The School offers a programme in ethics for graduate students. The programme consists of three intensive core courses. In addition, there are a number of seminars on annually different topics of special interest. Students are required to take at least 600 hours of credits, if member of the school, preferably within the first two years of their enrolment. The total requirement includes two core courses, the remainder consists of seminar courses.
Teaching is at graduate level and presupposes the study of or sufficient courses in philosophy.
As a rule the language of instruction is Dutch, but some seminars and courses are conducted in English. A reading knowledge of Dutch, English, French and German is presupposed. Every other year one of the core courses is offered as a Summer School programme. Coordinator is Theo van Willigenburg. An important theme in this course is the modern debate between liberals and communitarians.