PSC 363 | Ethics and International Relations | 3 |
| 3 |
| ECS 392 | Ethical Aspects of Engineering and Computer Science | 3 |
| 3 |
| PHI 394 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
HTS 415 | | |
HTS 615 | | |
| Ethics and the Health professions | |
| 3 |
| PSC 363 | Ethics and International Relations | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Mental Health Disorders | |
| Introduction to Clinical Psychology | |
| Internships in Clinical Psychology | |
| Behavior Disorders in Children | |
| 3 |
| SOC 319 | Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 3 |
| 3 |
| SOC 319 | Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 3 |
| ANT 442 | Methods in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANT 445 | Public Policy and Archaeology | 3 |
| ANT 481 | Ethnographic Techniques | 3 |
| PSY 395 | Mental Health Disorders | 3 |
| PSY 415 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 425 | Internships in Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 445 | Behavior Disorders in Children | 3 |
| PHI 293 | Ethics and the Media Professions | 3 |
| PSC 363 | Ethics and International Relations | 3 |
| PHI 394 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 593 | Ethics and the Health professions | 3 |
| PHI 495 | Senior Capstone Project for Ethics | 3 |
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| ANT 185 | Global Encounters:Comparing World Views & Values Cross-Culturally | 3 |
| PHI 191 | The Meaning of Life | 3 |
| PHI 192 | Introduction to Moral Theory | 3 |
| PHI 209 | Introduction to Moral Philosophy (Honors) | 3 |
| PHI 293 | Ethics and the Media Professions | 3 |
| REL 252 | Ethical Decision Making | 3 |
| WGS 230 | Intergroup Dialogue | 3 |
| ANT 442 | Methods in Archaeology | 3 |
| ANT 445 | Public Policy and Archaeology | 3 |
| ANT 459 | Contemporary Native North American Issues | 3 |
| ANT 475 | Culture and Disputing | 3 |
| ANT 477 | Culture and Conflict | 3 |
| ANT 481 | Ethnographic Techniques | 3 |
| ECS 392 | Ethical Aspects of Engineering and Computer Science | 3 |
| GEO 353 | Geographies of Environmental Justice | 3 |
| PHP 415 | Public Health Ethics | 3 |
| LPP 467 | Management and Ethics | 3 |
| PST 351 | Global Social Problems | 3 |
| PHI 391 | History of Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 393 | Contemporary Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 394 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| PHI 417 | Contemporary Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHI 493 | Contemporary Ethical Issues | 3 |
| 1-6 |
| Selected Topics in Philosophy (Decision Theory) | |
| Selected Topics (Decision Theory) | |
| PHI 593 | Ethics and the Health professions | 3 |
| PSC 354 | Human Rights and Global Affairs | 3 |
| PSC 363 | Ethics and International Relations | 3 |
| PSY 395 | Mental Health Disorders | 3 |
| PSY 415 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 425 | Internships in Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 445 | Behavior Disorders in Children | 3 |
| REL 359 | | 3 |
| SOC 319 | Qualitative Methods in Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 364 | Aging and Society | 3 |
| SOC 377 | Class, Status, and Power | 3 |
| SOC 433 | Race, Class, and Gender | 3 |
| SOC 441 | Federal Indian Policy and Native American Identity | 3 |
| SOC 492 | Work and Inequality | 3 |
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College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
For all Arts and Sciences|Maxwell students, successful completion of a bachelor’s degree in this major requires a minimum of 120 credits, 96 of which must be Arts and Sciences|Maxwell credits, completion of the Liberal Arts Core requirements, and the requirements for this major (30 credits) that are listed above.
Dual Enrollments:
Students dually enrolled in Newhouse* and Arts and Sciences|Maxwell will complete a minimum of 122 credits, with at least 90 credits in Arts and Sciences|Maxwell coursework and an Arts and Sciences|Maxwell major.
*Students dually enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences|Maxwell as first year students must complete the Liberal Arts Core. Students who transfer to the dual program after their first year as singly enrolled students in the Newhouse School will satisfy general requirements for the dual degree program by completing the Newhouse Core Requirements.
Undergraduate University Requirements
The following requirements and experiences apply to all Syracuse University Undergraduate matriculated degree programs.
