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Introduction to Ethics
PHIL 103W, section 01 — 3 Credit
(Schedule number: 484732)
College: Liberal Arts; Department: Philosophy
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Course
description:
(See disclaimer below.)
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Ethical theory
about virtue, duty, autonomy, and life quality applied to moral problems,
including character, violence, oppression, abortion, and suicide.
This course has been approved for GH credit as part of Penn State’s General
Education program. For information about the University's General Education
program, see the Department of Distance Education’s description of General Education Courses
(this link will open in a new window).
Special course features include:
Optional E-mail lesson submission
Video taped materials
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Prerequisites:
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Engl 015 or 030
For specific information about prerequisite courses, see the University’s Undergraduate Degree Programs
Bulletin (this link will open in a new window).
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Lesson information:
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This course
consists of 12* lessons and 1 exams.
Maximum lesson submission rate is 1 / Week
See a course outline and a sample lesson
(this link will open a new window).
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Remarks:
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*4 out of the
12 lessons are submitted. There are ten one-hour length videotapes produced
by CPB/Annenberg and entitled ETHICS IN AMERICA. This is a writing-intensive
course. If you are unfamiliar with the English language, we strongly recommend
you take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam. To learn
more, please visit the Web site at http://www.toefl.org/.
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Required
materials:
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Newton,
L. ETHICS IN AMERICA STUDY GUIDE. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: P-H, 1989 (Paperback);
Newton, L. ETHICS IN AMERICA SOURCE READER. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: P-H,
1989 (Paperback); Study Guide--Pages--iv + 30; Copyright--1/1998 (PHIL
103W); Student Guide, revised 8/98
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Summary of
costs and fees:
(See disclaimer below.)
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Tuition (excluding cost of materials)
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US$429.00
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