Ethics and Politics of Public Service, Short Course | Stanford University - Summer Sessions | Stanford, United States
2 months
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5488 USD/full
5488 USD/full
5488 USD/full
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About

This Ethics and Politics of Public Service course at Stanford University - Summer Sessions examines ethical and political questions that arise in doing public service work, whether volunteering, service learning, humanitarian endeavors overseas, or public service professions such as medicine and teaching.

Overview

  • Stanford Summer Sessions provides high-achieving and ambitious students a transformative educational experience at a world-class university. 
  • By combining challenging academics with a rich array of extra-curricular programming, Stanford Summer Sessions successfully shares the University’s culture of innovation, academic excellence, and global responsibility.

Program highlights of the Ethics and Politics of Public Service course at Stanford University - Summer Sessions

  • What motives do people have to engage in public service work? Are self-interested motives troublesome? What is the connection between service work and justice? Should the government or schools require citizens or students to perform service work? Is mandatory service an oxymoron?

Programme Structure

Course content:

  • Ethics, Politics, Public Service
  • What and why: The meanings of, and motivations for, public service
  • Two kinds of ‘public’: social capital, civil society, and service
  • Service, power, and privilege
  • Public service and democratic citizenship
  • How should we measure the success of service?
  • Service in a democratic society: Public subsidies for charitable giving

Key information

Duration

  • Full-time
    • 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Credits

4 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

To be eligible to apply, you must:

  • Be a current sophomore, junior, or senior, or a gap year student at the time of application.
  • Be at least 16 at the start of the program
  • Not be matriculating into Stanford as freshman.
  • INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: Be able to verify fluency in the English language, using one of the methods described in the English Language Proficiency section on the International Students page.

Tuition Fee

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  • International

    5488 USD/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 5488 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
  • National

    5488 USD/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 5488 USD for the full programme during 2 months.
  • In-State

    5488 USD/full
    Tuition Fee
    Based on the tuition of 5488 USD for the full programme during 2 months.

Living costs for Stanford

1100 - 1600 USD /month
Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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