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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHIL 109G - Moral Debate in Society


4 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
This course studies some contemporary problems of social ethics, particularly abortion, the death penalty, affirmative action, and world hunger and global justice. It introduces various positions on these issues, and the justifications that have been offered to support them. This course develops each student’s ability to articulate a position clearly and defend it persuasively. This course may count toward the philosophy major with the permission of the Department.

Course Attribute(s):
First Year Seminar

Enrollment Requirements:
Degree students only with fewer than 30 credits when they entered UMass Boston.

Students may complete only one 100G course (First Year Seminar).

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