About the Program
Government, Planning, and Philosophy Department
Cassety Hall 202
(716) 878-6116
https://gpp.buffalostate.edu/
The Ethics and Justice minor is designed to help students critically examine their values, understand competing conceptions of justice, rights, and duties, and to develop a principled framework for better ethical reasoning in professional and personal contexts.
Admission Requirements
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 is required for admission to the minor program and at least four of the courses must be completed at SUNY Buffalo State. Philosophy majors may elect to pursue the Ethics and Justice Minor.
Learning Outcomes
Students will:
1. Deliberate ethical values and principles and apply them in ambiguous, complex, and controversial contexts
2. Evaluate competing conceptions of justice.
3. Clearly articulate fundamental ethical concepts.
4. Apply competing conceptions of rights and duties to questions of ethics and justice.
5. Recognize the role of integrity and conscientiousness in ethical decision making.
6. Demonstrate the ethical practice of advocacy, dissent, and dialogue that constructively attends to points of conflict.
7. Demonstrate the discourse skills necessary to participate in civic life.
Program Requirements
Foundations Courses (3 credit hours)
Civic Discourse Courses (3 credit hours)
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
PHI304 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI314 RIGHTS AND RESPECT | 3 - Credit Hours
Conceptions of Justice Courses (3 credit hours)
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
PHI301 JUSTICE: LIBERTY VS. EQUALITY | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI361 RACE AND PROGRESS | 3 - Credit Hours
PSC351 HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT I | 3 - Credit Hours
Theories and Tools in Practice Courses (3 credit hours)
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
PLN341 HOUSING AND EQUITABLE URBANISM | 3 - Credit Hours
PLN350 PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUITIES | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI495 SPECIAL PROJECT | 1 - 3 Credit Hours
PSC426 MEDIATION | 3 - Credit Hours
Electives
Earn at least 6 credits from the following:
PSC104 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI110 THE MEANING OF LIFE | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI308 PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE AND SEX | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI102 INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI111 ETHICS FOR SCIENTISTS | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI112 PROFESSIONAL ETHICS | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI304 PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | 3 - Credit Hours
PHI314 RIGHTS AND RESPECT | 3 - Credit Hours
A course may only be used as an elective if it is not used to satisfy one of the above requirements.
18 Total Credit Hours