PHIL1170 (Business, Ethics, and Human Rights) course reviews and ratings at Northeastern (NEU). Average rating 2.6/5. Compare professors with RateMyProfessor reviews.
Examines the moral, social, and human rights implications of business for individuals and communities, both globally and domestically. Topics include corporate social responsibility, stakeholder theory, advertising, and gun violence, diversity and racism, CEO activism, affirmative action in the tech sector, the gig economy and employee rights, as well as human rights violations by multinational companies, including sweatshops and environmental harms. Examines the contributions of both big and small businesses to making the world a better place and considers policy that can work to that end.
Data updated October 2026.