PHILOSOPHY, POLITICS, & ECONOMICS THE WARWICK PPE PROGRAMME INFORMATION FOR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS 2010/2011

Table of Contents I. The Warwick PPE programme II. Programme structure III. First year core modules IV. First year optional modules V. Second and Third year core modules VI. Second and Third year optional modules VII. Studying abroad VIII. Advice on applying IX. Some suggested literature X. People and contacts I. The Warwick PPE programme The interdisciplinary PPE degree has contributed a lot to British life and beyond thanks to the famous Oxford course. It is only more recently that other universities have started to offer PPE as well. Given the increasing realisation that many social phenomena can only be properly understood by combining the insights gained from the different disciplines of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, it is not surprising that many of these new programmes prove to be very successful. Warwick is proud to be one of them. The PPE degree at Warwick started in 2004 and has now produced four cohorts of graduates. The interest in the course shown by students has surpassed all expectations; the intake has grown and entry has quickly become very competitive. Student numbers have increased to the point where, in October 2010, over 100 students are entering the first year, and the programme will have some 270 students in total. The Warwick PPE programme offers students the opportunity to study the three contributing disciplines at foundation level, and either any two or all three at more advanced (honours) level. The three contributing departments Philosophy, Politics and International Studies (PAIS), and Economics are all large and successful. The size and internal diversity of the three departments allow for a wide range of optional modules, while the core is carefully designed to provide exposure to the techniques, content and major concerns of the relevant disciplines. In contrast to the Oxford PPE, which may be characterized as a pillar model, Warwick adopts what may be called a bridge model. When you study PPE at Warwick, you do not just study the three disciplines independently in parallel,
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but are given ample opportunities both formal and informal to combine insights from the different disciplines. For example, the final year core module, Principles of Political Economy, is taught by members of staff from all three disciplines as a team. It aims to provide a context in which students can integrate their studies in the three disciplines with a focus on the global political economy. It explores contributions from politics, philosophy, and economics to select global public policy issues. Topics vary from year to year according to the interests of the lecturers teaching the module; in recent years they have included global justice, poverty and development, climate change, globalization and international trade, global economic governance, and aid and humanitarian interventions. II. PPE programme structure Modules taken in the first year are the foundation for study at the honours level in the second and third years. The first year does not count directly towards the class awarded: First, Second or Third Class. Students must pass all their examinations at the end of the first year to qualify to enter the second and third years of study. The class of degree is decided on the basis of performance in these modules only. Most students graduate with Second Class Honours (divided into Upper and Lower Second Class). First Year: Foundation level Core modules taken by all students: Introduction to Philosophy (30 credits*) Introduction to Politics (30) Economics I (30) Quantitative Techniques (30) Optional module(s): students take 30 credits from Philosophy, Politics & International Studies (PAIS), Economics, or other approved option(s) from departments within the Faculty of Social Studies or the Faculty of Arts (more information in section IV). Some modules are taught over the full year and count 30 credits, while others are shorter, last one term, or less, and are worth 15, 12 or 6 credits. Second & Third Year Students: Pathways at honours level By the end of their first year, students must choose one of three PPE pathways. Students may elect to continue with all three disciplines at Honours level, or concentrate on any two.

Teaching credits are also known as CATs.

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The pathways are: 1. Tripartite pathway: Philosophy, Politics and Economics 2. Bipartite pathway: Philosophy/Politics, Politics/Economics or Philosophy/Economics 3. Bipartite Economics Major pathway: Either Economics/Philosophy or Economics/Politics The Tripartite and the Bipartite pathway lead to a BA. The Bipartite Economics Major pathway leads to a BSc.

