Ethics & Emerging Technologies (Adv Cert)
Ethical dilemmas around technology are becoming more challenging as they also become more commonplace. The proliferation of artificial intelligence, in particular, has opened new moral dilemmas around privacy, data authorship, compounding algorithmic biases, and more, and these problems will likely only become thornier as technology continues to evolve at a rapid pace.
In response, the advanced certificate in ethics & emerging technologies provides students with training in both the technical applications of modern digital technology, like artificial intelligence, as well as in ethical frameworks for navigating the moral challenges they present.
Requirements include a B.A. or B.S. from an accredited university (or international equivalent), a written statement of intent, official undergraduate and graduate transcripts as applicable, a resume or CV, and two letters of recommendation.
Applicants are also required to complete the GSAS online application. Applications will be reviewed by Fordham faculty through the Fordham Center for Ethics Education. The GRE is not required for admission consideration.
The advanced certificate in ethics & emerging technologies requires completion of at least 12 credits, as outlined below.
All credits completed as part of the advanced certificate may apply towards the master's in ethics and society at Fordham's Center for Ethics Education. Students may apply to continue their studies in technological ethics through the full master's program on either a full- or part-time basis, if they desire.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| DAHU 6000 | Data Humanities 1 | 3 to 4 |
| or CISC 5125 | Introduction to AI for Non-Specialists | |
| CEED 5375 | Technology & Ethics 2 | 3 |
| or CEED 5400 | Technology & the Problems of Knowing | |
| One Ethics elective | 3 | |
| One Ethics Elective OR one Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 12-13 | |
- 1
Whichever course is not taken to fulfill this requirement may count as a Technical Elective. See the list below of courses that may fulfill this requirement.
- 2
Whichever course is not taken to fulfill this requirement may count as an Ethics Elective. See the list below of courses that may fulfill this requirement. Other courses (i.e., more advanced technical courses in the Department of Computer and Information Science) may be available to count as Technical Electives, with program director and Departmental approval.
Ethics Electives
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CEED 5350 | Emerging Technologies and Human Development | 3 |
| CEED 5375 | Technology & Ethics | 3 |
| CEED 5400 | Technology & the Problems of Knowing | 3 |
| CEED 5450 | Democracy, Dissent, and Emerging Technologies | 3 |
| CEED 5475 | Algorithmic Ethics | 3 |
| HIST 5423 | Religion, Magic, and Science in the Late Medieval and Renaissance World | 4 |
| HIST 5424 | Women in the History of Science and Technology | 4 |
| HUST 5015 | Information Management | 0-3 |
| PMMA 5001 | Public Interest Media Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PMMA 5002 | Public Journalism | 3 |
| PMMA 5003 | Strategic Communication | 3 |
| PMMA 5101 | Freedom of Expression | 3 |
| PMMA 5208 | Digital Media and Migration Justice | 3 |
| PMMA 5209 | Science, Media, and the Public | 3 |
| PMMA 6101 | Audio Narrative (Reporting and Production) | 3 |
| PMMA 6102 | Video Narrative (Reporting and Production) | 3 |
| PMMA 6204 | Social Media Strategy for Non-Profits | 3 |
| PMMA 6207 | Global Media and Communication | 3 |
| PMMA 6208 | Data and Communication | 3 |
| PMMA 6214 | Codes and Modes of Communication | 3 |
| PMMA 6216 | Communicating Criminal Justice | 3 |