Take a stand. Find the solution.
Is it ethical to replace human workers with AI and automation,
leading to unemployment, even if it increases efficiency and
productivity? Is it ethical for social media platforms to collect
personal data to target users with ads or political content,
potentially manipulating their choices? These contemporary
issues involve ethical dilemmas.
STUDYING ETHICS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS ABOUT:
- Deconstructing and understanding moral judgments
- Looking critically at the morality of policies, laws and rules that govern how we live together
- Finding ways to enhance the common good in a spirit of social justice
PROGRAMS
- Certificate in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues
- Certificate in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues: Immigration and Integration
- Honours B.A. in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues
- Honours B.A. with Major in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues
- G.D. in Public Ethics
- M.A. in Public Ethics
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SOME COURSES IN THIS AREA OF STUDY
- Environmental and Animal Ethics
- Ethics, Immigration and Multiculturalism
- Feminist Ethics
- Ethics, AI and Big Data
SKILLS
- Analyze complex political issues
- Find solutions to ethical problems
- Recommend social inclusion strategies
- Look critically and constructively at major issues in society
CAREERS
- Humanitarian affairs officer for an international organization
- Ethics adviser for a city council
- Hospital ethicist
- Gender equality adviser for a federal department
- Possibility to study law
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