Tripartite Pathway* (BA) Third Year 120 credits Principles of Political Economy: History of Modern Philosophy TWO OF OR Ethics 1&2 (30) a. Philosophy and Politics Core AND modules Political Theory from Hobbes 120 b. Politics and Economics (30) credits AND c. Economics and Philosophy Economics 2 (30) (15 each) Optional 2nd and 3rd year modules from Philosophy, PAIS or Economics modules 120 Departments and up to 30 credits of approved Outside Option(s). credits Second Year 120 credits

Alternative variants of all three Pathways allow students to take Issues in Political theory in their final year instead of Political Theory from Hobbes in their second year.
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Bipartite Pathway* (BA) Second Year 120 credits Third Year 120 credits TWO OF History of Modern Principles of Political Economy: Philosophy TWO OF Core a. Philosophy and Politics OR Ethics 1&2 modules (30) b. Politics and Economics 90 Economics 2 c. Economics and Philosophy credits (30) (15 each) Political Theory from Hobbes (30) Optional 2nd and 3rd year Options from Philosophy, PAIS, Economics and modules up to 30 credits of approved Outside Option(s) 150 (No more than 120 credits from one department) credits

Bipartite Pathway, Economics Major* (BSc) Second Year 120 credits Third Year 120 credits Economics 2 (30) AND Principles of Political Economy: Econometrics 1 OR Economic Statistics (30) TWO OF AND Core History of Modern a. Philosophy and Politics modules b. Politics and Economics Philosophy 120 credits c. Economics and Philosophy OR Ethics 1&2 (15 each) OR Political Theory from Hobbes (30) 3rd Year Economics Option (30) Optional 2nd or 3rd year Economics Option (30) modules 120 credits 2nd & 3rd year Options from Philosophy, PAIS, Economics and up to 30 credits of approved Outside Option(s) (60)

Choosing your Options Being a multi-disciplinary degree and thus offering a lot of diversity within the programme, you should choose your options from the three PPE departments. In your first year, however, youre free to choose your optional module from a broad range of departments (see list below, in section IV.) You may also want to take a language option. We are happy to encourage the study of languages. Some restrictions apply, however. Students are not allowed to take modules at an elementary level towards classification of Honours. We also need to be satisfied that the module you wish to take is sufficiently demanding for you, given your previous knowledge, and the Language centre will determine the appropriate level. At Honours level, we expect you to choose your options from Philosophy, Politics, or Economics. If it fits your overall course of studies, however, we may also approve an optional module or modules (up to 30 credits) from another department. For example, if you get approval to take a module in History in your 2nd year you will automatically be excluded from taking another outside option in your 3rd year. III. First year core modules INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (30 credits) This module, which is new in 2010/11, will give you a flavour of all that the department and the subject have to offer. It is a wide-ranging introduction to some of the most important issues and works in philosophy. The areas covered will be: moral and political philosophy, aesthetics, continental philosophy, philosophy of mind, epistemology, metaphysics. Students will acquire a broad grounding in philosophy. Term 1, Ancient Philosophy, (Text: Plato, Republic), Continental Philosophy (Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil), Moral Philosophy (Mill, Utilitarianism; Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics), Political Philosophy (Hobbes, Leviathan) Term 2, Epistemology (Descartes, Meditations), Metaphysics (Aristotle, Metaphysics), Aesthetics (Hegel on Tragedy, Hume on Taste) Term 3, Logic

