HSDA 3170 - Ethics and Values in Human Services Delivery

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of how ethical theory is applied to everyday situations by those involved in health, policy, administration and other areas of bureaucratic responsibility within the field of human services. Particular emphasis is placed on the philosophical basis of ethical theory, including the virtue-ethics of Aristotle, natural law theory as expressed by Thomas Aquinas, the rational egoism of Hobbes, the deontology of Kant and the utilitarianism of Mills.

Hours:
3