Recent SemestersFall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024Class Size35 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteENGL C1000 or ENGL C1000E Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 1B · IGETC Area 1B · CSU GE Area C2 · CSU GE Area A3DescriptionThis course critically examines questions of value and obligation. Students explore prominent ethical theories, including Kantianism, the Utilitarians and virtue ethics. The student then applies these ethical theories to case studies, such as bioethics and environmental ethics. Much of the course is devoted to critical thinking and writing skills. 