 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS (30) The module divides into three parts. (1) Political processes and institutions: introduces concepts of political culture and socialisation before outlining some key political actors and institutions. Students will examine different electoral systems, the role of political parties and interest groups, legislative structures and executive power. (2) Examines competing ideas about democracy, the role of the state, power and authority as well as rights and distributive justice. The political ideologies component outlines conservative and liberal thinking as well as Marxist, socialist and feminist perspectives. (3) Addresses political change or transformation such as may occur through revolution, democratisation and nationalist movements. ECONOMICS 1 (30) This module provides a foundation in economic analysis (micro and macro). It is an introduction suitable for all students whether or not they have studied the subject previously. Seminars are weekly for students who have not taken A level Economics, otherwise fortnightly. Micro: Market equilibrium, supply and demand; Costs and Revenues; Market Structure and Firm Behaviour; The Firm's Factor Markets; Welfare Economics; International Trade Macro: Consumption, saving and investment; Aggregate demand, fiscal policy and foreign trade; IS and LM curve analysis; Fiscal and monetary policy; Aggregate supply; Open economy macroeconomics: the World economy; Economic growth and economic cycles. QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES (30) This module provides the foundation in quantitative methods. It has three component parts: (1) Mathematical Techniques develops techniques of mathematical analysis needed to study economics; (2) Statistical Techniques develops an understanding of probability and the concept of statistical significance needed by all social scientists; (3) Computing and Data Analysis develops transferable computing and data awareness skills. There are two pairs of modules in mathematical and statistical techniques, A and B, for students without, and with, A level Maths, respectively. Which one you take depends not only on your mathematical background but also your intentions regarding the modules you want to take. Some Economics Honours level modules have mathematics and statistics requirements. For
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example if you wish to study econometrics or mathematical economics, you should have studied Mathematical Techniques B and Statistical Techniques B. You have the right to make the choice for yourself. We make an initial assignment, on the assumption that those who have passed A level Maths will take Mathematical Techniques B and Statistical Techniques B. Mathematical Techniques A (12) Revision of basic algebra; series (AP, GP, present value); introduction to calculus; differentiation; logarithms; exponentials; optimisation; integration; difference equations; economic applications. Mathematical Techniques B (12) Revision of basic differentiation and integration; Taylor series; calculus of functions of two or more variables; total derivatives; differentials; unconstrained and constrained optimisation; matrix algebra; solvability of equation systems; difference equations; economic applications. Statistical Techniques A (12) Descriptive Statistics; probability concepts and rules; random variables and probability distributions; gaussian distribution; sampling and sampling distributions; point estimation and confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; uses of the Student t, chi square and F distributions; bivariate distributions; covariance and correlation; simple two variable regression analysis; measurement of inequality using Gini coefficients. Statistical Techniques B (12) Students taking Mathematical Techniques B will also be entered for Statistical Techniques B. In addition, students who obtain a mid-session test mark of 60% or more in Mathematical Techniques A may elect to join Statistical Techniques B, allowing them to take more technical econometric options. This module covers the following syllabus: descriptive statistics; probability; discrete random variables; binominal and Poisson distributions; bivariate distributions; covariance and correlation; continuous random variables; uniform and normal distributions; limit theorems; Sampling distributions; point estimation and confidence intervals; hypothesis testing; correlation and two variable regression analysis. Computing and Data Analysis (6 credits) All students take this module, which covers: computing skills; economic statistics; descriptive statistics, data awareness, data analysis; reportwriting and report-presentation.

IV. First year optional modules Philosophy INTRODUCTION TO ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY (30) IDEAS OF FREEDOM (30)

Economics THE WORLD ECONOMY: HISTORY AND THEORY (30) THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY ITS GLOBAL SHIFT IFTL THE INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY: STRATEGY (15) MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS AND LINEAR ALGEBRA (15 EACH)

