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