Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Politics, Philosophy, and Economics – Specialization (Arts) – Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

PPEC-P-BAH [----]-O (where [----] is a PPEC Sub-Plan)

Subject: Administered by the Departments of Economics, Philosophy, and Political Studies.
Plan: Consists of 42.00 core and option units in one Sub-Plan, plus 21.00 units in each of the other two disciplines, as described below.
Program: The Plan, with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.

Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.

1. Sub-Plans

A. Economics (ECPP-O) (84.00 Units)

i. Core
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Principles of Economics
or
Introductory Microeconomics
and Introductory Macroeconomics
b. Complete the following:
PPEC 200Introduction to the Study of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
c. Complete the following:
ECON 212Microeconomic Theory I3.00
ECON 222Macroeconomic Theory I3.00
ECON 250Introduction to Statistics3.00
ECON 255Introduction to Mathematical Economics3.00
d. Complete the following:
PPEC 300Topics in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
e. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Microeconomic Theory II
Macroeconomic Theory II
Introductory Econometrics
f. Complete the following:
PPEC 400Research Seminar in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
g. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Differential and Integral Calculus
or
Differential and Integral Calculus
or
Differential and Integral Calculus I
and Differential and Integral Calculus II
or
Differential and Integral Calculus
ii. Option
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
ECON at the 300-level or above
iii. Philosophy
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
PHIL at the 100-level
b. Complete 15.00 units from the following:15.00
PHIL at the 200-level or above
iv. Politics
a. Complete the following:
POLS 111
POLS 112
Power and Politics
and Enduring Political Debates
6.00
b. Complete the following:
POLS 250
POLS 350
Political Theory: Foundations
and Political Theory: History
6.00
c. Complete 9.00 units from the following:9.00
POLS at the 200-level or above
Total Units84.00

B. Philosophy (PHPE-O) (84.00 Units)

i. Core
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
PHIL at the 100-level
b. Complete the following:
PPEC 200Introduction to the Study of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
c. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Epistemology and Metaphysics
or
Metaphysics
and Epistemology
d. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
History of Moral Philosophy
and History of Political Philosophy
or
Ethics
e. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Introduction to Logic
Introduction to Probability and Inductive Logic
f. Complete the following:
PPEC 300Topics in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
g. Complete the following:
PPEC 400Research Seminar in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
ii. Option
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
PHIL at the 400-level
b. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
PHIL at the 300-level or above
c. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
PHIL at the 200-level or above
iii. Economics
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
Principles of Economics
or
Introductory Microeconomics
and Introductory Macroeconomics
b. Complete 15.00 units from the following:15.00
ECON at the 200-level or above
iv. Politics
a. Complete the following:
POLS 111
POLS 112
Power and Politics
and Enduring Political Debates
6.00
b. Complete the following:
POLS 250
POLS 350
Political Theory: Foundations
and Political Theory: History
6.00
b. Complete 9.00 units from the following:9.00
POLS at the 200-level or above
Total Units84.00

C. Politics (POPE-O) (84.00 Units)

i. Core
a. Complete the following:
POLS 111
POLS 112
Power and Politics
and Enduring Political Debates
6.00
b. Complete the following:
POLS 250Political Theory: Foundations3.00
c. Complete the following:
POLS 284Introduction to Political Research (formerly POLS 384/3.00)3.00
d. Complete the following:
POLS 285Introduction to Statistics (formerly POLS 385/3.00)3.00
e. Complete the following:
PPEC 200Introduction to the Study of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
f. Complete the following:
PPEC 300Topics in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
g. Complete the following:
POLS 350Political Theory: History3.00
h. Complete the following:
PPEC 400Research Seminar in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics3.00
ii. Option
a. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
POLS at the 400-level or above
b. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
POLS at the 300-level or above
c. Complete 9.00 units from the following:9.00
POLS at the 200-level or above
iii. Economics
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
or
Introductory Microeconomics
and Introductory Macroeconomics
b. Complete 15.00 units from the following:15.00
ECON at the 200-level or above
iv. Philosophy
a. Complete 6.00 units from the following:6.00
PHIL at the 100-level
b. Complete 15.00 units from the following:15.00
PHIL at the 200-level or above
Total Units84.00

2. Notes

A. ECON courses at the 200-level or above may require MATH 126 or MATH 120 or MATH 121 or (MATH 123 and MATH 124).

B. POLS courses at the 300-level require: (Level 3 or above and 6.00 units of POLS at the 200-level or above and a minimum GPA of 2.00 on all units in POLS) or permission of the Department.  

C. Completion of at least two courses from: PHIL 242, PHIL 243, PHIL 251, and PHIL 252 is highly recommended for students who are pursuing the Economics (ECPP-O) or Politics (POPE-O) Sub-Plan of the PPEC Specialization.

D. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.