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Action undertaken by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies at its meeting of June 2,
2011, gives rise to the following recommendation:
1tfotion:
That SCUP approve and recommend to Senate the Full Program Proposal for the Certificate
in
Ethics: Theory and Application
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the Department of Philosophy within the Faculty of
Arts and Social Sciences.
The relevant documentation for review by SCUP is attached.
SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY
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ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Jo Hinchliffe, Secretary
Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies
FROM: Paul Budra, Chair
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum Committee
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Full Program Proposal: Certificate in Ethics: Theory and Application
DATE: May 24, 20 I I
On
May 19,2011, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Curriculum
Committee approved the attached full program proposal for a Certificate in
Speech Science. The Notice of Intent was approved by SCUP on April 6,201].
Would you please place this item on the agenda of the next meeting of SCUS.
Full Program Proposal
Certificate in Ethics: Theory and Application
Department of Philosophy Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
Simon Fraser University
April, 2011
Executive Summary
A new Certificate in Ethics: Theory and Application is proposed as an initiative by the Department
of Philosophy to be administered
by that Department.
The intent of this proposal is to bring together the expertise from the Department of Philosophy
with a wider variety of undergraduate degree programs. This allows for a specialized education
by combining the knowledge and skills acquired
in the Department of Philosophy with other
undergraduate programs offered at Simon Fraser University.
The proposed program addresses the
following university goal as stated in the Presidenfs
Agenda 2005-2009 (Michael Stevenson, June 2005)
,. we must continue to increase the diversification of our programmes, increasing the
number of professional and quasi-professional programmes, as
well as creating new
interd iscipl i nary special izations."
In his Academic Vision Plan, Vice President Academic Jon Driver repeatedly emphasizes the
importance of enabling students lito become ethical, responsible and informed citizens." This
Certificate program is designed to give students a grounding in ethical theory, which they can
then apply to their major field of study by pursuing one of the prescribed streams. This
foundation will provide students with the ethical literacy to substantively engage with many of the
issues facing contemporary society.
Based upon existing courses, this Certificate can be mounted immediately with no new resources
from the Department of Philosophy.
The Certificate will be directed
by an undergraduate Coordinating Committee in the Department
of Philosophy.
Recipients of this Certificate will be well-positioned to compete for pOSitions in the job market,
graduates school, or professional programs.
Background
The Department of Philosophy believes that the analytical skills and experience offered by a
philosophy education is of practical value to everyone regardless of their chosen career or
endeavor. Many
SFU students routinely supplement their degrees in other disciplines by
pursuing a philosophy minor or selected philosophy courses. The Certificate in Ethics will provide
students with a focused program that combines courses from other disciplines with the relevant
background in Philosophy.
1. Credential to be Awarded
Students will be awarded a Certificate in Ethics: Theory and Application.
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2. Location of Program
The Certificate in Ethics will be located in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Simon Fraser
University. Courses will primarily be offered through the Burnaby campus.
3. Department Offering Program
The core courses for the Certificate will be offered by the Department of Philosophy within the
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The elective courses of the various streams
in the Certificate
will draw
on courses outside of Philosophy, including those from the Faculties of: Arts and Social
Science, Business Administration, Environment, and Health Science. The Certificate
is primarily
intended as a way for students pursuing a non-philosophy degree program to add a concentration
in ethics to their studies. The streams are designed so that students from the target audiences
need only draw
on courses from their own degree program to complete the electives. Philosophy
courses already have approximately 500/0 non-majors in them, so access to the core courses will
not be a problem.
4. Anticipated Start Date
The Certificate is anticipated to be available starting Spring 2012.
5. Program Description
5. 1.
Aims, Goals
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and Objectives
The aim of the program is to promote students' ethical literacy and their understanding of
the normative issues in a specific aspect of society, such as Law, Business and
Economics, Global Justice, the Environment, or Health.
5.2. Anticipated contribution to the mandate
and strategic plan of the institution
In his Academic Vision Plan, Vice President Academic Jon Driver repeatedly emphasizes
the importance of enabling students
"to become ethical, responsible and informed
citizens." This Certificate clearly fits within this objective.
5.3. Target audience
Interest in ethics and ethical literacy, including theory, is no longer limited to students of
Philosophy. The target audience for this Certificate is primarily students pursuing a non-
philosophy degree who wish to add a concentration
in ethics to their studies, including
students from the Faculties of Environment and Health Sciences, as well as students
majoring
in Criminology, Geography, or Political Science. The streams are designed so
that students from the target audiences need only draw on courses from their own degree
program to complete the electives.
5.4. Content
and summary of requirement for graduation
Prospective students must apply to Simon Fraser University for admission and must meet
the normal admission requirements or meet the requirements for admission under either
the Diverse Qualifications Admission Policy or other Special Categories.
The Certificate requires a minimum of 18 credit hours from a list of designated courses
(see below for list).
Some pre-requisites will be required for some courses. Certificate
courses will be drawn from existing courses
in the Department of Philosophy, and the
Faculties of: Arts and
Social Science, Business Administration, Health Science,
Environment, Science.
