<p>I want to know what real people involved with Penn have to say about the ppe program because from all the info on the website it seems perfect for me. I am interested in politics and western political thinkers and obviously economics at Penn is great as I am equally interested in economics. From what i hear this degree is sort of a launching pad to law school so if you could confirm or deny that i would greatly appreciate it. I have also heard that it is somewhat of a joke major as it is very unspecialized and broad. I was wondering what if any type of prestige a ppe degree from Penn carries. Any additional information or advice you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thank You</p>
<p>I’m not familiar with the PPE program, but I’d suggest you do an economics degree and maybe minor in politics and/or philosophy. Econ is more marketable if you decide you don’t want to be a lawyer later on.</p>
<p>PPE is known as the triple minor.</p>
<p>And minors usually become usually when you graduate.</p>
<p>it’s not a bad way to start, you can always switch as you see fit</p>
<p>it indeed is not highly specialized, but you can feel free to develop your own interests as you see fit and take appropriate classes for them</p>
<p>If you want to go into law, I always like to recommend psychology as a major choice (usually double major) for people interested in law. Mainly because it can become useful when you are going to learn about persuasion and all those court things.</p>
<p>I applied to Penn as PPE but ultimately gravitated towards IR. I thought (and still do think) that PPE is a wonderful example of what the liberal arts are all about…studies to LIBERATE the mind from the limitations of narrow thinking.</p>
<p>Philosophy, politics, and economics are all totally intertwined anyway, and to try and study one in isolation from the other two is an exercise in futility (FWIW I wrote something along those lines for my app to Penn and got in)</p>
<p>It’s a decent major with lots of prelaws and many students in it are able to find decent jobs upon graduation. Lots of people I know who started out in the major chose to concentrate in one area though (polysci, econ, etc.).</p>
<p>The PPE program has changed SIGNIFICANTLY from last year to this year… anyone declaring this fall and later follows the new requirements which include several PPE-specific courses. Also, unlike previous years, the PPE department offers in the neighborhood of twenty unique PPE courses. This change comes in response to the problem of having students graduate with what winds up being, as others have said, a triple minor.</p>
<p>To do a PPE major, you need to complete a reasoning prerequirement as well as well as several of the PPE Foundations before you even can think of declaring. A typical freshman schedule will include MATHxxx, ECON001 and a PHIL core course in the fall, a PSCI core and ECON002 in the spring. Once you reach junior year and have declared, there are four PPE courses which are hard requirements, and as you take electives you figure out what thematic concentration you want to do: Distributive Justice, Choice and Behavior, Ethics and the Professions or Globalization. In the past most students a traditional concentration (i.e. Philosophy, Polisci or Econ), but that option is no longer available; in its place the department will accept up to four courses from those minors as major electives for PPE.</p>
<p>PPE is no longer a major for those interested in the general social sciences; it is designed to stimulate critical thought with regard to procedures as well as to graduate students who understand the intricacies of the real world. Students should graduate knowing how to succeed without disregarding ethics.</p>
<p>… I was going to declare PPE but decided PSCI would be more fun. haha</p>
<p>ppe does have a lot of requirements, making it more intense, but it’s a good program. u need 36 credits to graduate 4 ppe.</p>
<p>FYI, PPE is a copy of the famous Oxford program, which is a common course of study for Rhodes Scholars and is available for others after US college graduation as an additional BA in a two year program at Oxford</p>
<p>FYI, PPE is a copy of the famous Oxford program, which is a common course of study for Rhodes Scholars and is available for others after US college graduation as an additional BA in a two year program at Oxford</p>
<p>^See? I told you it was awesome.</p>
<p>Alright thanks a lot for all your help. Is there anything else anyone can tell me?</p>
<p>Which other US universities offer a PPE program?</p>
<p>Yale is the only one that comes to mind. </p>
<p>You can do an individualized major at a place like NYU to get a similar experience.</p>
<p>Duke also offers a PPE program.</p>
<p>Heres the full list of schools that offer a ppe program:
American University of Paris
Bifrost University
Carroll University
Claremont McKenna College
Denison University
Duke University (certificate)
Durham University
Eastern Oregon University
Juniata College
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Open University
Pomona College
Queen’s University Belfast
Stellenbosch University
Swansea University
The King’s College (New York)
University of British Columbia-Okanagan
University of Cape Town
University of Exeter
University of Iowa
University of Manchester
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Notre Dame (minor)
University of Pennsylvania
University of Richmond (upcoming: PPEL - with law)
University of Southampton
University of York
Warwick University
Wesleyan University
Western Washington University
Wilfrid Laurier University</p>
<p>If you’re looking at Penn, the comparable ones would be Yale, Duke, and Pomona</p>
<p>^actually my understanding is that the Claremont McKenna PPE is a stronger program than the one at Pomona.</p>