The Value of an Ethics Minor: 18 Credits

"Happiness is an activity of psyche in accordance with perfect virtue...
[H]appiness is something final and self-sufficient and the end of our actions." ---Aristotle, The Nichomachean Ethics

• PHI or RLS 102 Ethics and Values
• 5 Ethics Electives

Possible Ethics Electives:

• Environmental Ethics
• Business Ethics
• Bioethics
• Post 9/11 Healthcare Ethics
• Global Healthcare
• Introduction to Christian Ethics
• Ethics and World Religions
• Religion, Conflict, and Peace
• Catholic Social Justice
• The Morality of Killing

Made possible by the George and Jane Pfaff Endowed Chair in Ethics, the Minor in Ethics offers students a unique way to make a personal statement to employers about their character, interests, and capacities. Appropriate for professionals in the fields of business, law, law enforcement, healthcare, education, commerce, public communications, government, public service, administration, ministry, and social work, this credential testifies to an individual’s commitment to informed, ethically principled, and cogent decision-making skills.

In our increasingly complex, globalized, and fast-paced world, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture and our individual responsibilities to the common good. Here at The College of Saint Rose, we do not take Ethics for granted. We recognize that today many professionals address fundamental problems and make crucial decisions in ways that powerfully influence the quality of life for others on a regular basis. We believe that being guided by sound moral principles informs the best decision-making practices.

The Minor in Ethics is designed to equip individuals with the practical and thoughtful tools of ethical reasoning. Courses in Ethics will challenge students to develop the practical intelligence and leadership capacity needed to design constructive solutions when faced with pressing and current ethical questions, problems, and conflicts.