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Overview
What you will study
The first part of the Technology and Ethics course offered by KTH Royal Institute of Technology - provide an introduction to moral philosophy.
Normative theories like utilitarianism, duty ethics and virtue ethics are explained and problematized. We will also discuss other useful distinctions and notions in moral philosophy e.g. moral dilemmas, action guiding and moral relativism.
The second part of the course focus on specific ethical problems and challenges in the field of emerging technologies.
Examples include ethical aspects of; AI, self-driving cars, different usage of gene editing technology (site-directed mutagenesis), cognitive enhancement, technology in healthcare (e.g. carebots), privacy and authenticity online etc. We will also discuss concepts such as rights, justice, naturalness, privacy, autonomy, whistleblowing, dual use and risk.
An important part of this course is the course essay which is written individually by the student but supervised by the teacher.
On completion of the course, the student should:
- be able to account for important ethical theories,
- be able to discuss and analyse, in writing and orally, ethical problems that may arise in engineering work,
- within some engineering or technological field, in a more advanced way be able to analyse ethical problems,
- be able to apply ethical theory and analysis in practical engineering or technological activities.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- conflicts between safety and economy or function
- environmental effects of technology
- conflicts between the engineer's professionalism and his/her loyalty to the employer
- work with morally dubious technologies
- insider problems and industrial espionage
- integrity issues related to IT
In order to analyse these issues we will use tools from moral philosophy (ethics). We will acquaint ourselves with important theories from moral philosophy such as utilitarianism and deontological ethics, as well as with useful notions, e.g., moral dilemmas.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
7 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Ethics View 7 other Short Courses in Ethics in SwedenAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 90
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Other requirements
General requirements
- 120 credits higher education.
Tuition Fee
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FreeTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 0 SEK for the full programme during 5 months.
If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen or hold a residence permit in Sweden for something other than studies you generally do not have to pay tuition fees.
Living costs for Stockholm
9668 - 17248 SEK /month
Living costs
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