Reasoning Ethically Pathway

The Reasoning Ethically Pathway focuses on the application of ethical analysis to decision-making.   Regardless of role or occupation, all persons and professionals will eventually be confronted with  impactful decisions that must be made under systemic constraints. Reasoning Ethically teaches leadership in these contexts as responsibility to others rather than mere status.  Through the courses in this Pathway, students learnt to act with intention and integrity in complex environments.

Majors restrict Pathway Certificates to encourage a breadth of skills-development beyond their program. A Reasoning Ethically Pathway Certificate may be earned within a major as a second certificate for students in the following majors:

Criminal Justice (BS)
Criminology (BA)
Police Studies (APB)
Political Science (BS)
Social Work (BS)
Course Title Credits
Reasoning Ethically teaches leadership as responsibility rather than status, giving students the insight to advance ethical and moral decisions under systemic constraint. Whether serving a client or making a public decision that affects lives, students learn to act with intention and integrity in complex environments.
Pathway Certificate Requirements15-16
To attain a Pathway certificate in Reasoning Ethically, students must complete 15-16 credits from the following list of courses, including at least two courses at the 3000 level or higher from this list:
CC 3780
Sport in Society
CJ 2025
Police and society
CJ 3157
Society, Ethics, and the Law (DICO)
HI 3485
The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era, 1789-1815 (GACO)
HIDI 1361
Beyond Mockingbird: Reading Race, Class, & Identity in 20th-Century US History (SSDI)
PO 1025
American Government
PO 3655
American Foreign Policy
PO 3815
Political Thought
PODI 1110
Conspiracies v.s. Conspiracy Theories (SSDI)
PYDI 1135
Ethics in Everyday Lives (SSDI)
PYDI 2420
Creative Solving of Ethical Problems (CTDI)
SW 3140
Child Welfare and Family Services
TMP 3070
Cultural and Heritage Tourism
Total Credits15-16