About this Program
- College: Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Credits: 12 | Completed with minimum grades of C
- Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Certificates must comply with the Certificate Policy.
Contemporary public discourse is teeming with issues of urgent moral concern. From climate change to police violence, Artificial Intelligence to health care access, we face complex challenges that have ethical problems at their core. It is not always easy, however, to think through these challenges in a responsible and productive way. The Ethics and Society certificate teaches students to understand and analyze the moral dimensions of contemporary issues in public life and the professions. These topics are relevant for students in diverse majors, including professional schools as well as the liberal arts and sciences. Required courses in philosophical and religious ethics will provide students with the necessary skills to conceptualize ethical issues, providing an intellectual foundation for the analysis of applied and professional problems.
Admission Requirements
Current UF undergraduates in any major with a 2.0 GPA. Students minoring in Religion or Philosophy are eligible for the certificate so long as no more than one of their certificate courses are counted towards their minor.
Required Courses
All students must complete at least four courses, including at least two courses from the first list. The remaining two courses may also come from the first list, or one or both may come from the second list.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Tier I. Select at least two courses: | 6 | |
| Ethics and the Public Sphere | ||
| Happiness and Well-Being | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Ethics and Innovation | ||
| The Self, Reason and Ethics | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Moral Philosophy | ||
| Ethics, Data, and Technology | ||
| Ethics and Ecology | ||
| Political Philosophy | ||
| Sustainability and Religion | ||
| Religion and Violence | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Global Ethics | ||
| Ethics in America | ||
| Religion Ethics and Nature | ||
| Ethics, Utopias, and Dystopias | ||
| Religion and Social Change | ||
| Environmental Values and Practice | ||
| Tier II. Select at least two courses from the list above or the following list: | 6 | |
| Agricultural and Natural Resource Ethics | ||
| Moral Leadership in Agriculture and Natural Resources | ||
| Senior Design, Professionalism and Ethics 1 | ||
| Ethics in Global Business | ||
| Engineering Ethics and Professionalism | ||
| Ethical Issues in Family, Youth and Community Sciences | ||
| Ethics and Problems in Mass Communications | ||
| Policy, Ethics and Public Leadership | ||
| Ethics in American Politics | ||
| Environmental Ethics and Politics | ||
| Ancient Ethical and Political Thought | ||
| Conflict of Ideas | ||
| The Idea of Happiness | ||
| Cultural Animals | ||
| AI, Philosophy, and Society | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy of Law | ||
| Philosophy of Education | ||
| Problems and Ethics of Journalism in Society | ||
| Introduction to Medical Bioethics | ||
| Ethics and Problems in Mass Communications | ||
| Sports Media Law and Ethics | ||
| Ethics, Data, and Technology | ||
| Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Public Relations | ||
| Why Is There Evil In The World? | ||
| Religion and Migration | ||
| Religion and Nationalism | ||
| Gender, Bodies, and Health | ||
| Violence Against Women | ||
| Gender, Race and Science | ||
| Gender, Race, and Future of AI | ||
| Sexual Ethics | ||
| Ecofeminism | ||
| Total Credits | 12 | |
In addition to the classes listed above, the certificate advisor may approve other relevant courses for the certificate (e.g., a class taught under a special topics number).