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PHIL-2304: Global Ethics

Description: Ethical issues in international context. Application of the principles of moral theory to such issues as the obligations of richer nations toward poorer ones, cultural and other forms of relativism, emigration and immigration, nationalism, war, deterrence, intervention, environmental degradation, preservation of natural diversity, and responsibilities toward future generations.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 128

Average GPA: 3.63 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 55.98%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.31%

Shaun D Respess202245.8%37.9%10.9%3.3%0.8%1.2%3.278
Melissa R Schwartz202192.9%1.8%0.0%1.8%1.8%1.8%3.842
Kathryn A Shepard202180.6%9.0%4.7%1.2%2.5%2.1%3.6613
Alexander T Stubberfield201998.3%1.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.972
Hannah G Glasson202073.3%26.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.691
Wendy Parker202144.8%48.8%6.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.342
Souza Charles R De202173.2%21.9%2.3%1.0%0.4%1.2%3.6612
Jordan K Fallon202280.7%8.8%6.4%1.4%2.3%0.4%3.656
Claudio D'amato202478.1%15.7%2.0%0.9%1.2%2.2%3.7121
Short Hannah R Wildman202473.2%22.7%1.9%0.6%1.2%0.4%3.6320
Colleen M Malley202385.3%11.8%0.0%0.0%2.9%0.0%3.731
Darian L Bolen202079.1%14.3%4.2%0.8%1.7%0.0%3.663
Dillon W Bak201942.1%50.0%2.6%0.0%2.6%2.6%3.261
Timothy J Fuller202477.3%18.7%3.1%0.2%0.3%0.5%3.6920
Rachel E Keith201976.3%23.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.721
Wayne J Bowers202494.0%4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%3.962
Grace B Mcgee202154.0%34.9%5.0%2.7%2.0%1.3%3.346
Jerry W Burkette202257.6%30.4%0.0%0.6%3.8%7.7%3.414
Mary K Ryan201962.5%35.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.551
Karen Kovaka202275.5%22.4%0.0%0.0%2.0%0.0%3.661
James C Klagge2024100.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.961

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Winter 2020Summer I 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W