5.5 Delivery methods
Courses will primarily be offered at the Burnaby campus.
5.6 Linkages between learning outcomes
and curriculum design
The Certificate provides a structured set of courses that allows students to increase their
ethical literacy
in a way that supplements their current area of study. It will equip
students with the tools needed to approach ethical issues
in a deliberative and informed
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manner. The core courses ensure a solid theoretical foundation while the elective
courses allow student the
flexibility to make the Certificate maximally beneficial to
students' specific goals. No work experience or work placement
is required for
completion of the Certificate.
5.7 Distinctive characteristics
The certificate will attract students from across the university. There are currently no
Certificates at
SFU that focus on theoretical and applied ethics.
5.8 Anticipated completion time
Certificate completion
is possible in two semesters but additional terms may be advisable
given students' other commitments. For current students, it is expected that the
requirements can be satisfied as part of a normal 4-year Bachelor's degree. The
Department of Philosophy
will advertise the Certificate and will encourage students to
declare
in a timely way.
5.9 Enrollment plan for the length of the program
Required courses are offered at least once per year. Elective courses are offered at a
minimum of once per two years, typically at least once per year.
5.
10 Policies on student evaluation
Students
will be evaluated according to the general regulations for Simon Fraser
University.
5.11 Policies on faculty appointments (minimum qualifications)
All courses wi" typically be taught by existing regular faculty. In some instances, courses
may be taught by qualified sessional instructors.
5. 12
Policies on program assessment
The Certificate will be reviewed annually by the Philosophy Department's Undergraduate
Curriculum Committee, as well as every seven years as part of the normal cycle of
external reviews.
5. 13
Level of support and recognition from other post-secondary institutions
There are currently no programs of this kind
in British Columbia. We anticipate the
Certificate will
help students compete for places in the job market or admission to higher
degrees.
5.14 Evidence
of student interest
Philosophy
120W: Introduction to Moral Philosophy consistently enrolls over 200 students
in each major term and 100 students in the summer term; it is already included among
the requirements of other programs outside of Philosophy.
Our upper-level ethics
courses are consistently
full. A recent self-study showed that over half of the students in
upper-level ethics courses are non-majors.
Discussions with
local Health Authorities over the past two years have revealed
significant interest from outside the university for programs that offer a
solid foundation in
ethical theory.
5. 15
Resources
The Certificate will draw
on existing courses and faculty. In the Department of
Philosophy,
faculty with expertise in ethics are Sam Black (ASSOCiate Professor; meta-
ethics, political philosophy), Evan Tiffany (Associate Professor; moral psychology, history
of ethics), and David Zimmerman (Professor; moral psychology, meta-ethics); as well,
Endre Begby (University of
Oslo; political philosophy) will be joining the Department in
Fall 2012. Outside of Philosophy, we have consulted with: Genevieve Fuji Johnson
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(PoliSci, Assistant Professor; political theory, feminist social and political thought),
Jeremy
Synder (FHS, Assistant Professor; biomedical ethics. political philosophy), and
Mark Wexler (FBA.
Professor; business ethics).
5.16 Related Programs
None.
6.
Contact Persons
Evan Tiffany. Chair, Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (etiffany@sfu.ca; 778-782-4482)
Sam Black, Interdisciplinary Liaison Officer (samuelb@sfu.ca; 778-782-5537)
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Documentation used for internal approval
See appendix.
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Appendix: Certificate in Ethics: Theory and Application
All students must complete a minimum of 18 units, which includes a set of three core courses in
ethical theory (9-10 credits) and a set of three elective courses drawn from one of the streams
listed below (9-12 credits).
In certain cases, students may be able to devise their own stream in
consultation with the Philosophy undergraduate chair. Students are responsible for noting the
prerequisites for access to courses, and should be aware that
PHIL 120W'" is a prerequisite for all
upper division philosophy courses in this Certificate.
* an equivalent course may be substituted with departmental permission
Core Courses
Students must take both:
PHIL 320-3 Political Philosophy
PHIL
321-3 Issues in Ethical Theory
and one of the following:
PHIL 322-3 History of Ethics
PHIL 327-3/HSCI 327-3 Global Health Ethics
PHIL 328-3 Environmental Ethics
PHIL 421-4 Advanced Topics In Ethical Theory
Any
300 or 400 level PHIL special topics course in ethics
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Concentration in Ethics, Justice and Law
The Justice and Law stream is designed primarily for students in the School of Criminology, or
who are majoring in Political Science who wish to focus their studies around issues of ethics and
justice as it relates to law.
