<p>Anyone thinking about majoring in PPE? and is better than double majoring in poli sci and economics? Jus wonderin..</p>
<p>I would also like to know this…</p>
<p>I’m not a PPE major and don’t know much about PPE, but I would advise you that if you one to study at least of those 3 subjects in depth, then do a major on it.</p>
<p>I’m doing the equivalent at Yale! Though in New Haven, we like to call it “Ethics, Politics and Economics”.</p>
<p>@Eating Food: You’re still a senior… You’re not actually at Yale yet… ?</p>
<p>this is correct…?</p>
<p>Your post pretty much says that you’re already studying at Yale, and you -and your fellow Yalies- call PPE, EPE… No offense, but you’re not even there yet, so your post is a bit ambigious and … weird.</p>
<p>i fail to see how that post was ambiguous, weird, or… whatever</p>
<p>anyway, ppe is pretty good stuff but it is a survey of each subject rather than huge depth in any one, as mentioned before</p>
<p>a lot of ppe students plan to go to law school</p>
<p>Oke, wait, I am sorry, I read your post again, and… just nevermind haha</p>
<p>(Just ignore the stupid ESL international)</p>
<p>PPE or EPE is a bit lightweight- geared towards people who wouldn’t do well in standard econ which in turn is geared towards people who wouldn’t do well in math & science.</p>
<p>economics is not geared towards those who would fare poorly in math and science</p>
<p>and ppe / epe are not geared towards those who would fare poorly in economics alone</p>
<p>are you implying that economic theory is a less worthy field of study than molecular biology? or game theory, which is covered in ppe, a less worthy field of study than galois theory?</p>
<p>Well… they’re certainly easier.</p>
<p>doesn’t mean they’re for dumber people, though</p>
<p>What type of work is given in the courses? Is it a lot of reading of historical pieces or what? Under “thematic electives,” can you take ANY course in philosophy, political science, or econ?</p>
<p>My son graduated yesterday in PPE. It was the 5th or 6th most popular major in the college. He refers to it as a ‘triple minor.’ At one point he considered changing to Econ or Poli Sci, but he really loved the eclectic range of classes and all that went with it. He did a 2nd major in History. His PPE focus and his honors thesis were in Poli Sci.</p>