Graduate Programs
Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics
Mission
The Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics is designed for professional and policy makers who wish to develop an expertise in ethics that is directly relevant to their working environment. It provides a valuable credential for those who serve on institutional ethics boards or seek advanced ethics training to meet licensure requirements. Its primary objective is to offer practically oriented and philosophically grounded expertise in ethics, applied ethics in particular. The program provides training in the ethical decision-making, cultural understanding, and analytic reasoning needed to address the dilemmas that increasingly confront present and future professional and policy makers in today’s complex world.
Admission Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics:
- A completed application for admission.
- A letter of application, including a statement of interests.
- Official undergraduate transcripts indicating earned baccalaureate or equivalent degree.
- Official transcripts of relevant graduate degrees and training.
- Three letters of reference that speak to the applicant’s ability to engage in graduate-level work.
Application forms available online from the Graduate School at http://www.unf.edu/graduatestudies. Complete applications should be sent to:
The Graduate School
University of North Florida
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville FL 32224
Applications are accepted for both fall and spring semesters.
Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics:
(12 total credit hours or four courses)
One course in ethical theory:
- PHI 5605 Ethics
One Proseminar Course:
- PHI 6938 Methods in Applied Ethics
Two electives in applied ethics taken from the following. Alternatives allowed with the approval of the Graduate Coordinator.
- PHI 5405 Philosophy of Law
- 5627 Ethics of Sex and Gender
- PHI 5628 Business Ethics
- PHI 5668 Ethics East West
- PHI 5691 Environmental Ethics
- PHI 5934 Bioethics
- PHI 6125 Ancient Greek Ethics
- PHI 6345 Contemporary Political Philosophy
- PHI 6458 Philosophy of Psychiatry
- PHM 5065 Ethical Issues in Death and Dying
- PHM 5105 Social Philosophy
For information about the Certificate program contact
Dr. Andrew Buchwalter
Graduate Studies Coordinator
Department of Philosophy
University of North Florida
Jacksonville FL 32224-7699
abuchwal@unf.edu
(904) 620-1155
www.unf.edu/coas/philosophy
For general information about graduate studies at UNF contact
The Graduate School
1 UNF Drive
University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL 32224
(904) 620-1360
FAX: (904) 620-1362
GraduateStudies@unf.edu
www.unf.edu/graduatestudies