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Study of Ethics (ETHICS)
Visiting Professor Brown, Director
A certificate, but not a major, is available in this program.
The goal of the undergraduate certificate in the Study of Ethics is to provide students with an opportunity to
pursue a rigorous cross-disciplinary study of ethics. Such a course of study requires familiarity with systematic
ethical theories and traditions of moral wisdom and reflection, an understanding of how ethical issues have been
framed across history and cultures, experience delving into ethical issues through literature and the arts, and insights
into how ethical challenges are being conceptualized and negotiated in practice by policy-makers, researchers,
doctors, journalists and others. Ethics cannot be isolated within one or two disciplines. It is an inherently crossdisciplinary inquiry that needs to draw on tools, methods, and contexts from multiple disciplines. That is why
certificate students are required to take courses across five categories, including philosophical ethics, cross-cultural
ethical traditions, ethics in historical perspective, ethics in literature and the arts, and ethics of contemporary issues,
in addition to the introductory course and the capstone research seminar. The program also provides opportunities
for students to come together with each other and with faculty to discuss the varieties of ways individuals and
disciplines approach ethical inquiry. These opportunities are formalized in two required .5-credit discussion courses.
Eight courses (seven credits) are required for completion of the certificate program:
• Ethics 101D. The Challenges of Living an Ethical Life (introductory course)
• Discussions in Ethics: Ethics 102S-1 and 102S-2. Engaging Ethics Outside the Classroom. These two .5credit courses allow students to meet with faculty and non-academic professionals to discuss ethical issues
they address in their classes, in their research, and in their careers.
• Ethics 490S. Capstone Research Seminar in Ethics.
Students must also complete courses in the following five categories:
• I. Philosophical Ethics. Students must take one course, which must be Philosophy 207 Philosophy 216,
Philosophy 217, or Political Science 223. One additional approved philosophical ethics course may be taken.
• II. Cross-Cultural Ethical Traditions. Students must take at least one course from a list of approved courses in
this category. Students may take two courses in this category.
Students must take at least one course, and may take two, from a list of approved courses in categories III and
IV:
• III. Ethics in Historical Perspective.
• IV. Ethics in Literature and the Arts
• V. Ethics of Contemporary Issues. Students may take one course from a list of approved courses in this
category.
To summarize, students must take one course from each of categories I and II, one course in either category III
or IV, and one additional course in any of the five categories. All students must take the introductory course, two
half-credit "Discussions in Ethics" courses, and the capstone course.
Following is a list of courses which have historically been approved for the Certificate in the Study of Ethics.
Please see the Ethics Certificate program website for a complete current course listing as well as approved courses
from past semesters: http://Kenan.ethics.duke.edu/education/ethics-certificate-program/curriculum/.
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ETHICS COURSES
101D. The Challenges of Living an Ethical Life. CZ, EI Familiar but fundamental ethical questions: What is a
good, worthy or just life? How is it to be lived, toward what ends? Readings include dramas and philosophical
analyses, parables and autobiographies, polemics and meditations, novels and political commentaries. Introductory
course for the Certificate Program in the Study of Ethics. Instructor: Staff. One course. C-L: Political Science 130D
102S-1. Discussions in Ethics: Engaging ethics outside the classroom. EI This course is one of two 1/2 credit
courses required for the Certificate in the Study of Ethics. Students from the certificate program will meet with
faculty and with non-academic professionals to discuss the ways they address ethical issues in their work. It is
recommended that students complete the Gateway course before enrolling in Ethics 102. Open only to students in
the Ethics Certificate Program. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
102S-2. Discussions in Ethics II: Engaging Ethics Outside the Classroom. EI One of two half credit courses
required for the Certificate in the Study of Ethics. Students meet with faculty and non-academic professionals to
discuss the ways they address ethical issues in their work. Recommended that students complete at least one other
course in the Ethics Certificate Program, ideally the Gateway, before enrolling in 103S. Open only to students in the
Ethics Certificate Program. Instructor: Staff. Half course.
190FS. Special Topics in Ethics (Focus Program). EI Topics vary. Open only to students in the Focus program.
Topics course. Department consent required. Instructor: Staff. One course.
