Take a stand. Find the solution.
Is it ethical to replace human workers with AI when it increases productivity but also unemployment? Should platforms harvest personal data to target political content? At the School of Ethics and Public Affairs, you’ll work on the questions our society actually has to answer — and learn to argue your answer well.
Why study here
- Deconstruct moral judgments to see what’s actually at stake in a contested issue.
- Look critically at the morality of the policies, laws and rules that govern how we live together.
- Find ways to enhance the common good in a spirit of social justice.
- Apply your training in hospitals, city halls, federal ministries, NGOs — or as a launchpad to law school.
Programs of study
- 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
- Graduate Diploma in Public Ethics
- M.A. in Public Ethics
What you’ll gain
Skills you’ll build
- Analyze complex political and ethical issues.
- Find solutions to ethical problems and recommend social inclusion strategies.
- Look critically and constructively at major issues in society.
Where graduates work
- Humanitarian affairs officer for an international organization
- Ethics adviser for a city council
- Hospital ethicist
- Gender equality adviser for a federal department
- Pathway to law school
Sample courses
- Environmental and Animal Ethics
- Ethics, Immigration and Multiculturalism
- Feminist Ethics
- Ethics, AI and Big Data
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Scholarships
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Admission
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The School is part of ÎçÒ¹av’s Faculty of Philosophy.