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The PPE program offers students the opportunity of a multidisciplinary immersion in the problems of action and reflection which shape the human world. Philosophy, politics, and economics share in common a foundational concern with the abundant and widely varying ideas of what is good for human beings and the challenges that arise from attempts at realizing and reconciling these different ideas of the good in practice. Each discipline develops this concern from a conceptually and historically distinct standpoint.
The study of philosophy teaches students to reflect on fundamental questions about nature, human experience, and our responsibility to others. By working with classic texts from the history of philosophy, and key problems within contemporary philosophy, students will catalogue their emerging philosophical commitments to cultivate a broad view of human experience and values, and to develop their facility with rational and critical engagement.
The study of economics consists of examining the decisions of participants in economic systems to discover regularities of behaviour in the expectation that through this better understanding society will be able to remedy undesirable results and achieve better ones. Such a study includes looking at the historical development of modern economies and the evolution of thinking about economic systems; examining intended and unintended outcomes of economic policies; and revealing the economic consequences of participation in trade, exchange, or employment relationships.
The study of politics is concerned with the nature and workings of power, state and government; the rights and duties of citizenship; the limits and possibilities of collective political action; and the social, economic, and cultural formations that shape the life of the political community. The scope of inquiry is local, national, and international; it includes the empirical analysis of individuals, groups, institutions and processes as well as the investigation of longstanding philosophical questions concerning human nature, freedom, democracy, and justice.
The PPE program brings these three areas of study together in one multidisciplinary program designed to balance prescriptive dimensions of the theoretical enterprise with descriptive ones that are grounded in empirical considerations, such that graduates of the program are broadly educated to consider complex contemporary concerns.
Philosophy Component (24 credits) | |
3 | from PHIL 1601, 1611, 1621, 1651 |
6 | from PHIL 2611, 2701 |
6 | from PHIL 3000, 3011, 3101, 3221, 3231, 3240, 3250, 3301, 3311, 3891 |
6 | from 3711, 3721, 3731, PHIL 4000 level |
3 | from PHIL 4000 level |
Politics Component (21 credits) | |
3 | from POLS 1001 |
6 | from POLS 2001, 2101, 2211, 2221, 2301 |
6 | from POLS 3001, 3011, 3031, 4000, 4011 |
6 | from either POLS 31/41, 32/42, or 33/43 series |
Economics Component (21 credits) | |
9 | from ECON 1001, 1011, 2701 |
3 | from MATH 2311 |
6 | from ECON 3/4000 level |
3 | from ECON 4001, 4011, 4521 |
A. Philosophy Emphasis | |
Core | |
6 | from PHIL 1601, 1611, 1621, 1651 |
6 | from PHIL 2611, 2701 |
3 | from PHIL 2301, 2511 |
12 | from PHIL 3000, 3011, 3101, 3221, 3231, 3240, 3250, 3301, 3311, 3891 |
9 | from PHIL 3511, 3631, 3711, 3721, 3731 |
6 | from PHIL 4000 level |
Economics | |
9 | from ECON 1001, 1011, 2701 |
3 | from MATH 2311 |
6 | from ECON 3/4000 level |
3 | from ECON 4001, 4011, 4521 |
Politics | |
3 | from POLS 1001 |
6 | from POLS 2001, 2101, 2211, 2221, 2301 |
6 | from POLS 3001, 3011, 3031, 4000, 4011 |
6 | from either POLS 31/41, 32/42, or 33/43 series |
B. Politics Emphasis | |
Core | |
3 | from POLS 1001 |
6 | from POLS 2001, 2101, 2211, 2221, 2301 |
33 | from three of the POLS 3/4000 series including:
Note: at least 6 of the 33 credits must be at the 4000 level |
Economics | |
9 | from ECON 1001, 1011, 2701 |
3 | from MATH 2311 |
6 | from ECON 3/4000 level |
3 | from ECON 4001, 4011, 4521 |
Philosophy | |
3 | from PHIL 1601, 1611, 1621, 1651 |
6 | from PHIL 2701, 2611 |
6 | from PHIL 3000, 3011, 3101, 3221, 3231, 3240, 3250, 3301, 3311, 3891 |
6 | from PHIL 3711, 3721, 3731, PHIL 4000 level |
C. Economics Emphasis | |
Core | |
9 | from ECON 1001, 1011, 2701 |
3 | from MATH 2311 |
12 | from ECON 2001, 2011, 2101, 2111 |
6 | from MATH 1151, 2221; or MATH 1111, 1121 |
3 | ECON 3/4000 level |
3 | ECON 4001, 4011, 4521 |
6 | ECON 4801, 4811, 4700 Note: The Department of Economics recommends 12 credits from ECON 4801, 4811, 4700 for students intending to pursue graduate work in Economics. |
Philosophy | |
3 | from PHIL 1601, 1611, 1621, 1651 |
6 | from PHIL 2701, 2611 |
6 | from PHIL 3000, 3011, 3101, 3221, 3231, 3240, 3250, 3301, 3311, 3891 |
6 | from PHIL 3711, 3721, 3731, PHIL 4000 level |
Politics | |
3 | from POLS 1001 |
6 | from POLS 2001, 2101, 2211, 2221, 2301 |
6 | from POLS 3001, 3011, 3031, 4000, 4011 |
6 | from either POLS 31/41, 32/42, or 33/43 series |
Note: Students who have declared their intention to complete a Major or Honours Degree in PPE must consult with a Program Advisor to determine an appropriate group of courses before registering for their third and fourth years of study. Approval of the Program Advisor will be required before the student registers for courses.
Note: Students who have declared their intention to complete a Major or Honours Degree in PPE will write an Integrative Essay in one of their 4000 level courses in Philosophy, in Politics, or in Economics which demonstrates their capacity to draw on fundamental concepts from all three contributing disciplines of the PPE Program. The faculty member teaching the course will evaluate the Integrative Essay. Two faculty members in the two other contributing disciplines will be available for consultation, and will be designated by faculty member teaching the course in consultation with the students.