Demonstrate knowledge of the nature of ethics or moral philosophy
Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the ethical perspectives discussed
Compare and contrast the various ethical theories
Articulate their personal positions on a range of moral issues
Draw upon moral theories to assess specific moral topics.
Introduction to ethics, moral theory and moral issues
Ethics based on duties
Ethics based on rights
Ethics based on utility
Ethics based on virtue
Ethics based on the ecology of living systems
Ethics from the perspective of women
Ethics from the perspective of the marginalized
Ethics as inseparable from ontology (Continental approaches to ethics)
Applications of moral theories to personal, societal and global issues