FOR

ECONOMISTS

Politics & International Studies WORLD POLITICS (30) Outside options Language Centre Modules in: ARABIC, CHINESE, FRENCH, GERMAN, JAPANESE, RUSSIAN, SPANISH (Visit the Language Centre early in the first week of term to be sure of a place.) Psychology BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT Sociology INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER, SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES MEDIA SOCIOLOGY SOCIAL WELFARE IN BRITAIN History MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD THE MEDIEVAL WORLD GHANDI AND INDIAN NATIONALISM BRITAIN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FAMILY IN MODERN BRITAIN: HEALTH, WELFARE AND SOCIAL CHANGE GALLEONS AND CARAVANS: GLOBAL CONNECTIONS 1300-1800 DEVELOPING SOUTH ASIA: FROM COLONIALISM TO GLOBALISATION HISTORY OF GERMANY HISTORY OF RUSSIA
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 DRAGONS ASCENT: THE RISE OF MODERN CHINA IRELAND 1848-1970: A POLITICAL AND SOCIAL HISTORY Comparative American Studies LATIN AMERICA: THEMES AND PROBLEMS NORTH AMERICA: THEMES AND PROBLEMS COMPARATIVE HISTORY AND LITERATURES OF THE AMERICAS English MODES OF READING LITERATURE IN THE MODERN WORLD THE EPIC TRADITION MEDIEVAL TO RENAISSANCE ENGLISH LITERATURE French FRENCH CULTURE AND SOCIETY FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE REVOLUTION FRENCH IMAGINATION German WRITERS, MEDIA AND SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY GERMANY ASPECTS OF GERMAN CULTURE IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT Warwick Business School FOUNDATIONS FOR ACCOUNTING & FINANCE Other Departments Apart from the modules listed above, other Departments, such as Italian, Law or Education, may offer options. If you are interested, please ask the Secretary of the Department concerned. V. Second and Third year core modules The following modules are core to some or all pathways. HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY (30) The first part, taught in the Autumn term, covers key texts and arguments of Berkeley and Hume. The Spring and Summer terms deal with Spinoza and with Kant. This list may be expanded to include other modern philosophers, such as Bacon and Malebranche. It is standard, however, that approximately thirteen weeks are devoted to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. ETHICS I (15)
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What does morality require from us? is often seen as the core question ethics has to answer. However, there are other questions of similar importance, such as: Why be moral? Is it rational to be moral? Can moral judgments be true or false, or is it a mistake to think about moral discourse in this way? In Ethics I we analyse these and other questions. The aim is to gain a grasp of the most important topics in both normative ethics and metaethics. We will read classic texts by David Hume and Immanuel Kant as well as texts by contemporary moral philosophers such as Allan Gibbard, Christine Korsgaard, Peter Railton, and Michael Smith, among others. ETHICS II (15)

