Georgia Tech offers undergraduate courses in philosophy with a particular focus on science and technology. The courses are intended to enable Georgia Tech students to reflect on the nature of their disciplines and to focus their understanding on the context of their lives as professionals and citizens. Philosophy, Science, and Technology (PST) courses can be used to satisfy the distribution requirement in humanities.

Certificate and minor programs in philosophy are available for students who wish to concentrate coursework in this field. The certificate program consists of twelve hours of coursework, and the minor consists of eighteen hours of coursework. PST 3115 and PST 3127 are required for either the certificate or the minor.

Ethics Courses for Engineers

The PST program is responsible for offering a menu of courses that meet an ethics course requirement in several programs in the College of Engineering. PST courses recommended to fulfill the ethics requirement include the following:

PST 3105 Ethical Theories
PST 3109 Ethics for Technical Professions
PST 3127 Science, Technology, and Human Values
PST 4176 Environmental Ethics

Courses offered in other Ivan Allen College schools recommended to fulfill the ethics requirement include the following:

INTA 2030 Ethics and International Affairs
LCC 3318 Biomedicine and Culture
HTS 1028/EE 1823 Electrical Engineering in American Life

Students should consult the director concerning the schedule of course offerings.