Where Can PPE Take You? By facilitating a multidisciplinary approach to practical problems, the PPE major offers a liberal arts education that prepares students for leadership roles in a variety of fields. The major prepares students for careers in public policy and business. It is a good preparation for law school and for a variety of graduate programs in the humanities and social sciences. Moreover, it helps students become PHILOSOPHY, informed and engaged citizens. POLITICS, AND ECONOMICS

For more information contact: Professor Frank Howland [email protected] wabash.edu About the Major Courses Offered Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) majors learn to Common PPE Requirements: Economics Courses: investigate the social phenomena that philosophy, political PPE-200: I ntroduction to PPE PPE-251: Law and Economics science, and economics address from different perspectives. (every spring) PPE-252: P ublic Policy Philosophy fosters clear and creative thinking, ethical PPE-400: S enior Seminar PPE-254: E nvironmental Economics reflection, and the capacity to interrogate received opinion. (every fall) Political science offers both theoretical and empirical PPE-255: H ealth Economics approaches to studying governing institutions and political relationships. PPE-256: The Global Economy Philosophy Courses: By studying economics, students learn to analyze the role of incentives, PPE-264: D evelopment Economics PPE-213: Philosophy of Law markets, and governments in the allocation of scarce resources and PPE-265: H istory of Economic Thought distribution of income. PPE-215: Environmental Philosophy PPE-358: T opics in Political Economy PPE graduates gain the ability to appreciate the complexity of policy PPE-216: Philosophy of Gender initiatives. Arguably, PPE’s multifaceted approach is necessary to PPE-217: Philosophy of Race PPE Major Requirements adequately evaluate any policy proposal, since such an evaluation PPE-218: P hilosophy of Commerce PPE-200: Introduction to PPE demands answers to different kinds of questions: For example, whether PPE-329: Seminar in Philosophy (with prerequisites of ECO-101, the policy is politically feasible, whether it is economically efficient, and PHI-110, and PSC-111, 121, 131 or whether it is fair and just to everyone involved. Political Science Courses: 141) PPE-231: The Family, Gender, & Politics PPE-400: Senior Seminar PPE-232: Disability and Politics One 200 level in each discipline and one PPE-234: The Poor and Justice 300 level in each discipline One additional 300 level PPE Credit PPE Steering Committee PPE-235: The Courts and Democracy Collateral Requirement in Diversity PPE-330: I nternational Political Science Frank Howland PPE-332: Political Development Economics, Chair PPE-333: C onstitutional Law [email protected] PPE-334: P olitical and Economic Development Jeffrey Gower PPE-336: A merican Political Thought Philosophy PPE 337: N ationalism and Ethnic [email protected] - Conflict PPE-241: T he Arab-Israeli Conflict Lorraine McCrary Political Science [email protected] “I chose PPE because I’m interested in addressing complex social issues. Choosing PPE will provide you with the Nicholas Snow knowledge necessary to do this by combining three areas of Economics study into your thought process.” [email protected] – Christopher McNally ’21 Philosophy, Politics & Economics Requirements for the Major

PPE 200 Introduction to PPE & Prerequisites PPE 400 Senior Seminar One 200-level in each discipline and one 300-level in each discipline One additional 300-level PPE Credit Collateral Requirement in Diversity

Common PPE Requirements PPE 200 Introduction to PPE • Taught in the Spring Semester • Prerequisites: Completion or concurrent enrollment in ECO 101, PHI 110 and one of the PSC intro courses (111, 121, 131, or 141), or consent of the instructor. PPE 400 Senior Seminar • Taught in the Fall Semester • Prerequisites: PPE 200 and at least 1 300-level PPE course or consent of the instructor. One 300-level elective credit in PPE Philosophy Requirements One credit from the following: PPE 213 Philosophy of Law PPE 215 Environmental Philosophy PPE 216 Philosophy of Gender PPE 217 Philosophy of Race PPE 218 Philosophy of Commerce PPE 228 Topics in Philosophy PPE 329 Seminar in Philosophy Political Science Requirements One credit from the following: PPE 231 The Family, Gender, and Politics PPE 232 Disability and Politics PPE 233 Tocqueville and Fraternity PPE 234 The Poor and Justice PPE 235 The Courts and Democracy PPE 238 Topics in Political Science PPE 241 The Arab-Israeli Conflict One credit from the following: PPE 327 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict PPE 330 International Political Economy PPE 333 Constitutional Law PPE 334 Political Economy of Development PPE 335 Political Development PPE 336 American Political Thought

1 Economics Requirements One credit from the following: PPE 251 Law and Economics PPE 252 Public Policy PPE 254 Environmental Economics PPE 255 Health Economics PPE 256 The Global Economy PPE 258 Topics in Economics PPE 264 Economic and Political Development PPE 265 History of Economic Thought PPE 358 Topics in Political Economy

Collateral Requirement in Diversity The diversity requirement can be satisfied by a course that also fulfills a major requirement. Each year the PPE Steering Committee will supplement the list below with special topics courses that may satisfy the diversity requirement, depending on their specific focus. Any of the following: BLS 201 Introduction to Black Studies ECO 224 Economic and Political Development (=PPE 264) EDU 240 Educational Policy and Evaluation EDU 303 Diversity and Multicultural Education EDU 330 Studies in Urban Education EDU 372 Colonial and Postcolonial Education ENG 160 Multicultural Literature in America ENG 260 Multicultural Literatures GEN 101 Introduction to Gender Studies HIS 244 African American History HIS 252 Peoples and Nations of Latin America MAS 274 African American Political Theories PHI 104 Introduction to Philosophy: Nature PHI 216 Philosophy of Gender (=PPE 216) PHI 217 Philosophy of Race (=PPE 217) PSC 231 The Family, Gender, and Politics (=PPE 231) PSC 232 Disability and Politics (=PPE 232) PSC 320 The Holocaust: History, Politics, and Representation PSC 327 Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict (=PPE 327) RHE 360 Gender and Communication THE 204 World Cinema THE 218 The Multicultural Stage

2 A typical route through the PPE Major Philosophy Courses Note: not all listed courses are offered every year. Political Science Courses Economics Courses

Year Fall Semester Spring Semester Freshman One prerequisite: One prerequisite: (2 courses) • PHI 110, 100-level PSC • ECO 101, 100-level PSC Sophomore One prerequisite: Introduction to PPE: PPE200 (4 course) • PHI 110, 100-level PSC, ECO One intermediate PPE: 101 • PPE 217, 218, 228, 231, 238, 251, One intermediate PPE: 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 264, 265 • PPE 213, 218, 228, 231, 238, 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 264, 265 Junior One intermediate PPE: Two advanced PPE: (4 courses) • PPE 213, 218, 228, 231, 238, • PPE 329, 330, 333, 334, 336, 358 251, 252, 254, 255, 256, 258, 264, 265 One advanced PPE: • PPE 329, 330, 333, 334, 336, 358 Senior One advanced PPE: (2 courses) • PPE 329, 330, 333, 334, 336, 358 Senior Seminar: PPE 400

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