CURRICULUM (2016) BACHELOR PROGRAMME
PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS AND ECONOMICS (PPE)
P E RI O D 2
YEAR 2
st u den t
cho o ses
t wo t racks
TRACK 1
TRACK 2
TRACK 3
PE RIOD 5
PER IOD 6
SE ME ST E R 2
YEAR 3
Ethics
Methods
of PPE I:
Logic,
Mathematics
and Decisions
Philosophy
of Science
Microeconomics
and
Methods
Institutional
Policy
Analysis
Political
Science:
State,
Power,
Conflict
Foundations of
Microeconomics
Political
Philosophy
Macroeconomics
and Policy
International
Relations
and Global
Goverance
Stay abroad or internship
Elective***
PPE in Practice V:
Advanced topics
PPE in Practice I:
Wellbeing, Politics and Markets
PPE in Practice III:
Governance for Society
History
of Philosophy
Elective *
Methods of
PPE II: Statistics
Elective **
PERIOD 4
PERIOD 3
SE M E ST E R 1
PE RI O D 1
YEAR 1
Policy Lab
Development of
Macro-economic
Thought
Comparative
Politics
PPE in Practice II:
From Theory to Practice
* Electives Philosophy:
– Ethics II: Autonomy, Freedom
and Responsibility
– Epistemology
– History of Philosophy II:
Plato’s Republic
– Political Philosophy II:
Global Justice
Elective *
Elective**
Elective***
PPE in Practice IV:
Connected World
** Electives Economics:
– International Trade and
Development Economics
– Public Economics
– Inclusive Growth &
Sustainability
– Individual Choice and Human
Capital
Tutorial
Thesis
*** E
lectives Political
Science:
–P
olitical Reform of
Welfare States
– T he European Union:
Institutions, Politics and Policy
–G
lobal Political Economy
–C
omparative Politics II:
Political Communication
More informatie about this programme of the John Stuart Mill College, VU Amsterdam: www.vu.nl/ppe
Integrative courses
Philosophy
Political Science
Economics
Individual programme