School of Data Intelligence and Technology
Undergraduate

Term: Spring 2026
Session: Full Term (Jan 20 - May 08)
Start Date: Tuesday, Jan 20, 2026
End Date: Friday, May 08, 2026
Availability: Online
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This course explores fundamental philosophical thoughts on morality and ethics and how these belief systems relate to ethical requirements for policing. The course begins with a look at early philosophy exploring the meaning and development of ethics. These include writings from Socrates Aristotle Plato Confucius Buddha Aquinas and Kant leading to our current Judeo/Christian understanding of ethics and morality. Students will then delve into the meaning and application of ethics as it applies to policing. Classroom instruction will consist of lectures reinforced by the text videos maps discussion and supplemental readings.