What makes an ethical engineer? Engineers are known for their optimism that technology can solve big real problems. At the same time, we are coming to appreciate the increasingly complex nature of technological systems as they become integrated into all forms of infrastructure, we realize they may be unpredictable, interdependent on social and biological systems, and have unintended consequences.  How then do we follow our passion for technology and innovation but also stay skeptical in a way that allows us to consider the potential and shortcomings of technology?

Engineering Ethics is an interdisciplinary course designed for both engineering and non-engineering students wishing to explore and assess the impact of engineering technology on society and the role of society in generating that technology. Its core is ENEE200 (Sec 0200) and ENES200: Technology and Consequences: Engineering, Ethics and Humanity. This course fulfills the DSHU and SCIS General Education requirements, and it is a requirement for most Engineering majors.

900+ undergraduate students across departments and majors enroll in the course every academic year.