Programs of Study
M.A. in Ethics and Applied Philosophy
Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics

Program Description
The Philosophy Department offers a Graduate Certificate in Applied Ethics and a Master of Arts in Ethics and Applied Philosophy.

The program is designed to foster the application of ethical and philosophical knowledge to currently pressing concerns in social, economic, medical, legal, commercial, cultural, and political contexts and associations. The department offers both theoretical and applied courses, as well as internships with regional businesses and organizations to provide students with a comprehensive, normative, politically-informed and logically consistent training in order to face new challenges encountered in business, medical associations, national and international political contexts, as well as public education.

A Graduate Certificate or Master of Arts in Applied Philosophy, particularly applied ethics, is an excellent credential for a wide variety of professionals.  The distinct advantage of UNC Charlotte's Program is that it is flexible enough to accommodate the special needs and interests of virtually any professional who seeks mastery over one or more areas of applied ethics.  For example, health care professionals who are members of institutional ethics committees, institutional review boards, or compliance officers will be served well by a certificate in bioethical health care ethics.  Similarly, corporate managers, accountants, and auditors will be served well by a certificate in business ethics.  Likewise, lawyers, judges, public officials, and law enforcement officers will be served well by a certificate in legal ethics, public policy ethics, and criminal justice ethics.

Contributing to the Philosophy Department's Graduate Program is the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics.  The Center brings many regionally, nationally, and globally known speakers to campus to address the pressing moral concerns of professionals in particular and the public in general.  It also sponsors many workshops, colloquia, conferences, luncheons, and study groups to provide ample opportunities for students to confront one or more ethical issues in depth.  Finally, the Center together with the Department of Philosophy serves as a research nexus the purpose of which is to link professionals and philosophy students together in a scholarly community.

Financial Assistance
Research and teaching assistantships are available on a competitive basis. Please contact the Graduate Coordinator for details.