199FS. The Limits of Obligation? World Refugee Policy and International Law. CCI, EI, SS One course. C-L:
see Sociology 178FS
204. Feminist Ethics. CCI, EI, SS One course. C-L: see Women's Studies 367
204S. Feminist Ethics. CCI, EI, SS One course. C-L: see Women's Studies 367S
261. The Arts and Human Rights. ALP, EI, SS One course. C-L: see Cultural Anthropology 248; also C-L: Music
238, Political Science 237, Public Policy Studies 252
265. Applied and Environmental Ethics. CZ, EI, STS One course. C-L: see Philosophy 215; also C-L: Marine
Sciences, Marine Science and Conservation
269. Neuroethics. EI, NS, SS, STS One course. C-L: see Neuroscience 267; also C-L: Psychology 278, Philosophy
353
270. Business Ethics: The Debate Over Corporate Social Responsibility. EI, SS One course. C-L: see
Philosophy 270; also C-L: Markets and Management Studies
272S. Partnering and Parenting: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of Human Relationships. CCI,
EI, NS, SS, STS One course. C-L: see Evolutionary Anthropology 240S; also C-L: Sociology 216S
280. Taboo Markets. EI, SS Exploration of the social organization of taboo, stigmatized, or otherwise morally
controversial markets. Examples include markets for alcohol and other drugs, sex work, gambling, adoption,
domestic labor, blood, organs, eggs, sperm, genetic material, viaticals, and pollution rights. Examination of both
empirical and normative studies of such exchanges, together with debates surrounding the creation, expansion, and
regulation of these markets. Includes consideration of broader arguments about the scope and limits (if any) of the
market as a social institution, and its relationship to other modes of exchange. Instructor: Healy. One course. C-L:
Sociology 340
290. Special Topics in Ethics. EI, SS Topics vary. One course.
290S. Special Topics in Ethics. Topics vary by semester. Seminar version of Ethics 290. Instructor: staff. One
course.
293. Research Independent Study. R Individual research in a field of special interest under the supervision of a
faculty member, the central goal of which is a substantive paper or written report containing significant analysis and
interpretation of a previously approved topic. Instructor: Shanahan. One course.
360S. Civic Engagement: Reflection and Transformation. CCI, CZ, EI, SS One course. C-L: see Religion 270S;
also C-L: Public Policy Studies 255S
490S. Capstone Research Seminar in Ethics. EI, R, SS, W This intensive senior seminar is the capstone for the
Ethics Certificate Program. Here they return to the central theme of the Gateway course, Challenges of Living an
Ethical Life, through research. Students bring together interdisciplinary insights from previous work in the
certificate program to shed light on major contemporary debates in the study of ethics and the world's most pressing
social problems. Instructor: Staff. One course.
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562S. Understanding Ethical Crisis in Organizations. EI, R, SS This course examines the causes and
consequences of ethical crisis across business, military, higher education and religious institutions. Emphasis is on
identifying why certain organizations are more prone to ethical problems and certain organizations better able to
manage them. A core goal is to develop real-world solutions to ethical challenges organizations face in
contemporary societies world wide. Instructor: Pickus. One course. C-L: Political Science 504S, Sociology 542S,
Public Policy Studies 558S
590S. Special Topics in Ethics. EI Topics vary. Instructor: Staff. One course.
