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HU 365
Ethics
3 credits (AS)
Students critically examine the
perceptions and explanations of human
values as expressed by major
philosophers throughout history. Moral
and ethical theories, concepts, and
ideas that have significantly changed
the course of history are analyzed. With
these tools, students learn to interpret
and evaluate contemporary moral
issues and to explore how their own
values shape their understanding of
experience and history. (Offered fall
and spring)
Prerequisite: EN 201 Academic Writing II
HU 385
Internship I
6 credits (CS)
Internships consist of off-campus
fieldwork based on a learning contract
signed by the student, agency
supervisor and faculty director. The
student participates in internship
seminar meetings and an annual group
presentation of internship experiences.
A written evaluation of the experience
is required of the student and agency.
The student develops a final report that
synthesizes the internship and academic
activities. (Arranged)
Prerequisites: CM 301 Speech and Rhetoric
HU 461
Values in the Modern World
3 credits (AS)
In this course students engage in the
intensive exploration and study of a
single, contemporary issue of pressing
social, moral, and philosophical
concern. The precise issue varies from
section to section. Topics featured in
the past include justice and equality,
censorship, environmental ethics,
technology, and biomedical ethics.
(Offered alternate spring terms)
224
Prerequisites: HU 361 Commitment and
Choice or HU 365 Ethics
HU 465
Ethical Issues in Organizations
3 credits (AS)
Students examine social, political, legal
and ethical issues confronting modern
professional and commercial
organizations. The course focuses in
particular on the relationships of
organizations to the internal, external,
local, national and international
environments in which they operate.
(Offered fall and spring terms)
Prerequisite: HU 361 Commitment and
Choice, or HU 365 Ethics
HU 485
Internship II
3 credits (CS)
Internships consist of off-campus
fieldwork based on a learning contract
signed by the student, agency
supervisor and faculty director. The
student participates in internship
seminar meetings and an annual group
presentation of internship experiences.
A written evaluation of the experience
is required of the student and agency.
The student develops a final report that
synthesizes the internship and academic
activities. (Arranged)
Prerequisite: HU 385 Internship I
HU 489
Independent Professional Study
3 credits (CS)
This course may take a variety of
forms: studio, portfolio, research
project, or intense reading and a major
paper. Characterized by a mentoral or
preceptoral relationship, the course
places significant demand on the
student‘s capacity for independent
critical thought. (Arranged)