Concentrations

Majors complete a departmental concentration concurrently with the core and area courses. Conditional upon approval by the concentration advisor, one of these courses may be outside the named department but taught by a faculty member with the relevant expertise. See the concentration advisor for concentration-specific questions.

Concentrations

PPEL Concentration in Economics

Erik Craft (Economics) and Jonathan Wight (Economics), Advisors

• Seven units, including:

  • ECON-102 Principles of Macroeconomics

  • ECON-271 Microeconomic Theory

  • One unit chosen from:

    • ECON-231 Law and Economics

    • ECON-233 Ethics and Economics

  • Two elective units in Economics at the 200 or 300 level

  • One elective in Philosophy

  • One elective in Political Science

PPEL Concentration in Politics

Stephen Simon (Political Science) and Claudio Lopez-Guerra (Political Science), Advisors

• Seven units, including:

  • Five elective units in Political Science

  • One elective in Philosophy

  • One elective in Economics (ECON-102 or 200 level or higher Economics course)

PPEL Concentration in Philosophy

Geoff Goddu (Philosophy), Jeppe von Platz (Philosophy), and Nancy Schauber (Philosophy), Advisors

• Seven units, including:

  • Four elective units in Philosophy

  • One elective in Political Science

  • One elective in Economics (ECON-102 or 200 level or higher Economics course)

  • One unit chosen from: PHIL-271 Ancient Greek Philosophy or PHIL-272 Modern European Philosophy