This summer the Applied Ethics Institute will offer two special sections of PHI 1600 Applied Ethics.

Designed to start recent high school graduates off on the right foot, the course would also serve any student needing to complete the Smart Start requirement and satisfy their Applied Ethics credit. These enhanced sections will include an advisor who will cover the Smart Start material and a writing tutor to begin the college-long quest for improved writing.

Ethics course details – real-life issues

Dealing with real-life issues and large philosophical ideas, ethics is one of the most popular courses at SPC.  But these summer sections come with a twist:  each is taught focusing on a different societal issue.

On the Clearwater Campus, Dr. Melissa Coakley will teach a section called Ethics and the Environment, section #1468.  Dr. Coakley, who is a philosopher by training, is a passionate defender of the environment.  She teaches a community course on Ethics and the Environment at the Moccasin Lake Nature Preserve.  She and her husband also run a turtle/tortoise rescue ranch.  Students in the course will speak with environmental professionals as well as visiting some of our beautiful Florida environment.  Dr. Coakley promises to include her reptile show on the Moccasin Lake visit.

On the St. Petersburg Gibbs Campus Professor Christian Moriarty will teach a different section, #115, which focuses on Ethics and Social Justice. For this class, students will visit the Holocaust Museum and address social issues like homelessness, due process, and workplace issues in the context of both ethics and law.

Classes begin June 13 and continue through July 22. Interested students can contact the Applied Ethics office at 727-341-4335.