军事伦理学是一个广泛的跨学科研究，涉及对战争行为，如何和何时进行军事行动的决定以及与在职者和退伍军人的道德心理和关怀有关的问题。传统的正义战争理论在国际关系（控制何时使用军事力量来解决国际冲突的合理性的政治和道德哲学）和国际法（包括武装冲突法（LOAC）和国际人道主义法）中也起着关键作用。 。该计划经过精心设计，旨在教育学生并指导他们研究军事道德方面的重要全球问题。这些问题包括（但不限于）古典正义战争理论和传统武士守则的现代应用，非战斗豁免原则，人权，国际人道主义法，人道主义干预，新兴军事技术的伦理使用，
Military ethics is a broadly interdisciplinary study, incorporating concerns about the conduct of war, decisions on how and when to engage in military operations, and issues relating to the moral psychology and care of those who serve and of veterans of military service. It focuses on the core values and moral principles that collectively govern the men and women serving in the military forces of nations around the world, as members of what is sometimes termed the ''military profession'' or ''the profession of arms.'' The ethical foundations that define the profession of arms have developed over millennia from the shared values and experiences, unique role responsibilities, and reflections of members of the profession on their own practices-eventually coming to serve as the basis for various warrior codes and the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC). Traditional just war theory (political and moral philosophy governing when the use of military force is justified for the resolution of international conflicts) plays a key role in international relations as well as in international law, including the LOAC and international humanitarian law.The program has been designed to educate students on and guide their research into vital global issues in military ethics. These issues include (but are not limited to) modern applications of classical just war theory and traditional warrior's codes, the principle of noncombatant immunity, human rights, international humanitarian law, humanitarian intervention, the ethical use of emerging military technologies, civil-military relations and society's obligations to troops and veterans, transitional justice, and the moral foundations of sustainable peace.