Undergraduate

Philosophy, Politics and Economics

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Philosophy, Politics and Economics
First Aid to Philosophy
Philosophy Plus
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Philosophy, Politics and Economics

This is a joint programme offered by the Departments of Philosophy, Political Studies and Economics.
 

Revised curriculum (applicable in 2012) for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year PPE:
 

Convener: Dr G Fried (Philosophy)
 

First year: 8 semester courses

(a)

ECO1010F

Microeconomics

(b)

ECO1011S

Macroeconomics

(c)

PHI1010S

Ethics

(d)

PHI1024F

Introduction to Philosophy

(e)

POL1004F

Introduction to Politics

(f)

POL1005S

International Politics

(g)

STA1000S

Statistics 1000

(h)       One of the following:

 

STA1001F

Statistics 1001

 

MAM1010F

Mathematics 1010

 

MAM1000W

Mathematics 1000

Second year: 8 semester courses

(a)

ECO2003F

Microeconomics II

(b)

ECO2004S

Macroeconomics II

(c)

ECO2007S

Cooperation and Competition

(d)

PHI2041S

Great Philosophers

(e)

PHI2042F

Political Philosophy

(f)

POL2038F

Comparative Politics

(g)

Two of the following:

 

ECO2008S

Development Economics

 

PHI2037F

Applied Ethics

 

POL2002S

Political Theory

 

POL2039S

The Politics of International Economic Relations

 

POL2041F

International Organisations

 Third year: 6 semester courses

(a)

ECO3025S

Applied International Trade Bargaining

(b)

PHI3023F

Logic and Language

(c)       At least one of the following:

 

POL3013S           South African Political Thoughts and Traditions

 

POL3029S           Third World Politics

 

POL3030F           Conflict in World  Politics

 

POL3039F           Advanced South African Politics

(d)

Remaining courses to be selected from this list:

 

ECO3009F

Natural Resource Economics

 

ECO3016F

History of Economic Thought

 

ECO3020F

Advanced Macro and Microeconomics

 

ECO3021S

Quantitative Methods in Economics

 

ECO3022S

Advanced Labour Economics

 

ECO3023S

Public Sector Economics

 

ECO3024F

International Trade and Finance

 

PHI3024S

Metaphysics and Epistemology

 

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