ProgramCIP 38.0104

Applied and Professional Ethics

A program that focuses on the systematic study of ethical issues in the workplace and public life, and the application of ethical decision-making to the practical problems of society and the professions. Includes instruction in ethical theory; history of ethics; contemporary social dilemmas; methods in applied ethics; and applications including medical ethics, legal ethics, business ethics, environmental ethics, and criminal justice ethics.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).

Also called Applied Ethics, Professional Ethics, Engineering Ethics.