For purposes of meeting certificate requirements, all nine-credit general education (foundation) courses will count as six credits.

York University students may earn a General Certificate in Practical Ethics concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Practical ethics is an exciting new area of multidisciplinary study and research which provides the opportunity to apply ethical concepts and principles to contemporary social issues. The courses offered as part of the General Certificate in Practical Ethics enable students to address questions of applied ethics and public policy in the fields of anthropology, economics, environmental studies, humanities, philosophy, political science, social science and sociology.

Graduating with a certificate: except where otherwise stated, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 4.00 is required to satisfy certificate requirements. Students must also submit application to graduate from a certificate program. Applications should be obtained from and filed with the unit administering the certificate program. Transcript notation that the requirements for a certificate have been completed will be made once the Registrar’s Office has received notice from the unit administering the program. Certificates will not be conferred until candidates have successfully completed an undergraduate degree program if they are simultaneously enrolled in a degree and a certificate program. The Faculty does not award certificates retroactively. Refer to the Academic Standards section for details of the undergraduate certificate minimum standards.

To qualify for the General Certificate in Practical Ethics, students must complete 24 credits and the cumulative grade point average on these 24 credits must be at least 5.00 (C+). Course requirements for the General Certificate in Practical Ethics are as follows:

• AP/PHIL 2070 3.00 and AP/PHIL 2075 3.00;
• and 18 additional credits from the Practical Ethics Certificate list of courses, of which, at least six credits must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level. These 18 credits must be chosen so as to ensure a focus.

A maximum of six credits may be taken at the 1000 level. Twelve of the 24 credits must be taken outside the Department of Philosophy.

Students must register for the certificate, and written approval of a member of the advisory group for the certificate must be obtained. Such approval is conditional on the student submitting an acceptable written justification of their intended course selection. Equivalent courses must be approved by the coordinator. Students must indicate their intention to pursue the certificate by completing an enrolment form available from the Department of Philosophy.

Practical Ethics Certificate Courses

Not all of the courses listed below will necessarily be offered in any given year.

Required Courses

AP/PHIL 2070 3.00
AP/PHIL 2075 3.00

Extended List

AP/ANTH 2210 6.00
AP/ANTH 3020 6.00
AP/ANTH 3080 6.00
AP/ANTH 3230 6.00
AP/ANTH 3240 6.00
AP/ANTH 3280 6.00
AP/ANTH 3330 6.00
AP/ANTH 4030 6.00
AP/ANTH 4240 3.00
AP/ECON 4259 3.00
AP/ECON 4309 3.00
AP/ECON 4399 3.00
AP/HUMA 1825 9.00
AP/HUMA 2740 6.00
AP/HUMA 3012 6.00
AP/HUMA 3855 6.00
AP/PHIL 2050 6.00
AP/PHIL 2060 3.00
AP/PHIL 2250 3.00
AP/PHIL 3020 3.00
AP/PHIL 3050 3.00
AP/PHIL 3110 3.00
AP/PHIL 3195 3.00
AP/PHIL 3576 3.00
AP/PHIL 3595 3.00
AP/PHIL 2077 3.00
AP/PHIL 4070 3.00
AP/PHIL 4150 3.00
AP/PHIL 4180 3.00
AP/PHIL 4185 3.00
AP/PHIL 4802 3.00
AP/POLS 3011 3.00
AP/POLS 3065 3.00
AP/GL/POLS 3135 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3135 3.00)
AP/GL/POLS 3136 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/PPAS 3136 3.00)
AP/POLS 3230 3.00
AP/POLS 3280 3.00
AP/POLS 3450 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/GL/WMST 3516 3.00 and AP/SOSC 3170 3.00)
AP/POLS 3455 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/SOSC 3175 3.00, AP/GL/WMST 3517 3.00)
AP/POLS 3135 3.00
AP/POLS 3136 3.00
AP/POLS 4025 3.00
AP/POLS 4045 3.00
AP/POLS 4071 3.00
AP/POLS 4080 3.00
AP/POLS 4103 3.00
AP/POLS 4106 3.00
AP/POLS 4125 3.00
AP/POLS 4210 3.00
AP/POLS 4410 3.00
AP/POLS 4541 3.00
AP/POLS 4106 3.00
AP/POLS 4161 3.00
AP/POLS 4162 3.00
AP/POLS 4909 3.00
AP/SOCI 3420 6.00
AP/SOCI 3430 6.00
AP/SOCI 3450 6.00
AP/SOCI 3630 6.00
AP/SOCI 3660 6.00
AP/SOCI 3690 6.00
AP/SOCI 3810 6.00
AP/SOCI 4072 3.00
AP/SOCI 4300 3.00
AP/SOCI 4420 6.00
AP/SOCI 4430 3.00
AP/SOCI 4440 6.00
AP/SOCI 4810 6.00
AP/SOSC 1210 9.00
AP/SOSC 1341 9.00
AP/SOSC 2340 9.00
AP/SOSC 2350 6.00
AP/SOSC 3090 6.00
AP/SOSC 3360 6.00
AP/SOSC 3543 6.00
AP/SOSC 3370 6.00
AP/SOSC 4041 6.00
AP/SOSC 4043 6.00
AP/SOSC 4350 6.00
AP/SOSC 4351 6.00
AP/SOSC 4352 6.00
AP/SOSC 4353 6.00
AP/SOSC 4354 6.00
AP/SOSC 4355 6.00
AP/SOSC 4356 6.00
AP/SOSC 4357 6.00
AP/SOSC 4358 6.00
AP/SOSC 4359 6.00
AP/SOSC 4360 6.00
AP/SOSC 4361 6.00
AP/SOSC 4362 6.00
AP/POLS 3450 3.00
ES/ENVS 2300 6.00
ES/ENVS 2400 6.00
ES/ENVS 3000 3.00
ES/ENVS 3160 3.00
ES/ENVS 3420 3.00
ES/ENVS 3440 3.00
ES/ENVS 4041 6.00
ES/ENVS 4140 3.00
ES/ENVS 4312 3.00 (cross-listed to: AP/POLS 4212 3.00)
ES/ENVS 4410 3.00

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