Ethics and Public Policy
Undergraduate Concentration
The interdisciplinary ethics and public policy concentration can be taken in conjunction with any major at Clark. This concentration is particularly recommended for students who intend to pursue professional or career interests in policy-related fields such as law, government, public administration or health care.
Program Faculty
Margarete Arndt, D.B.A.
Robert Boatright, Ph.D.
Halina Brown, Ph.D.
John L. Crawley, M.S., J.D.
Judith DeCew, Ph.D.
- Director
Patrick Derr, Ph.D.
Susan Hanson, Ph.D.
Douglas Johnson, Ph.D.
Bruce London, Ph.D.
Deborah Merrill, Ph.D.
Mark Miller, Ph.D.
Edward J. Ottensmeyer, Ph.D.
Gary Overvold, Ph.D.
Colin Polsky, Ph.D.
Paul W. Posner, Ph.D.
Robert Ross, Ph.D.
Nathaniel C. Seale, M.Ed.
Kristen Williams, Ph.D.
Walter Wright, Ph.D.
Courses
(Click on "Title of Course" or "Course Number" to sort by that category)
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Education and Social Policy/Lecture, Discussion
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EDUC155 |
Risk Analysis: Policy and Methods/1/2 credit/Seven week module
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EN265 |
Personal Values/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP105 |
Keeping of Animals: Patterns of Use and Abuse/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP106 |
Research Methods/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP107 |
Medical Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP130 |
Roots of Political Thought/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP155 |
Aging and Society/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP180 |
Class, Status and Power/Variable Format
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EPP200 |
Social and Political Philosophy/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP221 |
Who Fears What and Why: Social Theories of Environmental Risks and Hazards/Seminar, Lecture, Discussion
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EPP226 |
Population, Environment and Development/Variable Format
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EPP232 |
Sociology of Medicine/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP241 |
Human Rights and Transitional Justice/Lecture, Discussion
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EPP242 |
Political Sociology/Variable format
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EPP243 |
Utopian Visions, Urban Realities: Planning Cities for the 21st Century/ Lecture, Discussion
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EPP258 |
Business Ethics and Law
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EPP262 |
Social Movements: Quest for Justice/ Variable Format
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EPP265 |
Philosophy of Law/Seminar
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EPP270 |
Introduction to Comparative Politics/ Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT070 |
World Order and Globalization/ Discussion
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GOVT147 |
The Politics of Public Policy in the United States/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT154 |
The Politics of U.S. Environmental Issues/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT157 |
Introduction to Latin-American Politics/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT173 |
Policy Analysis/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT213 |
Comparative Environmental Politics/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT216 |
Urban Policy/Seminar and Internship
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GOVT221 |
U.S. Foreign Policy
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GOVT238 |
U.S. National Security/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT250 |
U.S. Judicial Politics/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT253 |
The Politics of U.S. Congress/Lecture, Discussion
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GOVT255 |
The Politics of Policy Implementation/Seminar
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GOVT281 |
Housing Policies and Politics/Seminar
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GOVT282 |
Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics/Seminar
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GOVT286 |
Tales from the Far Side: Contemporary Dilemmas in Development
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ID125 |
Technology and Environmental Assessment Seminar
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IDCE352 |
Privacy Protection In Law & Ethics/First-Year Seminar
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PHIL108 |
Environmental Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
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PHIL131 |
Social and Political Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
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PHIL132 |
Theories of Ethics/Lecture, Discussion
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PHIL220 |
Contemporary Moral Theory/Lecture, Discussion
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PHIL228 |
Advanced Issues in Medical Ethics/Seminar
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PHIL272 |
Organized Crime and Corruption
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SOC264 |
Social Policy, Immigration and Poverty/Seminar
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SOC285 |
Directed Readings, Individual Research
Students who are motivated to undertake significant independent research should consult the individual faculty member with whom they wish to work regarding opportunities for directed research or directed readings.
Internships
Participating faculty sponsor a variety of undergraduate internship experiences, often with policy-making professionals or agencies with whom they have a consulting or research relationship. Students interested in these opportunities should inquire through the internship office.
Courses
The ethics and public policy concentration is an interdisciplinary program. For more details about a specific course, see the catalog listing under the participating department. No more than two of the courses can also be counted for the student’s major or minor requirements, or for another concentration.
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