Students selecting courses in the field of Ethics and the Professions will grapple with a constellation of issues surrounding the conduct of professional workers in contemporary culture. Professional careers are prized and pursued within our social system, but the moral practices which guide the professions have come under increased scrutiny. These courses will examine normative ethical systems to assess the moral dilemmas faced by professional workers as they relate to their clients. The goal is to enrich the students' understanding of the moral complexity of professional life, and to assist them in arriving at a balanced, consistent, and defensible judgment of the ethical conduct expected of those in positions of responsibility.

Faculty Advisor
Terrence P. Reynolds, Ph.D., Brown University; Chair, Department of Theology and Associate Professor of Theology, Georgetown University.  He is published in areas of ethical theory and contemporary theology.
reynoldt@georgetown.edu

Degree Requirements 
In order to earn a Master’s degree in the Ethics and the Professions curricular field, students must complete six courses in this field.  All students in this field must register for two Core courses: The Ethics of Aristotle and Kant and Ethical Problems in Contemporary Society. These courses satisfy both the Core and Human Values requirements.  Students also complete a three-credit thesis reflecting this field.  To complete the total number of credits required for the MALS degree, 30 credits, three elective courses may be selected from any Liberal Studies courses or up to two courses at the University appropriate to this degree with the approval of the Program Director.  The selected curricular field will appear on the final transcript of record.