This module examines some leading positions in contemporary normative ethics, including consequentialism and various forms of nonconsequentialism, such as contractualism and pluralist intuitionism. In addition, we shall examine some debates in applied ethics, concerning duties of assistance, rights of self-defense, and terrorism, as well as various threats to moral responsibility. POLITICAL THEORY FROM HOBBES (30) This module aims to give you an understanding of the political philosophy of some of the most important European writers from 1640 onwards. You will be encouraged to read widely in both the primary and secondary literature concerning these writers. After having attended the seminar and lectures, in which this literature will be discussed, you should have gained an appreciation of debates about the connections between the ideas presented by these political philosophers and historical developments concerning the state that took place in the period, as well as the economic transformation from agricultural to industrial society. Three weeks are devoted to the most important ideas of selected thinkers in six blocks. They are: Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke and Paine and Wollstonecraft, J.S. Mill, Marx. ISSUES IN POLITICAL THEORY (30) The study of politics has included not just the study of how the political world operates, but also the study of how it ought to operate. This module examines a set of issues that have received considerable attention within recent normative political theory. The module is divided into five parts: 1. Conceptions of Justice after Rawls (including those of John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Ronald Dworkin and G. A. Cohen) 2. Justice and the Welfare State (which considers issues concerning
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education, stake-holding, and health care) 3. Diversity Issues (which considers liberal, democratic and feminist responses to pluralism, and considers the political morality of abortion) 4. Justice across Frontiers (which examines issues concerning the treatment of non-human animals, environmental justice, immigration, and our duties to the global poor) 5. War and Punishment (which focuses on the political morality of warfare and the question of punishment and moral luck) ECONOMICS 2 (30) The module aims to enable students to develop a deeper understanding of economic concepts introduced in first-year analysis and to introduce new concepts in both micro and macroeconomic analysis. New concepts include the treatment of risk, asymmetric information, general equilibrium, welfare economics and rational expectations. The module aims to introduce students to the analysis of public policy issues such as privatisation, regulation and monetary and fiscal policy. Microeconomics: The analysis of consumer demand; including a focus on markets with asymmetric information. The analysis of production, cost, supply and input demand functions, with an emphasis on markets under oligopoly. The analysis of general equilibrium and welfare economics. Consideration of the economics of public policy issues such as privatisation and regulation. Game theoretic approaches to oligopoly, entry and other strategic areas in industrial and business economics. Economics of risk and uncertainty. Macroeconomics: The concept of the aggregate supply curve and its derivation from alternative theories of the labour market. The analysis of unemployment and the determination of the price level. Theories of inflation and of counter-inflation policy, including the time-consistency problem. The open economy, with particular reference to the effect of international capital flows, analysed using the Mundell-Fleming and Dornbusch models. Theories and evidence about economic growth, including endogenous growth. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STATISTICS (30) The module covers the following topics: Statistical estimation and inference (including non-parametric methods; contingency tables; introduction to SPSS or STATA); sampling and survey methods (including questionnaire design, pitfalls and alternative sample designs); factor analysis and principal component analysis (methods and applications, use of SPSS);
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simple linear regression and multiple regression (dummy variables, diagnostics, LIMDEP models, dynamic models, use of SPSS). ECONOMETRICS I (30) The module covers: Linear regression model; Least squares estimation; Gauss-Markov Theorem; Prediction. Multiple regression; Least squares estimation; Dummy variables; Linear Restrictions; Structural change; Omission of relevant variables + inclusion of irrelevant variables; Lagged dependent variables; Dynamic models; Non-linear models; Functional form tests; Heteroscedasticity; Generalised Least Squares; Lagged dependent variable models; Multicollinearity; Errors in variables; Simultaneity; Instrumental Variable estimation; Limited Dependent Variable Models; Nonstationarity and Cointegration. PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL ECONOMY (30) The module focuses on the global political economy. It will explore contributions from politics, philosophy, and economics to select public policy issues. The module will be taught by members of staff from all three departments and aims to provide a context in which students can integrate their studies in the three disciplines. Topics addressed will include global justice, development, economic rationality and morality, globalization and international trade, global governance, and aid and humanitarian interventions. Students must take two of the following three 15-credit modules: (1) Politics and Economics (15) This module is concerned with the governance of both the national and the global political economy, and considers this topic from the perspective of both economics and politics as academic disciplines. The focus is on the extent to which these perspectives complement or conflict with each other. We study three specific areas where these perspectives overlap. 1. The first part exposits and critically evaluates the body of work known as public choice. This views political decision-making as being the outcome of individual goal-orientated agents interacting in an environment subject to electoral and constitutional rules, and thus, for some, represents the colonization of part of the traditional territory of political studies by microeconomics. This approach generates predictions about how such rules will affect government policy e.g. the impact of majoritarian or proportional electoral rules on the level and composition of public expenditure. We then discuss critiques of the public choice perspective. 2. The second is in the provision of public goods, in particular, the
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concept of Global Public Goods such as greenhouse gas emission reductions. The problems of supply and financing of GPGs is particularly challenging, as they involve cooperation between many different nation-states. 3. The third part looks at the institutionalist school(s) both in political studies and economics, and the related and increasingly rapidly growing filed of behavioral economics. In particular, it will be argued that behavioral economics, combined with more careful attention paid to institutions, has the potential both to put the whole of microeconomics on a more secure foundation, and bring about a rapprochement with political studies. (2) Economics and Philosophy (15) The idea behind this core module is to explore theoretical issues at the intersection of philosophy, politics, and economics, with a thematic focus on global public policy questions. The half-module Economics and Philosophy will explore the philosophical content in the economic analysis and evaluation of public policy. 1. Normative Decision Theory 2. Rationality and Moral Evaluation 3. Collective Choice 4. Justice 5. Markets, Freedom and Efficiency 6. Gains from Trade 7. Well-Being 8. Externalities and Public Goods (3) Philosophy and Politics (15) This module focuses on central debates and theories in international, intergenerational and environmental justice. Topics addressed include global poverty and egalitarianism; theories of intergenerational justice; science, ethics and impacts of climate change; the Kyoto Protocol; and overpopulation. 1. Global Justice 2. Global Justice and International Legitimacy 3. International legitimacy 4. Population 5. Justice Between Generations 6. The Non-identity Problem 7. Climate Change: Science, Impacts, and Ethics 8. Climate Change: Politics and Policy 9. Discussion and Conclusions

