PPES

The four-year undergraduate degree in Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Sociology (PPES), hosted by the School of Social Sciences and Philosophy, had its first intake of students in October 2008.

The PPES degree programme (TR015) provides a unique opportunity to study four subjects that are relevant to understanding any society. Economists explore how people and institutions behave and function when producing, exchanging and using goods and services. Philosophy will train you to question your own assumptions, and someone else's, and to articulate your point of view carefully and thoughtfully. Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behaviour.

• In the Junior Freshman (first) year students will take six compulsory courses from within all four subjects.
• In the Senior Freshman (second) year you choose three of the four subjects and you take a total of six courses, i.e. Students can choose Political Science and two subjects from Philosophy, Economics and Sociology.
• In the Junior Sophister (third) year you take two of the subjects taken in the Senior Freshman year. So, again, you have plenty of choice.
• And then in the Senior Sophister (fourth) year you may choose to continue with both subjects (which is joint honours) or specialise in just one of Political Science, Economics, Philosophy, and Sociology (single honours).

In all cases you graduate with a B.A. (Moderatorship) in Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Sociology.

For more information, please visit the PPES website.