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Sammy600
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Hello all,
Thanks in advance for any thoughts and opinions on this. In short, I'm wondering if classes or a masters in applied ethics and future tech would be an asset for me.
I took a 400 lvl class in a previous semester about applied ethics and future technologies. I was very interested in the topics we'd discussed and in the papers and term paper for the class the prof had commented that I had many good ideas and he liked my approach to some of the complex issues (he said some other kind words as well). I'm working on my undergrad in physics and minor in computational math but I'm considering meeting with that professor before the fall semester starts to ask about taking the second part to that class. Even though that is a graduate level class, I've heard that the school will let undergrads enroll in them with the instructors permission. I also want to ask him what kind of research he does.. I know he does some consulting with darpa and other govt agencies, as well as research at the university. The man is essentially a think tank, Id love the opportunity to work more closely with him.
If I'm planning on going to grad school for physics after my undergrad, is there any added benefit to supplementing my current course load with these classes? Other than the fact that I'm interested in it. I've googled about what people with degrees in applied ethics do and haven't found much that was helpful. There also wasn't an abundance of other programs similar to the applied ethics and future tech that could make comparisons too; that's potentially good and bad imo.
Again, any thoughts or insight is appreciated.
Sammy
Thanks in advance for any thoughts and opinions on this. In short, I'm wondering if classes or a masters in applied ethics and future tech would be an asset for me.
I took a 400 lvl class in a previous semester about applied ethics and future technologies. I was very interested in the topics we'd discussed and in the papers and term paper for the class the prof had commented that I had many good ideas and he liked my approach to some of the complex issues (he said some other kind words as well). I'm working on my undergrad in physics and minor in computational math but I'm considering meeting with that professor before the fall semester starts to ask about taking the second part to that class. Even though that is a graduate level class, I've heard that the school will let undergrads enroll in them with the instructors permission. I also want to ask him what kind of research he does.. I know he does some consulting with darpa and other govt agencies, as well as research at the university. The man is essentially a think tank, Id love the opportunity to work more closely with him.
If I'm planning on going to grad school for physics after my undergrad, is there any added benefit to supplementing my current course load with these classes? Other than the fact that I'm interested in it. I've googled about what people with degrees in applied ethics do and haven't found much that was helpful. There also wasn't an abundance of other programs similar to the applied ethics and future tech that could make comparisons too; that's potentially good and bad imo.
Again, any thoughts or insight is appreciated.
Sammy