ETHICS COURSES OFFERED THROUGH OTHER DEPARTMENTS
African and African American Studies
113B. Europe's Colonial Encounter, 1492-1992
163. The Civil Rights Movement
299. Economics of Reparations
Art History
168. Experimental Art and Its Ethics since 1945
Classical Studies
157D. Ancient Political Theory
203. Ancient Political Philosophy
Cultural Anthropology
147. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
148. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
163BS. Environment, Health and Development in China
164S. The Anthropology of Hinduism: From Encounter to Engagement
Economics
103. Prisoner's Dilemma and Distributive Justice
295. Economics of Reparations
Education
100. Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
108S. Teaching Practices in Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies
112S. Children, Schools and Society
118. Educational Psychology
137. Contemporary Issues In Education
149S. Women and the Professions
151S. Literacy and Service Learning
152S. Civic Engagement and the Duke-Durham Partnership
190S. Secondary School Issues: Pedagogy, Culture, and Methods
Engineering
108S. Ethics in Professions: Scientific, Personal and Organizational Frameworks
English
148B. Secularization and Modernity: Cross-Disciplinary Readings 1750-1914
German
170. The Devil's Pact: Faust and the Faust Tradition
Global Health Certificate
173S. Environment, Health and Development in China
History
101G. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
102G. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
113B. Europe's Colonial Encounter, 1492-1992
134C. Jewish History, 1492 to the Present
156A. The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century
156B. History of the Christian Church
163E. The Civil Rights Movement
188A. Genocide in the Twentieth Century
196S. Political Violence and the Ethics of Liberty
228S. Twentieth Century Social Movements in America
Human Development
180. Psychosocial Aspects of Human Development
International Comparative Studies
101A. Experimental Art and Its Ethics since 1945
120A. Taoism and Chinese Religion
121JS. Environment, Health and Development in China
141A. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
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141C. Jewish Mysticism
141E. Islamic Mysticism: Perso-Indian (Eastern) Traditions
181H. The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century
Jewish Studies
100. The Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
106. Jewish Mysticism
118. Jewish Ethics
147. Jewish History, 1492 to the Present
Literature
133B. Experimental Art and Its Ethics since 1945
163G. The Devil's Pact: Faust and the Faust Tradition
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
134C. Jewish Mysticism
146A. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
147A. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
156A. The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century
Philosophy
106. Philosophy of Law
107. Political and Social Philosophy
116. Systematic Ethics
117. Ancient and Modern Ethical Theory
118. Philosophical Issues in Medical Ethics
123FCS. Introduction to Political Philosophy
146. Prisoner's Dilemma and Distributive Justice
162. Human Rights in Theory and Practice
163. Chinese Philosophy
Political Science
100GS. Environment, Health and Development in China
103. Prisoner's Dilemma and Distributive Justice
104. Politics and Literature
109. Left, Right, and Center: Competing Political Ideals
109D. Left, Right, and Center: Competing Political Ideals
123. Introduction to Political Philosophy
123D. Introduction to Political Philosophy
123FCS. Introduction to Political Philosophy
126. Theories of Liberal Democracy
128. Multiculturalism and Political Theory
131. Introduction to American Political Thought
147D. Environmental Politics and Policies in the Developing World
150D. Ancient Political Theory
159. Ambition and Politics
162. Human Rights in Theory and Practice
175BS. Distributive Justice
183. Ecological Crisis and Political Theory
186. Civilians in Path of War
188. Comparative Health Care Systems
200S. Ethics and International Relations
218S. Political Thought in the United States
223. Ancient Political Philosophy
224S. Modern Political Theory
229S. Contemporary Theories of Liberal Democracy
Psychology
108A. Educational Psychology
130. Psychosocial Aspects of Human Development
Public Policy Studies
109S. Children, Schools and Society
116. Policy Choice as Value Conflict
126. Information, Policy, and Ethics
136. Civic Participation and Community Leadership
144S. Social Enterprise Development
145. Leadership, Policy, and Change
147D. Environmental Politics and Policies in the Developing World
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162. Human Rights in Theory and Practice
175. Distributive Justice
178. Comparative Health Care Systems
Special Topics:
264. Ethics and International Relations
264. Responsible Genomics
264. Human Rights
264. Economics of Reparations
Religion
100. The Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
107A. Taoism and Chinese Religion
108. The Life and Letters of Paul
111. The Historical Jesus
115BS. Buddhist Ethics
116A. Gender and Morality: Indian Perspectives
118. Jewish Ethics
120. History of the Christian Church
124. Religion in American Life
134. Jewish Mysticism
146. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
147. Introduction to Islamic Civilization
152B. Islamic Mysticism: Perso-Indian (Eastern) Traditions
158. The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century
164S. The Anthropology of Hinduism: From Encounter to Engagement
167. Ethics in South Asia
168S. Muslim Ethics and Islamic Law: Issues and Debates
184. Religion and Film
186. The Theology and Fiction of C. S. Lewis
Sociology
130S. Women and the Professions
141. Consuming Passions
169. Psychosocial Aspects of Human Development
171. Comparative Health Care Systems
Political Science
Theater Studies
129S. Ethical Stages
Women's Studies
112. Gender and Morality: Indian Perspectives
177. Experimental Art and Its Ethics since 1945