Advice to Freshmen (and Sophomores)
Freshmen (and sophomores) interested in majoring in PPE are strongly encouraged to complete the Common Foundations by the end of the sophomore year. You should also consider taking classes from the Common Core in the sophomore year (especially important if you plan to be away from Penn during junior year). Prospective students should read the requirements page carefully, and bring the major declaration form available here when comingt o declare their major.
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The following is an example of course planning:
Semester 1:
Introduction to Microeconomics: Econ 1
Ethics: Phil 2
Semester 2:
Introduction to Macroeconomics: Econ 2
Social Contract Phil 8
Contemporary Political Thought PSCI 182
Semester 3:
Judgments and Decisions: PPE 153
Strategic Reasoning: PPE 201 or Public Policy: PPE 202
Semester 4:
Comparative Politics PSCI 110
Behavioral Econ and Psychology: PPE 203 or Philosophy of Social Science: PPE 204
Semester 5:
Strategic Reasoning: PPE 201 or Public Policy: PPE 202
Theme elective
Semester 6:
Behavioral Econ and Psychology: PPE 203 or Philosophy of Social Science: PPE 204
Theme elective
Semester 7:
Theme elective
Theme elective or Honors Thesis: PPE 301 (if applicable)
Capstone seminar