Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) Minor

Social and political institutions have a profound impact on our lives. Understanding how they work, appreciating their interactions, seeing their impact, and being able to assess their value are all crucial to understanding the world in which we live. With this in mind, the philosophy, politics, and economics (PPE) minor trains students to look beyond the borders of academic disciplines by offering them an integrated study of these fields.

Requirements

In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:

take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.

For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.

The PPE minor requires five courses:

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Requirements
PHIL/POLI/ECON 384	Gateway to Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (gateway course) ^H	3
PHIL/POLI/ECON 698	Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course (capstone seminar)	3
One philosophy course chosen from:		3
PHIL 140	Knowledge and Society ^H
PHIL 160	Virtue, Value, and Happiness: An Introduction to Moral Theory ^H
PHIL 163	Practical Ethics: Moral Reasoning and How We Live ^H
PHIL 164	Morality and Business
PHIL 165	Bioethics ^H
PHIL 170	Liberty, Rights, and Responsibilities: Introduction to Social Ethics and Political Thought ^H
PHIL 272	The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
PHIL 273	Justice, Rights, and the Common Good: Philosophical Perspectives on Social and Economic Issues
PHIL 274	Race, Racism, and Social Justice: African-American Political Philosophy ^H
PHIL 280	Morality, Law, and Justice: Issues in Legal Philosophy ^H
PHIL 364	Ethics and Economics
PHIL 368	Living Things, Wilderness, and Ecosystems: An Introduction to Environmental Ethics
PHIL 370	Authority, Freedom, and Rights: Advanced Political Philosophy
PLCY 71	First-Year Seminar: Justice and Inequality ^H
PLCY 340	Justice in Public Policy ^H
One political science course chosen from:		3
PLCY 352H	Honors Seminar on Public Policy and Global Affairs
POLI 130	Introduction to Comparative Politics ^{H, F}
POLI 270	Classical Political Thought ^H
POLI 271	Modern Political Thought ^H
POLI 288	Strategy and Politics
POLI 401	Political Economy I: The Domestic System
POLI 442	International Political Economy
POLI 470	Social and Political Philosophy ^H
POLI 472	Problems of Modern Democratic Theory ^H
POLI 478	The Politics, Philosophy, and Economics of Education
One economics course chosen from:		3
ECON 101	Introduction to Economics ^{H, F}
ECON 234	Survey of the History of Economic Thought
ECON 267	Comparative Economic Systems
ECON 434	History of Economic Doctrines
ECON 454	Economics of Population
ECON 460	International Economics
ECON 510	Advanced Microeconomic Theory ^H
ECON 511	Advanced Game Theory in Economics ^H
Total Hours		15

H	Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply.

FY-Launch class sections may be available. A FY-Launch section fulfills the same requirements as a standard section of that course, but also fulfills the FY-SEMINAR/FY-LAUNCH First-Year Foundations requirement. Students can search for FY-Launch sections in ConnectCarolina using the FY-LAUNCH attribute.

Please note that, although it is not listed above in the political science course section, HNRS 354 (Elements of Politics) may count toward the politics core discipline of the PPE minor. A Tar Heel Tracker adjustment is required.

Detailed information is available on the program’s website.

The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) program offers extensive extracurricular programming, including an active speakers series, intensive weekend seminars, and semester-long reading groups that meet once a week for eight weeks over dinner. See the PPE program website for details.