Ethics Elective
SELECTING AN Ethics Elective Course
Data practitioners will face varied ethical challenges and they must have a tool set to help them both recognize and appropriately navigate them. This requirement is designed to expose students to ethical reasoning and considerations that will assist them in becoming ethical data science practitioners.
View the Course Catalog for the list of pre-approved courses. Recently pre-approved courses that have not been added to the catalog are provided below.
Students wishing to either request a Degree Program Report Update related to an elective or request review of a course not on the pre-approved list, please fill out “Data Science Elective Review or Degree Progress Report Update” form link on the Department’s Canvas Site. If you are unable to locate the form or have questions about this process, please contact stephen.decaluwe@northwestern.edu
If you are a department representative and wish to submit a course to be considered for addition to or removal from this list, please contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies for Data Science with the course name, description, and a copy of the syllabus.
Courses to be Added to the Ethics Elective List
Course Catalog is up to date. No courses to be added at this time.
Last updated: October 16, 2025