________________________________________________________________________________________________ Modulhandbuch B.A.-Studiengänge 2024/25; Stand 12. Juni 2024 Seite [72] B1520 Ethics Alternative Module B1500 Code ETC Workload 150 h ECTS 5 CP Subject semester 5 or 7 Frequency Annually Duration 1 Semester Class type (Core Course: P / Elective: W / Partial Elective: WP) P: TDS/ETH/TSA/TPI Teaching Mode Lectures Contact Hours 4 SWS/ 60 UE Individual Study inkl. Exam. 90 h Additional Time Requirement Course objectives: Professional expertise Students acquire knowledge of: • Conceptions of Christian and non-Christian Ethics. • Criteria and steps towards ethical judgements. • Central and contemporary problems in ethics. • The complexity and limitations of ethical decisions. Course objectives: Skill set Students are able to • Acquire and defend argumentatively their own Christian position in view of the plurality of ethical conceptions. • Analyze ethical conceptions and convictions in a constructively critical manner. • Formulate ethical convictions in an intercultural context and communicate them appropriately. • Reflect on how ethical convictions are acquired and on the possibilities and limitations of ethical formation. • Accompany ethical decision-making processes constructively. Contents • Introduction to the basic concepts of philosophical and theological ethics • Overview of the main types of Christian and non-Christian ethics • The distinguishing marks of Christian ethics vis-à-vis philosophical ethics and the ethical systems of other religions • Questions of Fundamental Ethics (Fundamentals of Ethics, Relationship of Is and Ought, Creation Ethics and Kingdom Ethics, Law and Gospel, etc.). • Life Ethics (Gene- and Biotechnology, medical ethics, environmental ethics, etc.). • Sexual Ethics (Relationship of the Sexes, Marriage, Forms of Sexual Identity, etc.). • Ethics of Social Order (Family, State, Politics). • Economic Ethics • Cultural Ethics Teaching Mode Lecture in Seminar style Prerequisites None Forms of examination and assessment • Qualified participation (pass/fail) in the course is required to ensure that the module objectives are achieved and to earn credit points. • Oral examination (20 Min) – 100% Literature will be announced at the beginning of the course Scoring for the final grade Double valuation Academic course coordinator Dr. E. J. David Kramer
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