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VI. Second and Third year optional modules The three departments offer a wide range of optional modules at honours level. Not all options are offered in every year; equally, new options are frequently made available usually reflecting the research interests of tutors and new developments in the disciplines. The following list shows the situation in 2004-2005, but because of staff changes and planning constraints this should be regarded as only an illustrative guide to future years. Philosophy modules available to second- and third year students Whole-year (30 credits) module HISTORY OF MODERN PHILOSOPHY Part Year (15 credits) modules: Autumn Term AESTHETICS I LOGIC II: METATHEORY ETHICS I PHILOSOPHY OF MIND PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY I POST-KANTIAN CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY I EPISTEMOLOGY PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE WITTGENSTEIN Spring Term AESTHETICS II ANCIENT PHILOSOPHY ETHICS II PHILOSOPHY OF THOUGHT & LANGUAGE METAPHYSICS PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY II PHILOSOPHY OF MATHEMATICS MODAL LOGIC* CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: RAWLSIAN LIBERALISM & JUSTICE

Detailed information on all Philosophy modules (typically including reading lists, handouts, etc.) is available at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/ugstudy/

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Philosophy modules normally available to third-years only (15) Autumn Term Spring Term CONSCIOUSNESS & REALITY POST-KANTIAN CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY II Whole-year (30 credits) module: DISSERTATION

PAIS modules for second and third years (all 30 credits) Second year POLITICAL THEORY FROM HOBBES POLITICS OF DEVELOPING AREAS POLITICS OF THE UK POLITICS OF THE USA FRENCH POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS POLITICS AND POLICY THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THE INTERNATIONAL POLITICS OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STATES AND MARKETS: AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL SECURITY CORE ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICS Third year ISSUES IN POLITICAL THEORY POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND LEGAL PROBLEMS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT THE EARLY COLD WAR 1945-1962 - SHAPE AND SHADOWS MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL RELATIONS DISSERTATION POLITICAL THEORY AND CONCEPTIONS OF INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY POLITICS OF GLOBALISATION US FOREIGN POLICY BRITAIN AND THE WAR IN IRAQ
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 CRITICAL SECURITY STUDIES VIGILANTE STATE: THE POLITICS OF INTELLIGENCE THE POLITICS OF RELIGION Economics modules for second and third years Second year Whole year modules (30) ECONOMICS 2 ECONOMETRICS 1 ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STATISTICS Part year modules (15) Autumn term DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 1 (MICROECONOMICS) THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION:
GROWTH AND LIVING STANDARDS

Spring term DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 1 (MACROECONOMICS) PUBLIC CHOICE AND VOTING THEORY WAR AND ECONOMY OF THE
TWENTIETH CENTURY

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS 1:
MARKET STRUCTURE

ECONOMICS OF MONEY AND

BANKING

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS 1:
STRATEGIC BEHAVIOUR

MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS 1A: INTRODUCTION TO GAME

THEORY

MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS 1B: MODELS OF STATIC AND

DYNAMIC OPTIMISATION

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION:

SOCIETY AND ECONOMY

Third year

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Whole year modules (30) THE MAKING OF ECONOMIC POLICY ECONOMETRICS 2 MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS 2 RESEARCH IN APPLIED ECONOMICS

Part year modules (15) Autumn term THE BRITISH ECONOMY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY INTERNATIONAL
ECONOMICS

Spring term ECONOMIC POLICY IN THE EU INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT

ECONOMICS

TOPICS
THEORY

IN

ECONOMIC

TOPICS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS: THEORIES

AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC SYSTEM SINCE 1918 ECONOMICS OF PUBLIC

