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The PPE certificate requires completing two (2) core courses and five (5) additional certified courses (core courses not used to satisfy the core courses requirement can be used to satisfy the certified courses requirement). At most two of the certified courses can be in the same department. At most three (3) 100-level courses can be used to satisfy the requirements of the certificate.

Once you have satisfied all the requirements complete this form for review.


Core PPE Courses


Introduction to PPE (phil 172)
Rational Choice: Games and Decisions (phil 312)
Democracy and Citizenship (ps 272)
Power (ps 273)
Ethics and Economics (econ 394ei)


Certified PPE Courses


Philosophy
Introduction to Ethics (phil 160)
Business Ethics (phil 163)
Medical Ethics (phil 164)
Environmental Ethics (phil 166)
Problems in Social Thought (phil 170)
Intermediate Ethics (phil 360)
Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy (phil 370)
Philosophical Perspectives: Gender (phil 371)
Topics in Ethics (phil 560)
Topics in Social and Political Philosophy (phil 570)


Economics
Introduction to Microeconomics (econ 103)
Introduction to Macroeconomics (econ 104)
Introduction to Political Economy (econ 105)
Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (econ 203)
Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (econ 204)
Intermediate Political Economy (tbd)
Marxian Economics (econ 305)
History of Economic Thought (econ 306)
Political Economy of the Environment (econ 308)
Game Theory (econ 309)
Public Finance (econ 313)
International Trade (econ 322)
Labor Economics (econ 341)
Economic Development (econ 366)
Comparative Economic Systems (econ 371)
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (econ 374)
Economics of Risk and Uncertainty (econ 397bb)
Economic Inequality and Policy Alternatives (econ 397pa)


Political Science
American Politics (ps 101)
Comparative Politics (ps 111)
World Politics (ps 121)
Introduction to Political Theory (ps 171)
Parties and Elections (ps 208)
Globalization, Governance, and World Order (ps 252)
United States Foreign Policy (ps 255)
International Environmental Politics and Policies (ps 253)
Ancient Political Thought (ps 270)
Modern Political Thought (ps 271)
Global Political Thought (ps 275)
Introduction to Public Policy (ps 280)
Comparative Political Economy (ps 281)
Power, Privilege and Inequality on a Global Scale (ps 290)
International Organization (ps 357)
International Political Economy (ps 359)
Gender and Race in US Social Policy (ps 364)
Black Political Thought (ps 372)
Contemporary Political Thought (ps 373)
Issues in Political Theory (ps 374)
Feminist Theory and Politics (ps 375)
The Politics of Public Welfare Policy (ps 380)
Environmental Policy (ps 382)