Program Highlights

The minor is designed to be flexible and easy to combine with a variety of majors, minors, and microcredentials, especially in the humanities and social sciences.
Students may receive permission to waive in courses not offered on the official list, such as experimental or new courses on relevant topics.

Sample Courses

Applied Ethics
Ethical Theory
Ethics
Philosophy of Law
Social and Political Philosophy

Ethics and Values in Society

Why study ethics and values at Geneseo?

Are you eager to apply what you learn in the classroom to solve problems in society? Do you aspire to be a community activist, an advocate for justice, a positive leader in the corporate world, or a game-changing lawyer? This minor can help you do meaningful work to improve your community and your own life.

This interdisciplinary program includes foundational coursework in philosophy, topical courses drawn from more than a dozen disciplines, and a student-driven capstone experience. Students take up classical ethical theories and philosophical methods in the foundational required courses, and then apply this theory and methodology to real-world issues through their choice of electives.