Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Certificate

Coordinator, Bryan McGraw

The Certificate in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) works to recognize, encourage, and deepen Wheaton College students' ability to engage a wide variety of public policy issues with the skills and knowledge drawn from the intersection of all three disciplines. Students familiar with all three disciplines will be better prepared to understand and work on solutions to a wide variety of problems in both the private and public sector.

Students must take a set of core classes from political science, philosophy and economics, along with a class in introductory statistics. They can then specialize to some degree by taking two elective courses in two of the three disciplinary areas. They will then finish up with a two-hour course in which they will work on a practical project employing the skills they have developed already in their previous classes.

Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Certificate: 32-34 Credits