Major Requirement
To major in PPE, students ASP 2023/UG 2023 or earlier, and students pursuing a 3 year major, must enroll in 16 courses split across the three disciplines. For students pursuing a 4 year major, PPE majors must enroll in 17 courses.
For students who have not studied mathematics in Classes 11 and 12, they must complete MAT 1000: Calculus and earn at least an A- in order to enroll in any Economics courses.
Political Science
A PPE major must complete at least 4 Political Science courses (16 credits).
Those taking only 4 courses must complete:
- Introduction to Indian Politics
- Western Political Thought (I) or Introduction to Political Theory
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- One additional Political Science course
For students completing only 4 Political Science courses, at most 1 cross-listed Political Science course can count towards the major.
For the specialization in political science, PPE majors must additionally complete 4 Political Science courses beyond the 4 required courses. At most 2 cross-listed Political Science courses can count towards a PPE major with specialization in political science.
Philosophy
A PPE major must complete at least 4 Philosophy courses (16 credits):
- Introduction to Philosophy (PHI 1000)
- Symbolic Logic (PHI 1060) (only required for UG23 and earlier; UG24 and later can complete any Philosophy elective)
- Two Philosophy courses in two different categories from these three categories: Indian & Non-Western Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Contemporary Core
All 4 Philosophy courses must be taught by Philosophy faculty (that is, they cannot be cross-listed courses taught by faculty in other departments like Political Science). For more information on Philosophy course categories, see this link.
For a specialization in Philosophy, students must complete the following courses:
- Introduction to Philosophy (PHI 1000)
- Symbolic Logic (PHI 1060) (Only required for UG23 and earlier; UG24 and later can complete any elective)
- Three Philosophy courses in two different categories from these three categories: Indian & Non-Western Philosophy, History of Western Philosophy, Contemporary Core
- Three other Philosophy courses
At least 4 Philosophy courses must be taught by Philosophy faculty (that is, they cannot be cross-listed courses taught by faculty in other departments like Political Science). For more information on Philosophy course categories, see this link.
Note that a student cannot both major in PPE and minor in Philosophy.
Economics
For students pursuing a 3 year major and ASP 2023/UG 2023 and earlier:
A PPE major must complete 4 Economics courses (16 credits):
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics for Economists
- Microeconomic Theory I
- Macroeconomic Theory I
A specialization in Economics requires 8 courses (32 credits). There are two possibilities:
Economics Specialization Option One:
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics for Economists
- Microeconomic Theory I
- Macroeconomic Theory I
- Statistics for Economics
- Econometrics
- Any two of: Macroeconomics Theory II, Microeconomics Theory II, any 3000 level Economics course
Economics Specialization Option Two:
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics for Economists
- Microeconomic Theory I
- Macroeconomic Theory I
- Macroeconomic Theory II
- Microeconomic Theory II
- Any two of: Statistics for Economics, Econometrics, any 3000 level Economics course
Please note that some of the courses have pre-requisites. Students should consult the Economics coordinator for PPE about what courses they should choose in Economics.
For UG 2024 and later:
A 4 year PPE major must complete 5 Economics courses (20 credits):
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics for Economists
- Statistics for Economics
- Microeconomic Theory I
- Macroeconomic Theory I
A specialization in Economics requires 10 courses (40 credits). There are two possibilities:
Economics Specialization Applied Track:
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics for Economists
- Microeconomic Theory I
- Macroeconomic Theory I
- Statistics for Economics
- Econometrics
- Development Economics
- Advanced Econometrics
- Any two Economics courses 2000 level or higher
Economics Specialization Theory Track:
- Introduction to Economics
- Mathematics for Economists
- Microeconomic Theory I
- Macroeconomic Theory I
- Statistics for Economics
- Macroeconomic Theory II
- Microeconomic Theory II
- At least one of: Advanced Microeconomics, Advanced Macroeconomics
- The remaining courses (up to the 10 required) can be any Economics course 2000 level or higher
Please note that some of the courses have pre-requisites. Students should consult the Economics coordinator for PPE about what courses they should choose in Economics.
Theses
PPE students who return for a fourth year via the Ashoka Scholars Programme (ASP) and who wish to write a thesis in Philosophy can do so by following the procedure described on the Philosophy ASP Programme website. Those who wish to write a thesis in Political Science can do so by following the procedure described on the Political Science ASP Programme website.