A non-refundable programme fee, in addition to the tuition fee, is applicable. The programme fee, which includes the social programme, is to be paid within one week after registration at the latest, along with the tuition fee.
The course is mainly aimed at undergraduate students, preferably in humanities, social sciences, law, or economic studies, but not necessarily limited to these disciplines.
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About this course
The modern capitalist market economy is an extremely powerful tool for generating wealth and satisfying human demands, yet it also has the capacity to exploit, alienate, and destroy the very societies it is supposed to serve. How can it be aligned with moral principles?
Actually, there are quite a number of ways: for example, through deliberate lawmaking, responsible research and development (e.g. technology assessment), enlightened consumer choices, and sustainable use of human and natural capital assets. However, these often come at a high cost and involve more fundamental questions:
To answer these questions, the course equips participants with key ethical approaches to economic behaviour: virtue ethics, religious teachings, deontology, utilitarianism, master morality, and neoliberalism—approaches that have historically dominated ethical discourses on economic behaviour.
A significant learning outcome is for participants to develop ethical frameworks that enable them to recognise and address ethical dilemmas inherent in today's economy. In particular, students will learn strategies to avoid moral temptations and self-harming behaviours, allowing them to behave ethically and conscientiously in real-life situations. In short, participation will enable them to analyse, interpret, and positively influence economic behaviour—especially their own!
A non-refundable programme fee, in addition to the tuition fee, is applicable. The programme fee, which includes the social programme, is to be paid within one week after registration at the latest, along with the tuition fee.
Students must be able to speak, read, and write English at an advanced intermediate level.
FUBiS arranges appropriate off-campus accommodation for the duration of the programme as an optional service on request. Accommodation options can be chosen during the registration process. Accommodation is subject to availability. Prices range between 500 EUR and 700 EUR.
FUBiS offers a variety of extracurricular activities that are included in the programme fee, e.g. a guided tour of the Reichstag building and the Federal Parliament.
In addition, FUBiS offers optional excursions (for an additional cost) within Berlin as well as to other popular German cities.
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