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The 21st century brings with it new ethical challenges both in our personal and professional lives. As a result, the demand for individuals with qualifications and experience in professional ethics continues to increase. The global community faces unprecedented challenges with the rise of intercontinental migration, technological advancements, environmental degradation, changing economic times, and complex bureaucracies.

Professional ethics is a timely and exciting area of multidisciplinary study and research. The courses offered in this certificate provide students with a foundation in ethical reasoning necessary to deal with contemporary ethical and moral issues. Students will be exposed to a diversity of cultural values, traditions and points of view through the study of various ethical problems and theories. After finishing the certificate, students will gain a broader perspective of ethical problems and the ability to apply appropriate methodologies to finding practical solutions in a number of private and public sectors such as education, business, media, government, law, politics and social life.

The Professional Ethics Certificate requires the successful completion of six general education courses, four compulsory and two electives.
   

Compulsory Courses - 4 Required 

Code	Course
PHIL 017	Ethical Issues
PHIL 027	Business Ethics
PHIL 030	Environmental Ethics
SOCI 002	Sociology: Introduction

Elective Courses - Choose 2 from the following:

Code	Course
HUMA 035	World Religions: Western and Eastern Traditions
POLS 024	Justice, Equality and Rights
POLS 104	Introduction to Politics
PSYC 003	Psychology: Social
SOCI 075	Racism and Discrimination
SOCI 077	Introduction to Intercultural Communication

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