• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Major Requirements

Foundation Course
PHIL 1160Introduction to Economic Justice4
Core Courses
Philosophy
PHIL 1115Introduction to Logic4
PHIL 2303Social and Political Philosophy4
or PHIL 3822 Philosophy of Race and Racism
PHIL 3435Moral Philosophy4
or PHIL 2325 Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought
Political Science
POLS 1150American Government4
or POLS 1155 Comparative Politics
POLS 1160International Relations4
POLS 3405International Political Economy4
Economics
ECON 1115Principles of Macroeconomics4
ECON 1116Principles of Microeconomics4
ECON 2315Macroeconomic Theory4
or ECON 2316 Microeconomic Theory
Methods Course
PHIL 3000Interdisciplinary Methods for Politics, Philosophy, and Economics4
Capstone
Complete one of the following:4
Senior Economics Seminar
Senior Economics Thesis
Philosophy of Economics
Global Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
Political Science Senior Capstone
Senior Thesis

Major Electives

Complete two of the following:8
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999
ECON 2990 to ECON 3559
ECON 3561 to ECON 4689
ECON 4900 to ECON 4996
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999
PHIL 2000 to PHIL 5999
POLS 2000 to POLS 5999

Concentration

Complete one of the following concentrations:

Supporting Courses 

Racial or Gender Justice
Complete one of the following:4
Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
Communication and Inclusion
Gender, Crime, and Justice
Race, Crime, and Justice
Economics of Crime
Labor Economics
Women’s Labor and the Economy
Economics of Race
Gender, Race, and Medicine
Native American Resistance: Past and Present
Race and Global Human Mobility
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Race and Religion in Film
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Philosophy of Race and Racism
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy
Race, Inequality, and the Law
Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Gender
Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality
Race, Class, and Gender
Sex, Gender, and Popular Culture
Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Communication and Gender
Black Feminist Studies
Women and World Politics
Women and World Politics
Digital Feminisms
Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Statistics and Mathematics
Complete one of the following:4
Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to ECON students only.)
Calculus 1
Calculus with Applications
Calculus and Differential Equations for Biology 1
Intensive Calculus for Engineers
Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering
Complete one of the following:4
Statistics for Economists
Statistics and Software
Quantitative Techniques
Experiential Learning Requirement
Complete one co-op, study abroad, qualifying Dialogue of Civilizations, or one of the following:4
Research
Internship
Experiential Education Directed Study
Internship in Politics
Junior/Senior Honors Project 1
Junior/Senior Honors Project 2
Experiential Education Directed Study

Major GPA/Credit Requirement

Complete 68 semester hours in the major with a 3.000 GPA.

Economics GPA Requirement
Grades in the following courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
Macroeconomic Theory
Microeconomic Theory
Statistics for Economists
Statistics and Software
Quantitative Techniques

Course Distribution Requirement

Complete at least four courses in each of the following subject areas: ECON, PHIL, and POLS.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required


Concentration in Environment and Energy Policy

Complete two of the following:8
Economics of Sustainability
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Ethics
The Ethics of Food
Environmental Politics and Policy
Complete one of the following:4
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Environmental Ethics
The Ethics of Food

Concentration in International Political Economy

Complete two of the following:8
Microeconomic Theory
History of the Global Economy
International Food Policy
International Economics
Topics in Applied Economics
Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
The Ethics of Food
International Law
Politics of Developing Nations
Complete one of the following:4
Economic History of the Middle East
Capitalism and Business: A Global History
Politics and Governance of Europe and the European Union
Government and Politics in the Middle East

Concentration in Law and Justice

Complete three of the following, only two of which may be POLS courses:12
Economics of Crime
Economics of Inequality
Law and Economics
Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust
History of Modern Terrorism
Human Rights
Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Global Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
Judicial Process and Behavior
Law and Society
International Law
U.S. Constitutional Law
U.S. Civil Liberties
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law

Concentration in Logic and Game Theory

Complete three of the following:12
Microeconomic Theory
Behavioral Economics
Competition Policy and Regulation
Information Economics and Game Theory
Math and Statistics for Economists
Microeconomic Theory
Ethics and Philosophy through Sport
Ethics and Evolutionary Games
The Philosophy and Ethics of Lying and Deception
Information and Uncertainty
Theory of Knowledge
Advanced Deductive Logic
Philosophy of Economics

Concentration in Political Philosophy

Complete three of the following, only two of which may be PHIL courses:12
Public Choice Economics
Human Rights
Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
Moral Philosophy
Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Global Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
Modern Political Thought
American Political Thought
Contemporary Political Thought

Concentration in Public and Economic Policy

Required Course
POLS 3307Public Policy and Administration4
Elective Courses
Complete two of the following:8
Economics of Crime
Economics of Inequality
Economics of the Creative Industries
Macroeconomic Theory
Labor Economics
Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
Urban Economic Issues
Environmental Economics
Energy Economics
Public Finance
Bubbles, Busts, and Bailouts: Market and Regulatory Failures in the Financial Crisis
Public Choice Economics
Competition Policy and Regulation
Global Justice
Ethics and Public Policy
Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Environmental Politics and Policy
U.S. Foreign Policy

Concentration in Racial Justice 

Required Courses
Complete two of the following:8
Economics of Race
Philosophy of Race and Racism
Race, Inequality, and the Law
Elective Course
Complete one of the following: 4
Race, Crime, and Justice
Economics of Crime
Labor Economics
Race and Global Human Mobility
Race and Religion in Film
Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality
Race, Class, and Gender
Black Feminist Studies
*Students may take courses from the required list as an elective if not taken as a required course.

Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops Summer 2/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
MATH 1231, 1241, 1245, 1251, 1340, or 13414ECON 11164Elective4Vacation
PHIL 10001ENGW 11114Elective4 
PHIL 11604PHIL 11154  
POLS 11604PHIL 23034  
General elective4   
 17 16 8 0
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
ECON 11154ECON 2315 or 23164Elective4Co-op0
PHIL 3435 or 23254Statistics and mathematics requirement4Elective4 
POLS 1150 or 11554Major elective4  
Supporting course in race or gender justice4Concentration course4  
 16 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0PHIL 30004General elective4Co-op0
 Major elective4General elective4 
 Concentration course4  
 General elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1Hours 
Co-op0Capstone requirement4General elective4 
 Concentration course4General elective4 
 General elective4  
 General elective4  
 0 16 8 
Total Hours: 129