Ethics (2024)

Ethics may be taken as a minor.

To complete a minor in Ethics, students must complete 60 points, including at least 30 points above 100 level from PHILO106, PHILO215, PHILO217, PHILO218, PHILO225, PHILO309 and PHILO315.

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• 100 Level
• 200 Level
• 300 Level
• 400 Level

• 100 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  PHILO106	Social and Moral Philosophy	15.0	24A (Hamilton), 24A (Online) & 24A (Tauranga)
  An investigation of contemporary moral and social issues from a practical ethics perspective. Issues may include abortion, animal welfare, discrimination, euthanasia, freedom of speech, genetic enhancement, privacy, punishment, and your online life.

• 200 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  MAORI202	Ngā Iho Matua: Māori Philosophy	15.0	24A (Hamilton)
  This paper examines the philosophical underpinnings of seminal tikanga Maori concepts, and their influence both historically and in contemporary Maori culture.
  PHILO215	Moral and Political Philosophy: A Historical Introduction	15.0	24B (Hamilton)
  This paper introduces students to central issues in Moral and Political Philosophy, using texts from historical figures in philosophy to study questions about virtue, happiness, justice, liberty, democracy, tyranny, feminism, art, censorship, and moral education.
  PHILO217	Environmental Ethics	15.0	24H (Online)
  A study of ethical questions about the relation of humans to the rest of the natural world, including the attribution of value and rights to the non-human world and ethical issues in environment and development.
  PHILO218	Ethics at Work	15.0	24G (Online)
  A study of ethics as it relates to business and professional practice in New Zealand including material specifically for interest groups: eg computer science, psychology and social work.
  PHILO225	Happiness and Wellbeing	15.0	24A (Hamilton), 24A (Online) & 24A (Tauranga)
  Drawing on ancient wisdom and modern science, this paper investigates the meaning and value of happiness, and the role it plays in making our lives go well for us.
  POLSC201	Modern Political Thinkers	15.0	24A (Online)
  This course examines the ideas of a number of modern political thinkers such as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, and Marx.
  POLSC224	Terrorism, Violence and the State	15.0	24B (Hamilton)
  Terrorism is an increasingly prominent global phenomenon. We will clarify it conceptually and situate it historically with theory and case studies in situating it in comparative political and International Relations analysis.

• 300 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  ALPSS390	Directed Study	15.0	24X (Hamilton)
  This paper allows students from the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology, and Social Sciences to undertake research on a specific topic related to their major or minor under the guidance of academic staff.
  PHILO309	Experiments in Ethics	15.0	24B (Hamilton)
  The paper uses thought experiments to introduce students to central issues in contemporary moral philosophy. The issues may include: What makes an action right? Are there any absolute duties? Is morality entirely subjective? Is it possible to have moral knowledge? How can we be sure our moral judgments are right?
  PHILO317	Environmental Ethics	15.0	24H (Online)
  Do we have moral obligations toward nature? How should human beings treat the natural world? This paper examines questions such as these in light of our current ethical theories.
  PHILO318	Ethics at Work	15.0	24G (Online)
  This is an applied ethics paper focussing on the professions, research and business. It examines contemporary issues relevant to a wide range of occupations graduates might enter.

• 400 Level

  Code	Paper Title	Points	Occurrence / Location
  LEGAL436	Legal Ethics	15.0	24A (Hamilton) & 24A (Tauranga)
  An introduction to the concept of a profession and the ethical and professional duties of practitioners and an introduction to ethical analysis, the applicability of legal analysis to legal practice and the wider responsibilities of lawyers in the community.