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  • 3.00 Credits

    This three hour course is open to students nearing completion of a Bachelor of Science degree with a Comprehensive Major in Public Administration. Approval of the instructor of record and the School Chair is required for registration. A student, the instructor, and the cooperating professional will identify and select a policy issue, a process and procedure issue, or a case study from a real decisionmaking dilemma in a large public organization. Goals will be established and completion dates set. All parties will agree on all parts of the course requirements before any project can begin. A signed agreement will be used to avoid confusion on the part of any party. Spring
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is designed to provide the student with an in depth look at ethics and the public administrator. The student will explore the role ethics play within the public sector and society as a whole. Fall
  • 3.00 Credits

    This is a practicum designed to provide an opportunity for students in their junior and senior years to earn academic credit by serving as interns in various agencies or offices. Each practicum must be supervised and approved by an instructor of record, who must be a member of the faculty of the University of Rio Grande, and approved by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The practicum site is to be determined on an individual basis and must be acceptable to the student and approved by the instructor of record. The instructor will negotiate with the site supervisor to establish mutually acceptable learning experiences and job expectations before the student begins the practicum. The instructor of record will be responsible for course requirements, student accountability, and the assignment of a final grade. The instructor and the Dean will ensure that the practicum complies with the educational and administrative policies of the University. Summer
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Directed studies in public administration is an independent study and/or research study performed by students under the supervision of the instructor of record. The study may include directed research and reading, forma in-depth study of a specific topic of interest to the student, individual projects, special educational experiences, or a practicum in which theories and their practical application are brought together in a single educational experience. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Spring
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is a philosophical inquiry into the basic questions and topics of philosophy, including questions about free will and determinism, art and beauty, human nature, knowledge and reality; justice and the good society; ethics and morality; logical and fallacious thinking; science and religion; gender and ethics, and comparisons between Eastern and Western modes of thought. Fall Spring
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course involves an examination of various moral issues (e.g. relativism vs. absolutism), concepts (e.g. duties, rights, values, principles, etc.) and ethical theories (e.g. utilitarianism, natural law, divine law theories, Kantian ethics, etc) and evaluation of contemporary moral issues such as sexual ethics, environmental ethics, genetics and ethics, euthanasia and abortion, justice and inequality, and animal rights. On Demand
  • 3.00 Credits

    Using business cases and philosophical readings, this course is intended to introduce students to an ethical examination of the various moral and policy issues surrounding contemporary business and corporate organizations. Issues to be examined include: moral responsibility in bureaucratic organizations; profits and morality; corporate responsibility and liability; employee rights and duties; theories of justice and executive compensation; social justice and the economic system of capitalism; current moral issues in the business world; and various public policy issues concerning business and the environment, corporate liability and consumer safety, ethics and advertising, and the pros and cons of government economic regulations. On Demand. Internet Only
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course takes a case-study approach to medical ethics for nursing and premed students. Students are required to apply ethical theories and fundamental principles to various issues in medicine and the treatment of patients, including conflicts between medical paternalism and patient rights, public health and individual confidentiality rights, faith healing and conventional medicine, treatment of defective newborn, euthanasia, abortion, organ transplants, principles of justice and the allocation of scarce resources, the right to health care and various approaches to reforming the American health care system (e.g. national health insurance vs. market approaches, etc.). Spring. Internet Only
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course examines the nature of good and bad reasoning, including an analysis of deductive and inductive reasoning, statistical and causal reasoning, and an analysis of language and fallacious thinking. On Demand
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    This course is the study of philosophical topics not included in other course offerings. The format for this course may be special projects, readings, a scheduled class, or a seminar. On Demand
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