From the challenges facing governments in a global world to the decisions students confront everyday at Duke, the Ethics Certificate provides you with the skills and confidence you need to create and evaluate solutions to ethical dilemmas.

Does a government have the right to insist on another government’s adherence to human rights standards? Should a museum be forced to return artifacts that were stolen centuries before the museum acquired them? Is it ever OK to take drugs to improve performance on an exam? What similar problems were faced by people in the past, and how did they resolve them? How can art, music, and literature provide insight into our real-world challenges?

The Ethics Certificate is designed with the view that, in order to answer the question, “How ought we to live?” students need to undertake a course of study across a number of disciplines and engage with multiple perspectives. This rigorous approach will help you develop clarity of thought and expression about ethical issues. Whether you choose to engage in the study of ethics primarily to feed your intellectual curiosity, to serve your desire to change the world, or to provide definition for your own ethical path, the Ethics Certificate will help you meet your goals.

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Ethics Certificate Program brochure (pdf)
Ethics Certificate Program one pager (pdf)