Applied Ethics

The Applied Ethics Master’s programme offers you an in-depth focus on the interaction between moral practice and ethical theory, allowing you to explore ethical theories in relation to actual practical dilemmas.

A tailor-made programme

The programme’s flexibility offers you the ability to develop a tailor-made programme by choosing elective courses and a national or international internship geared to your specific disciplinary background and career aspirations. You can choose courses from a broad range of applied ethics topics, such as:

• sustainability and climate change ethics
• animal and nature ethics
• medical and public health ethics
• law, morality and politics
• economics ethics and business ethics
• technology ethics

At the end of your studies, you will possess a thorough theoretical background in ethics, including important methods and debates in applied ethics. You will also understand the implications of legal and political frameworks for ethical argumentation.

Why this programme in Utrecht?

After graduation

A fair number of our graduates work at a university, either as teachers or as PhD students. Other graduates teach ethics to professionals or work as a consultant in governmental and policy contexts. Some of our alumni work in journalism or at various NGOs or banks. 

The combination of philosophical theory and tangible, real-life scenarios allowed me to truly ‘apply' philosophy and ethics.