Graduate
UNC Charlotte Graduate Certificate
in Applied Ethics
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics is of interest to three groups of students: (1) professionals working in areas of applied ethics; (2) students just beginning to explore graduate work in philosophy; and (3) students in other master’s and doctoral programs, such as biology, health administration, and public policy, who expect their careers to include work in applied ethics.
Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the University’s graduate admission requirements, all prospective students must:
- Submit a personal statement outlining why the applicant seeks admission to the program
- Submit two academic letters of recommendation, in addition to the recommendation forms required by the graduate school, which address the student’s philosophical skills and/or ethical reasoning
Prerequisite Requirements
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 is required for admission to the Graduate Certificate program.
Certificate Requirements
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics requires the completion of 15 credits of graduate course work in philosophy. The coursework should be distributed as follows:
Required Course (3 credits):
PHIL 6110 Ethical Theory
Core Elective Courses (12 credits), drawn from the following:
PHIL 6050 Topics in Philosophy
PHIL 6210 Ethics and Aesthetics
PHIL 6220 Health Law and Ethics
PHIL 6230 Ethics, Biotechnology, and the New Genomics
PHIL 6240 Research Ethics in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
PHIL 6250 Ethics of Public Policy
PHIL 6260 Ethics and International Affairs
PHIL 6310 Language and Violence
PHIL 6320 Feminist Theory and Its Applications
PHIL 6330 Race and Philosophy
PHIL 6340 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 6350 Philosophy of Technology
PHIL 6360 Philosophy of Education
For more information, contact Dr. Lisa Rasmussen, Graduate Coordinator, at (704) 687-6608 or lrasmuss.uncc.edu; the website is: http://philosophy.uncc.edu/graduate-programs/graduate-program-overview.html
Master of Arts in
Ethics and Applied Philosophy
The Program
An M.A. in Ethics and Applied Philosophy is an excellent credential for a wide variety of professionals. The exchange between theory and practice at the core of the program is valuable to practitioners and scholars alike. The program is designed to foster the application of ethical and philosophical knowledge to currently pressing concerns in social, economic, medical, legal, commercial, cultural, and political contexts and associations.
The academic program is enhanced by the UNC Charlotte Center for Professional and Applied Ethics. The Center provides opportunities for students to study particular ethical issues in depth through workshops, colloquia, conferences, luncheons, and visits by regionally, nationally and globally known speakers. The Center and Philosophy Department link professionals, students, and scholars in a community of research and service.
Course Distribution
Required Courses (9 credits):
PHIL 6110 Ethical Theory
PHIL 6120 Philosophical Methods and Analysis
PHIL 6190 Directed Readings/Research
Core Elective Courses (18 credits), drawn from the following:
PHIL 6050 Topics in Philosophy
PHIL 6190 Supervised Teaching
PHIL 6210 Ethics and Aesthetics
PHIL 6220 Health Law and Ethics
PHIL 6230 Ethics, Biotechnology, and the New Genomics
PHIL 6240 Research Ethics in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences
PHIL 6250 Ethics of Public Policy
PHIL 6260 Ethics and International Affairs
PHIL 6310 Language and Violence
PHIL 6320 Feminist Theory and Its Applications
PHIL 6330 Race and Philosophy
PHIL 6340 Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 6350 Philosophy of Technology
PHIL 6360 Philosophy of Education
Capstone Course (3 credits), drawn from the following:
PHIL 6410 Internship
PHIL 6920 Thesis
For more information, please contact: Dr. Lisa Rasmussen, Graduate Coordinator, at (704) 687-6608 or lrasmuss.uncc.edu
For detailed web information on application to the MA, go to:
http://philosophy.uncc.edu/graduate-programs/graduate-program-overview.html
For the Graduate School, go to:
http://graduateschool.uncc.edu/
