Ethics and Society (M.A.)
The Master of Arts in Ethics and Society program can be completed in one-year or more, supports part-time study, offers evening classes, and requires 10 courses — two in cross-disciplinary ethics and society (mandatory), two in moral philosophy, two in moral theology, two in social and natural sciences, and two electives for a total of 30 credits.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CEED 5050 | Ethics and Society: Cross Disciplinary Perspectives (Introductory Course) | 3 |
| CEED 6100 | Theories and Applications in Contemporary Ethics (Capstone Course) 1 | 3 |
| Two courses in Moral Philosophy | 6 | |
| Two courses in Moral Theology | 6 | |
| Two courses in Social and Natural Sciences | 6 | |
| Two ethics-related Elective courses 2 | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
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More information on the Theories and Applications course can be found on our page on the Fordham website.
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Students who wish to enroll in a course not approved for the program must first secure the permission of the director of the master's program. More information about electives is below.
Moral Philosophy
Courses in this group have the CEMP attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CEED 5250 | Special Topics and Case Studies in Contemporary Bioethics | 3 |
| CEED 6322 | Natural Law: The Nature, Foundations and Content of Justice | 3 |
| HSGL 0322 | Natural Law: Intent, Rights, and Justice | 2 |
| PHIL 5001 | Introduction to Plato | 3 |
| PHIL 5003 | Natural Law Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 5009 | Introduction to Aristotle | 3 |
| PHIL 5010 | Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas | 3 |
| PHIL 5012 | Introduction to St. Augustine | 3 |
| PHIL 5114 | Normative Ethical Theory | 3 |
| PHIL 5305 | Confronting Moral Controversy | 3 |
| PHIL 7650 | Aristotelian Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 7760 | Dimensions of Political Justice | 3 |
| PMMA 5101 | Freedom of Expression | 3 |
Moral Theology
Courses in this group have the CEMT attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| THEO 5500 | Religion and American Public Life | 3 |
| THEO 5630 | Systematic Liberation Theology | 3 |
| THEO 5640 | Introduction to Theological Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 6039 | Biblical Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 6400 | Theological Anthropology and Human Diversity | 3 |
| THEO 6510 | Socially Engaged Theology | 3 |
| THEO 6530 | Modern Catholicism & Difference: Negotiating With Cultural & Religious Others (From 1534-Present) | 3 |
| THEO 6676 | Sexual Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 6721 | African American Theological Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 6731 | Christian Ecological Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 6732 | Ethics and Economics | 3 |
| THEO 6733 | Theology and Science | 3 |
| THEO 6735 | Ecological Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 6740 | Catholic Social Thought and Praxis | 3 |
| THEO 6745 | Sociology of Religion | 3 |
| THEO 7736 | Bioethics | 3 |
Social and Natural Sciences
Courses in this group have the CENS attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BISC 5510 | Conservation Biology | 3 |
| BISC 5511 | Conservation Law and Policy | 3 |
| CEED 6015 | HIV/Drug Abuse Prevention Research Ethics | 3 |
| CEED 6290 | Health Disparities and Social Justice in Research and Practice | 3 |
| ECON 5005 | Fair Trade Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| ECON 5015 | Economic Development Policy | 3 |
| ECON 5260 | Epidemics and Development Policy | 3 |
| ECON 5280 | Urban Economics | 3 |
| ECON 5415 | Gender & Economic Development | 3 |
| ECON 5808 | Microfinance and Migration | 3 |
| ECON 6460 | Agriculture and Development | 3 |
| ECON 6490 | Foreign Aid and Development | 3 |
| ENGL 6101 | Rereading Close Reading:Hist Perspectives,Contemporary Challenges/Shakespeare's Poetry,Spenser,Don | 3 |
| HIST 5105 | The Black Radical Tradition in Comparative Perspective: U.S. and the Caribbean | 4 |
| PMMA 5103 | Environment and the Media | 3 |
| PMMA 5106 | Race, Gender, and Digital Media | 3 |
| PMMA 5204 | Civic Media | 3 |
| PMMA 6203 | Marketing, Branding, & Fundraising in the Public Interest | 3 |
| PMMA 6216 | Communicating Criminal Justice | 3 |
| POSC 5243 | Campaign Finance and Ethics | 3,4 |
| POSC 5301 | Modern Political Thought | 3-4 |
| POSC 5500 | Comparative Pol Analysis | 3 |
| POSC 5560 | Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| POSC 6640 | Pol of Global Econ Rel | 3 |
| PSYC 6005 | Ethics in Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 6020 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 6066 | History and Systems | 3 |
| PSYC 6290 | Health Disparities and Social Justice in Research and Practice | 3 |
| PSYC 6310 | Culture, Ethnicity, and Race | 3 |
| PSYC 6350 | Applied Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 7010 | Psychology and Criminal Law | 3 |
| PSYC 7020 | Psychology and Civil Law | 3 |
| SOCI 6100 | Classical Social Theory | 3 |
Electives
Courses in this group have the CETH attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CEED 5600 | Special Topics in Ethics and Society | 3 |
| CEED 5900 | Ethics and Society Field Practicum | 3 |
| EHGL 0208 | Prof Resp: Corp Counsel | 3 |
| EHGL 0209 | Professional Responsibility: Criminal Advocacy | 3 |
| EHGL 0213 | Prof Resp: Civil Litigation | 3 |
| EHGL 0299 | Professional Responsibility: Lawyers and Justice | 3 |
| EHGL H203 | Professional Respon. Hybrid | 3 |
| HEGL 0369 | Psychology and Criminal Law | 2,3 |
| HIST 6256 | Torture and Western Culture | 4 |
| HIST 6731 | U.S. Immigration and Ethnicity | 4 |
| JUGL 0347 | Jewish Law: Sourc, Prin, Juris | 2-3 |
| JUGL 0358 | Jurisprudence | 2-3 |
| PHIL 5305 | Confronting Moral Controversy | 3 |
| SWGS 6040 | Integrating Human Rights and Justice in Practice | 3 |
| THEO 6710 | Issues in Fundamental Moral Theology | 3 |
| THEO 6745 | Sociology of Religion | 3 |
| URST 5066 | Urban Health and Environment | 3 |
Additional Electives
Any course listed as a requirement fulfilling course above, as well as the list under electives, can be taken as an elective. Other elective courses may be taken in Biological Sciences, Communication and Media Studies, Economics, Latino and Latin American Studies, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, and Theology.
Students may also complete CEED 5900 Ethics and Society Field Practicum as an elective.
Individualized tutorials (which count as a course) may also be arranged in areas of interest for which there may not be a specific course. Examples of individualized tutorials include "Business Ethics", "Religion, Gender and Sexuality" and "Moral Instincts and Moral Behaviors."
CIP Code
38.0103 - Ethics.
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