About This Course

Study.com Ethics explores normative theories and moral reasoning applied to concrete cases: major frameworks such as consequentialism (utilitarianism), deontology (duty and rights approaches), virtue ethics, and feminist or care ethics where covered; moral status and personal identity themes as introduced; applied topics such as biomedical ethics, professional responsibility, environmental and digital ethics, justice and inequality, and global health or social policy debates at an introductory-to-intermediate survey level. Video lessons, practice, and assessments emphasize argument reconstruction, objection-and-reply reasoning, and written analysis of scenarios. Credit is earned through the College Accelerator plan; courses carry ACE and NCCRS recommendations. Always confirm prerequisites and transfer with your receiving institution.

General education & majors

Degree requirements differ by college and catalog year; always verify gen-ed rules and transfer credit with your advisor.

Often fulfills humanities ethics or upper-level breadth requirements for nursing, business, criminal justice, public policy, pre-health, and liberal arts majors — verify whether your school prefers a standalone ethics vs. embedded professional-ethics course.

What You'll Learn

  • Articulate consequentialist, deontological, and virtue-based perspectives and relate them to moral problems.
  • Analyze case studies using consistent principles while recognizing tradeoffs between competing moral claims.
  • Respond to objections and revise positions using philosophical argument structure (premises, inference, critique).
  • Interpret professional codes and institutional policies against broader ethical frameworks presented in the course.
  • Write ethically informed essays that cite course concepts accurately and acknowledge counterarguments.

About Study.com

Study.com offers 220+ online college courses with ACE and NCCRS credit recommendations. College Accelerator plans include video lessons, quizzes, and proctored exams for transferable credit.

Accreditation: ACE- and NCCRS-recommended courses
Location: USA
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