As a PPE major, you’ll learn to combine knowledge of economic and political institutions with a broader vision of the goals and purposes of society.
Study philosophy, politics and economics in this major offered jointly by the three departments. The intersection of these fields of study will allow you to form your own educated opinions on matters crucial to the human condition.
You’ll take four classes in each discipline, receiving a foundation in the methods and issues of each. Then, you’ll choose one department to focus on with two more courses and a faculty advisor from that discipline.
All seniors take the course, Freedom, Markets and Well-Being, and complete the senior thesis and exercise.
The major provides excellent preparation for careers in law, business and public service.
What You’ll Study
- Ethics and history of philosophy
- American or comparative politics
- Macroeconomics and microeconomics
- Five electives
- A senior thesis
Learning at Pomona
The Injustice of Not Knowing the Injustice
Sally Sohn ’22 explains the concept of hermeneutical injustice and applies it to assess society’s normalization of speciesism.
Examining Political Institutions
Sridha Chadalavada ’24 has developed relevant quantitative skills to hypothesize how policymakers ought to analyze market structures and appropriately allocate resources to implement philosophical and political frameworks rooted in morality.
As an academic major, PPE is a well-balanced synthesis of practicality and abstract theory, and as a college degree it satisfies both my curiosity and the need for future career opportunities. Most importantly, discussions on topics of PPE never fail to stimulate my thoughts on how to become a freer individual, or what it means to strive for a just society where all lives freely.