Students must take three of the following:
BUEC 427W Industrial Organization: Law and Economics
CRIM 314-3 Mental Disorder, Criminality and the Law
CRIM 331-3 Advanced Criminal Law
CRIM 333-3 Women, Law and the State
CRIM
334-3 Law and Human Reproduction
CRIM 335-3 Human Rights and Civil Liberties
CRIM 338-3 Philosophy of Law
CRIM 429-3/FNST 429-3 Indigenous Peoples and Law
POL 324-4 The Canadian Constitution
POL 344-4 Public International Law
POL 417-4 Human Rights Theories
PSYC 376-3 Experimental Psychology and the Law
WS 334-4 Law and Human Reproduction
Concentration in Ethics, Business and Economics
This stream is intended for students in the Faculty of Business Administration or who are
majoring in Economics and wish to add a concentration in ethics to their degree.
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Students should consult with the Philosophy undergraduate advisor to confirm whether a given
special topics course counts as
an ethics course.
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Students must take three of the following:
BUS 303-3 Business, Society, and Ethics
BUS 403-3 Seminar in Business and Society
BUS
432-3 International Human Resource Management
BUS 449-3 Ethical Issues in Marketing
CRIM 336-3 Corporate Crime and Corporate Regulation
ECON 342-3 International Trade
ECON 354-3 Comparative Economic Institutions
ECON 355W-3 Economic Development
ECON 392-3 Public Economics: Role of Government
WS 308-3 Women in the Economy: Paid and Unpaid Labour
Concentration in Ethics and Global Justice,
This stream is intended primarily for students in FASS or FHS who wish to focus their studies
around issues of justice
in an international and multicultural context.
Students must take three of the following:
CRIM 315-4 Restorative Justice
FNST 401-3 Aboriginal Rights and Government Relations
FNST 419-3 Aboriginal/Indigenous Justice
FNST 429-3 Indigenous Peoples and International Law
FNST 443-4 Aboriginal Peoples, History and the Law
HSC1308-3 Sickness and Wealth: Health in Global Perspective
HSCI 319W-3 Applied Health Ethics
HSCI 329-3 Exploitation and Vulnerable Populations
HSCI 406-3 Global Perspectives in Indigenous Health
IS 302-4 Introduction to Humanitarian Intervention
IS 311-4 Democratic Transition in Comparative Perspective
IS 407-4 Selected Topics - Terrorism
IS 410-4 Politics, Institutions and Development
IS 427-4 Selected Topics-Globalization, Poverty and Inequality
POL 312-4 Modern Political Thought
POL 344-4 Public International Law
POL 346-4 International Organizations
POL 411-4 Normative Political Theory
POL 416-4 Feminist Social and Political Thought
POL 417-4 Human Rights Theories
SA 363-4 Process of Development and Underdevelopment
SA 418-4 International Health: Global Policies and Local Realities
SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous People
SA 430-4 States, Cultures and Global Transitions
WS 308-4 Women in the Economy: Paid and Unpaid Labour
WS 314-4 Race, Class and Gender
WS 327-4 Aboriginal Women in Canada
Concentration in Ethics and the Environment
This stream is intended for students in the Faculty of Environment or students majoring in Biology
or Economics who wish to add a concentration
in ethics to their studies. The courses from SA
and WS also opens this stream to FASS students and the broader university community.
Students must take 3 of the following:
ARCH 365-3 Ecological Archaeology
ARCH 386-3 Archaeological Resource Management
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BISG 204-3 Introduction to Ecology
Blse 309-3 Conservation Biology
BISG 419-3 Wildlife Biology
BISG 440-3 Biodiversity
ECON 260-3 Environmental Economics
EGON 362-3 Economics of Natural Resources
ENV 321-3/REM 321-3 Ecological Economics
GEOG 322-4 World Resources
GEOG 325-4 Geographies of Consumption
GEOG 381-4 Political Geography
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EOG 386-4 Health Geography
GEOG 389W-4 Nature and Society
GEOG
429-4 Environment and Inequality
GEOG 440-4 Law and Geography
HSGI 304-3 Perspectives on Environmental Health
REM 311-3 Applied Ecology and Sustainable Environments
REM 356-3 Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Environmental Management
REM 445-3 Environmental Risk Assessment
REM 471-3 Forest Ecosystem Management
SA 326-4 Ecology and Social Thought
SA 371-4 The Environment and Society
WS 313-4 Women and the Environment
Concentration in Ethics and
Health
This stream is intended for students in FHS who are interested in focusing their studies around
ethical issues in health, life and death.
Students must take 3 of the following:
CRIM 314-3 Mental Disorder, Criminality and the Law
GEOG 386-4 Health Geography
GERO 302-3 Health Promotion and Aging
GERO 406-4 Death and Dying
GERO 420-4 Sociology of Aging
HSGI 304-3 Perspectives on Environmental Health
HSCI 305-3 The Canadian Health System
HSCI 319W-3 Applied Health Ethics
HSCI 402-3 Substance Use and Addiction
HSCI 403-3 Health and the Built Environment
HSCI 404-3 Public Policy and Health Systems
HSCI
481-3 Senior Seminar in Social Health Science
NOTE: A
minimum of C- is required in all courses applied to the certificate. An overall SFU
GGPA
of 2.25 must be maintained. All upper division philosophy courses must be completed at
Simon Fraser University.
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