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SDSU Ethics Lab: Students and Education

Ethics Courses at SDSU

A number of opportunities exist to study ethics through the SDSU Philosophy program, and several courses are now regularly offered online. Ethics courses count towards the philosophy minor and and also contribute to courses in other programs. Course offerings include:

  • PHIL/INFO 102: Data Ethics
  • PHIL 215: Introduction to Social-Political Philosophy
  • PHIL 220: Introduction to Ethics
  • PHIL/BIOL 383: Bioethics
  • PHIL 423: Political Philosophy
  • PHIL/REL 454: Environmental Ethics
  • PHIL 462: Modern Political Philosophy
  • PHIL/GLST 480: Ethics of Globalization
  • HON 383: Experimental Ethics

Student Opportunities with the Ethics Lab

The Ethics Lab hires 1-4 students per year to work as teaching and research assistants and to assist with some of the outreach work with the lab. Students develop job skills and have the opportunity to participate in research projects with faculty.

Teaching and Research Assistants

2020-2021

  • Sheridan Skinner (Microbiology and Biotechnology)
  • Mary Boksma (Human Biology)
  • Zayna Hustoft (Psychology)

2019-2020

  • Jimmie Berkner (Psychology)
  • Quincy Hanzen (Political Science)
  • Zayna Hustoft (Psychology)
  • Hamza Tasneem (Electrical Engineering)

2018-2019

  • Kendra Alvizures (Political Science, Global Studies, Spanish)
  • Jimmie Berkner (Psychology)
  • Quincy Hanzen (Political Science)

2017-2018

  • Jacob Carston (Agricultural Business)
  • Connor Haaland (Global Studies, Spanish, French)
  • Zachary Kovach (Political Science)
  • Jamila Pickett
  • Joshua Peterson (Data Science)
  • Henry Pohlmeyer (Political Science)
  • Kendra Zirpel (Political Science, Global Studies, Spanish)