PHIL 1170 — Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ERNUpath SIusually offered: falltypical days: MBostonTraditional
Examines the moral, social, and human rights implications of business for individuals and communities, both globally and domestically. Topics include corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory, advertising, and gun violence, diversity and racism, CEO activism, affirmative action in the tech sector, the gig economy and employee rights, as well as human rights violations by multinational companies, including sweatshops and environmental harms. Examines the contributions of both big and small businesses to making the world a better place and considers policy that can work to that end.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 25% | 27.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 35 | 40 | 88% | 5.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 80% · T 0% · W 20% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: M (80% of sections), W (20% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Patricia Illingworth (100% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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