Capstone Seminar (PPE 475 and 476)
The Capstone seminar is the highest level class offered by PPE for our majors. It is intended to offer the student a quasi-graduate environment where they are exposed to the frontiers of research on the subject, while also providing them with a comprehensive overview of the topic. In the 'worksheets' of students, it appears as the last credit needed to complete the major. Note that PPE students may also take several Capstone seminars as electives.
Classes are typically conducted in seminar fashion, meeting once a week for 3 hours, and discussing papers. Students are required to write a final paper in the class. This paper is not to be confused with the honors paper, which is a distinct requirement available to those who meet the conditions for honors.