PUBP 609 - Applied Ethics

Spring Credits: 3 Kennedy, Manna, Richardson

Values such as equity, justice, duty, accountability, transparency, freedom, and efficiency are central to understanding the role of public policy in society. The Applied Ethics course will provide students with an understanding of the role that values play at various stages of the policy process, including the definition of problems to be solved, the design and implementation of public policy solutions, and the analysis of the impacts of public policy. Additionally students will consider solutions to common ethical challenges faced by public policy professionals and develop the ability to exchange ideas about ethics in a professional manner.