API 5135 Ethics and Moral Reasoning for Public and International Affairs

3 units
Public and International Affairs
Faculty of Social Sciences
Examination of ethics and moral reasoning applied to the study of public policy and international affairs. Current debates in moral philosophy and how they help to better understand contemporary controversies in public and international affairs. Examination of a number of current policy debates, such as issues of justice in social and environmental policy, the use of military intervention in international affairs, and the accommodation of religious and ethnic differences in liberal democracies.

Components:

Seminar

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall
Winter

French Equivalent:

Organized

130 responses

4.07

/ 5

strongly agree
46%
agree
37%
disagree
12%
strongly disagree
5%
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Clear Expectations

52 responses

4.38

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strongly agree
63%
agree
23%
neither agree nor disagree
4%
disagree
8%
strongly disagree
2%
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Learned a Lot

130 responses

4.17

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strongly agree
46%
agree
41%
disagree
10%
strongly disagree
3%
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Recommend

78 responses

3.76

/ 5

strongly agree
33%
agree
41%
disagree
19%
strongly disagree
6%
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Workload

78 responses

2.46

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very heavy
15%
heavier than average
33%
average
45%
lighter than average
3%
very light
4%
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Fair Assessments

130 responses

4.33

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strongly agree
55%
agree
35%
disagree
6%
strongly disagree
3%
question not applicable
1%
25%
50%
75%
100%