Ethics Law Society
 

Ethics, Law & Society Certificate

The Ethics, Law, and Society (ELS) certificate program is designed to encourage the study of normative and value issues in the humanities and social sciences. As ethical competence becomes increasingly important in professional life, students who aspire to careers in the law, the health professions, or business need to be able to demonstrate formal training in ethics. Moreover, competency in ethics requires a broader understanding of the complex relationship between the normative enterprises of law, morality, and politics.

Students interested in this certificate program are encouraged to contact the Director, Dr. Rebecca LeMoine, at rlemoine@fau.edu for information about course requirements and enrollment in the program.

Requirements:

Five courses (15 credits) passed  with a grade of “B” or better  from upper-division courses which include the study of values, either substantively or systematically, relating to law, politics, or ethics in the professions, with the following distribution:


GENERAL ETHICS: (ONE COURSE)

  • Ethical Theory 
    PHI 4661
  • Moral Problems 
    PHI 3638

PHILOSOPHY: (ONE COURSE)

  • Philosophy of Law
    PHM 3400
  • Social and Political Philosophy
    PHM 3200
  • Philosophy of Sexuality
    PHM 3020
  • Feminist Philosophy
    PHM 3123
  • Biomedical Ethics
    PHI 4633
  • Environmental Ethics
    PHI 3640
  • Ancient Philosophy
    PHH 3100
  • Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy
    PHH 3280
  • Late Modern Philosophy
    PHH 4440

POLITICAL SCIENCE: (TWO COURSES)

  • Law and American Society
    POS 3691
  • Constitutional Law: Government Powers and Limits
    POS 4603
  • Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
    POS 4604
  • The Judicial Process
    POS 4609
  • U.S. Environmental Law and Policy
    POS 4697
  • Ancient Political Thought
    POT 4013
  • Modern Political Thought
    POT 4054
  • International Law: Foundations and Institutions
    INR 3403
  • International Law of Peace and Diplomacy
    INR 3413
  • International Law of Armed Conflict
    INR 3433
  • War and Peace
    INR 4006
  • The Politics of Human Rights
    INR 4075

OTHER: (ONE COURSE)

The list below is not exhaustive; other courses may be approved by the Director based on catalog description or submission of the course syllabus. For further information, contact the Director, Dr. Rebecca LeMoine, at rlemoine@fau.edu. 

  • History of American Immigration and Ethnicity
    AMH 3530
  • Law in U.S. History
    AMH 4558
  • The Civil Rights Movement
    AMH 4575
  • Ethics and Architecture
    ARC 4202
  • Conservation Biology
    BSC 3052
  • Any Business Law course
    BUL
  • Ethics and the Justice System
    CCJ 4054
  • Issues in Criminal Law
    CCJ 4931
  • Criminal Law and the Constitution
    CCJ 4064
  • Judicial Administration and the Criminal
    CCJ 4510
  • News Media Ethics
    COM 4621
  • Electrical Engineering Practice
    EEL 3012
  • Hospitality Law
    HFT 3603
  • History of Human Rights
    HIS 3204
  • The Holocaust
    JST 4701
  • Mass Comm. Law and Regulation
    MMC 4200
  • Ethics in Nursing
    NUR 4826
  • Administrative Process and Ethics
    PAD 4604
  • Contemporary Social Theory
    SYA 3120
  • Gender and Society
    SYD 3800
  • Class Status and Power
    SYO 3530
  • Social Control and Deviance
    SYP 3570
  • Gender-Based Violence and Resistance
    WST 3325
  • Women of Color in U.S. Society
    WST 4404