This course approaches public policy from the perspective of ethics (or moral philosophy). The overriding theme is to explore the moral debate surrounding some pressing policy issues in today’s world. The first part of the course introduces the essential moral concepts and theories for reasoning in ethics and public policy. The second part of the course discusses a selection of disputed policy issues through the application of moral concepts and theories. These issues include but are not limited to censorship, affirmative action, immigration, the death penalty, abortion, genetic engineering, world hunger, and climate change. By the end of the course, students will benefit with the knowledge and skills necessary for policy argumentation from a moral perspective.