POLICY

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS 2: MARKET ECONOMICS,

COMPETITION AND REGULATION

TOPICS IN FINANCIAL ECONOMICS: CORPORATE

FINANCE AND MARKETS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE Consult the department webpages for further detail. Planning your 2nd and 3rd years The programme structure requires you to plan over two years. In choosing your modules, you must respect the rules applying to each departments modules. In PAIS 200-coded modules are restricted to 2nd year students, and 300-coded modules to 3rd year students. There is no such rule for Philosophy modules, but some restrictions apply. Economics have a similar rule for single honours students but it does not apply to PPE students,
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although there are restrictions in that some modules have prerequisites. Thus, PPE 3rd years can take EC200 coded modules. If it fits your overall course of studies, we may also approve an optional module from another department. To get approval, you need to fill in an Outside Option Request Form, available from the PPE office and on the website. You may also be asked to see the Director of Studies to discuss your case and get approval. You are only allowed a maximum of 30 credits of outside options at Honours level. For example, if you get approval to take a History module in your 2nd year you will automatically be excluded from taking another outside option in your 3rd year. Studying Foreign Languages PPE is happy to encourage the study of languages, but some restrictions apply. The principles that govern building a language into your degree programme are as follows: It has to be established that the language module is sufficiently demanding for you. You cannot study a language option in your first language under any circumstances. Taking a language option in your second or third year requires a change of syllabus and you need to fill in an Outside Option Request Form. You will not be allowed to take more than one language option in your second and final year of study. If you take a language option in your first year and want to apply to take another option in this language in your second or third year, you will have show that it is at a higher level. Only language modules of level 3 or above can be credited to an Honours degree. Level 1 or 2 can only be taken in your first year. VII. Studying Abroad: Departmental Exchange Programmes There are two ways in which you might include a year of study abroad as part of your degree, by participating in a departmental exchange programme. PPE with an integrated year abroad PPE students are eligible to apply to participate in the exchange programmes of the departments of PAIS and Philosophy, by spending their 2nd year with a partner university. If you participate in an exchange programme, you will be
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expected to choose courses that mimic the Warwick syllabus at your foreign University and you will still complete your degree in 3 years. The Department of Politics and International Studies has placements at Georgetown University in Washington, DC the University of California, and the City University of Hong Kong. For more information please go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/staff/mccrisken/umassgeorgetown/ and http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/currentstudents/cityu/. The Department of Philosophy participates in an exchange scheme with the Department of Philosophy at Queens University Ontario, Canada. For more information please go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/student/ug/exchange/. PPE with Intercalated Year / Erasmus Alternatively, you have the option of studying at a University abroad for an extra year between your 2nd and 3rd years. This option adds a year of study and you will complete your degree in 4 years. The Economics Department has links with ten European Universities under the EUs Erasmus exchange programme. These universities are: Amsterdam (Netherlands), Barcelona Autonoma (Spain), Lille CU (France), Lisbon Nova (Portugal), Madrid Carlos III (Spain), Munich (Germany), Paris Sorbonne (France), Paris IEP (France), UFSI Antwerp (Belgium), Milan CU (Italy) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain). For more information on the Erasmus scheme of the Department of Economics, please go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/admissions/socrates/ . The Department also has an exchange scheme with the University of California. For more information on this exchange programme, please go to http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ug/admissions/socrates/ . PAIS has links with the following European Universities under the EUs Erasmus exchange programme: Institut dEtudes Politiques de Bordeaux, France, Institut dEtudes Politiques de Grenoble, France, Sciences Politiques Paris, France, Universitaet Konstanz, Germany, Universitaet Salzburg, Austria, Universita di Pavia, Italy. For more information on the PAIS Erasmus programme, please go to: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/pais/currentstudents/erasmus The Philosophy Department has links with the Universities of Jena and Bergen under the EUs Erasmus exchange programme.

