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