Requires students to complete the philosophy major foundation courses, plus at least seven additional courses in philosophy.

Students graduating with a concentration in Law, Ethics, and Society will be able to:

• Demonstrate advanced understanding of major philosophical traditions, theories, and concepts relevant to ethics, law, and social and political life;
• Analyze and evaluate complex moral, legal, and social problems through the application of rigorous philosophical reasoning and normative frameworks;
• Construct, assess, and defend logically coherent arguments concerning questions of justice, rights, liberty, authority, responsibility, and the common good;
• Integrate philosophical perspectives with insights from law, public policy, and related disciplines in the examination of contemporary societal challenges;
• Critically engage diverse moral, legal, and political viewpoints while demonstrating intellectual rigor, interpretive charity, and analytical precision;
• Conduct independent scholarly research that employs appropriate methods, evaluates relevant sources, and advances well-supported responses to ethical, legal, and social questions.

Requires students to complete the philosophy major foundation courses, plus at least seven additional courses in philosophy. To graduate in the concentration, students must complete the following requirements:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PHIL 100	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PHIL 200	Logic and Critical Reasoning	3
or PHIL 200H	Honors: Logic and Critical Reasoning
PHIL 240	Ancient Philosophy	3
PHIL 242	Modern Philosophy	3
PHIL 300	Epistemology and Metaphysics	3
PHIL 350	Contemporary Moral Issues	3
Select two of the following applied ethics courses:		6
PHIL 322	Business Ethics
PHIL 325	Ethics, Animals and the Environment
PHIL 485	Special Topics in Philosophy (Biomedical Ethics)
PHIL 485	Special Topics in Philosophy (Information Ethics)
Select one social and political philosophy course:		3
PHIL 360	Social and Political Philosophy
PHIL 385	Special Topics in Philosophy
an approved equivalent
Two Philosophy electives above 200 level in consultation with advisor		6
Total Hours		33

Course substitutions by department approval only.