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JOUR 460W
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Ethical Problems in Mass Media (W)
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3.0
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FS
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W
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Prerequisites: JOUR 260W. For Option in News: JOUR 321W. For Option in Public Relations: JOUR 341W.
Ethical principles and case studies will be used to help students develop insights or responses to ethically challenging events or situations in mass media. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course.
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PHIL 129
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Environmental Ethics
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3.0
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FS
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GE
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An examination of a variety of approaches to the development of an environmental ethic, including "shallow" and "deep" environmentalism, the balance of nature argument, and the Gaia hypothesis. 3 hours discussion. This is an approved General Education course.
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PHIL 323W
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Moral Issues in Parenting (W)
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
W
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A philosophical investigation of the moral and legal dimensions of parenting. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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PHIL 327W
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Health Ethics (W)
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3.0
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FS
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GE
W
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Inquiry into ethical issues faced in the pursuit of individual and social health. Topics include alternative ideas of health, ethical theories, responsibilities of health professionals, access to health care, and environmental health. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course.
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PHIL 328
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Business Ethics and Social Policy
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3.0
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SP
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An examination of ethical issues that arise in business decisions and the formulation of social policy involving business, e.g. employee rights, consumer and environmental protection, advertising, and affirmative action. Moral theory and alternative conceptions of justice will also be discussed. 3 hours lecture.
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PHIL 335
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Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl
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3.0
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FA
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Preparation for the Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (RIEB) competition that includes review of moral theory, introduction to skills in moral problem solving, application of theory to moral dilemmas across a wide range of personal, social, and professional environments, and oral presentation of solutions to moral dilemmas. Require travel to and participation in the RIEB (one weekend during semester). 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units.
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PHIL 336
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American Indian Environmental Philosophies
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3.0
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FS
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GE
USD
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An exploration of traditional and contemporary American Indian thought regarding people in relationship to the human and nonhuman worlds, with focus on land ethic, animal ethics, sustainability. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course.
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PHIL 339W
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Confronting the Animal: Theory, Culture, and Practice (W)
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3.0
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FS
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GE
W
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This course is also offered as
RELS 339W.
Draws on religion, philosophy, ethics, cultural analysis, and science to explore the nature and roles of the animal in religious, cultural, scientific, and ethical beliefs and practices. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course.
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PHIL 340W
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Social and Political Philosophy (W)
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3.0
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SP
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W
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A philosophical examination of the nature and function of the human community and the political state, and of the implications for individual life of alternative conceptions of society and politics. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course.
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PHIL 341W
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Justice and Global Issues (W)
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
W
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Inquiry into different theories of justice, and their implications for contemporary political issues. Topics include inequality, crime policy, taxes, immigration, globalization, war, and sustainability. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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PHIL 382
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Sartre and Camus
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3.0
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S2
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Intensive reading and discussion of the writing of Satre & Camus. 3 hours seminar.
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PHIL 420W
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Contemporary Moral Theory (W)
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3.0
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S1
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GW
W
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Prerequisite: GE Written Communication (A2) requirement.
An analysis of twentieth-century ethical theory. 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement course; a grade of C- or higher certifies writing proficiency for majors. This is an approved Writing Course.
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PHIL 435
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National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl
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3.0
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SP
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Prerequisite: PHIL 335 or faculty permission.
Preparation for the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (NIEB) competition that includes refining skills in moral problem solving, application of theory to moral dilemmas across a wide range of personal , social, and professional environments, and oral presentation of solutions to moral dilemmas. Requires travel to and participation in the NIEB (5-day block during semester). 3 hours lecture. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 9.0 units.
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POLS 112
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Law, Politics, and Justice
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3.0
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FA
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GE
USD
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An introduction to the structure, composition, and performance of the judicial process and its role in the resolution of societal conflicts. Following an examination into the nature of law, the course focuses on the essential actors in the process and review the performance of their roles. Issues critical to a free society freedom of speech, rights of the accused, equal protection and their impact on certain populations are studied to illustrate the politics of distributing "justice" by means of the courts. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course.
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RELS 247W
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Religion, Ethics, and Ecology (W)
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3.0
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FS
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GE
W
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An introduction to ways that religious and secular world views and ethics influence attitudes, behaviors, and policies toward the environment, society, and economy. The course considers alternative views of self and society, the relationship between human beings and the natural world, and issues of lifestyle, justice, and sustainability. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course.
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RELS 264W
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Dying, Death, and Afterlife (W)
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
W
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A study of the religious, ethical, spiritual, psychological, and socio-cultural dimensions of dying, death, and afterlife. Reading and discussion of issues surrounding dying (dying as one's last career, patient-centered approaches, spirit/body relationships); death (definitions, religious meanings, ritual practices); and afterlife (religious conceptions, relation to the human quest for meaning). 3 hours seminar. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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RELS 332
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World Religions and Global Issues
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3.0
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FS
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GE
GC
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An introduction to major religions of the contemporary world (Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Chinese religions) with particular emphasis on their relationship to pressing global issues, including economics and poverty, environmental issues, war and peace, and human rights. Explores a number of religious traditions that are closely identified with specific ethnic groups in this country. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved Global Cultures course.
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RELS 357W
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End of the World (W)
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3.0
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FS
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GE
W
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This course introduces students to the ways in which historic and contemporary religious communities interpret catastrophes and how religious worlds explain and provide humans with tools to cope with catastrophes and with making meaning out of suffering and death. Focus is on visions of the end of the world (apocalypticism, environmental destruction), interpreting the meaning of disasters (natural, human-induced), and personal and global annihilation (epidemics, nuclear destruction). 3 hours lecture. This is an approved Writing Course. This is an approved General Education course.
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