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VIII. Advice on applying Admissions are made by four criteria: 1. Subjects studied 2. Expected grades (or grades obtained) at GCE A level, International Baccalaureate or equivalent 3. References 4. Your Personal Statement 1. Subjects studied Our only subject requirement is a pass in GCSE (or equivalent) Mathematics at grade A or better. There are no prerequisites in terms of particular subjects at GCE A level among the three that we require. We are generally looking for academic potential in your choice of A level subjects studied. Good subjects to study include traditional academic subjects such as History, Mathematics, English, Economics, Government & Politics, modern languages and the Sciences. We also look for evidence of ability in examinations and would not normally accept more than one subject that is assessed mainly by coursework. Too narrow a focus can count against you in a competitive applicant pool, for example Economics and Business, or Mathematics and Further Mathematics, may be a less successful combination; we would not accept these combinations among your three A level subjects. An A-level in an applicant's mother-tongue which is actually designed to be taken as a foreign language is not acceptable as one of the three A-levels required. 2. Expected grades If you have yet to take your exams, we look for expected grades at the level of our typical entry condition (A*AA at Advanced level, not counting General Studies, and a B at AS level). 3. Reference We read the UCAS reference in conjunction with the Personal Statement to try to get an overall picture of each applicant. 4. Personal Statement We read the personal statement and attach a lot of importance to it. We are looking for evidence of what your academic interests are, what you have read about and, especially, how you think, how you respond to what you read. We want students who can show a serious interest in at least two of the three subjects. We are especially keen on recruiting students interested in combining study of philosophy with either politics or economics.
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We are not looking for someone with a lot of knowledge of any of the three subjects - obviously you will study them on the degree - but someone who demonstrates an intelligent interest in, and enthusiasm for, learning them. We do not require you to have read any of the classic texts on the reading lists for the degree if you are studying for your exams. We want to see evidence of the following: Awareness of important issues: we want to know what you think are the important issues and why you want to study them. That your interests fit within the Warwick PPE approach. Evidence of a critical intelligence. Evidence of reading: not just the names of publications but also what you think of them, what you have got out of them, why you think they are useful, or wrong. For example, you might get a lot out of reading columnists in the Guardian, New Statesman, Economist, Financial Times or whatever. We would like you to tell us a bit more, for example, which columnists or parts and what you think of them. Mention some writers you have read and tell us something about them that shows what you think about them. (We dont expect you to have studied in depth great works, treatises or textbooks.)

IX. Some Suggested Readings Students are not expected to have studied any of the three disciplines before coming to Warwick. However we often get asked to suggest reading. If you are particularly enthusiastic and feel like getting started, once you have an offer, and done your exams, however, here are some suggestions. Some classics you will read on the course: David Hume A Treatise of Human Nature Immanuel Kant Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals Thomas Hobbes Leviathan John Stuart Mill Utilitarianism Adam Smith An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations John Maynard Keynes, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

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Some contemporary readings:

John Rawls. 1971. A Theory of Justice. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. a contemporary classic Elizabeth Anderson. 1993. Values and Ethics in Economics. Cambridge: Harvard University Press an exploration of how economic rationality clashes with ethical judgments Amartya Sen. 1987. On Ethics and Economics. Oxford: Blackwell a discussion of ethical premises in economic theory Amartya Sen. 1999. Development as Freedom. New York: Knopf an alternative philosophy of development Thomas Pogge. World Poverty and Human Rights. Cambridge: Polity Press a treatment of global justice Peter Singer. One World the Ethics of Globalization. New Haven: Yale University Press a proposal for globalizing ethics Will Kymlicka. 1991. Contemporary Political Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press an introduction to philosophy and politics David Held. 1987. Models of Democracy. Cambridge: Polity Press on the philosophy of democracy Mancur Olson. 1971. The Logic of Collective Action. Cambridge: Harvard University Press a pessimistic discussion of the problem of free-riding Martin Hollis. 1994. Philosophy of Social Science. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press focuses on the philosophy of economics and politics Richard Titmuss, 1970, The Gift Relationship famous study of the supply of human blood in Britain and America Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, 2010, The Spirit Level shows how inequality is harmful for all, the rich as well as the poor

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X. People and contacts Director of Studies: Professor Dennis Leech, of the Economics Department Departmental PPE convenors: Philosophy: Dr Brian McElwee - Politics and International Studies: Professor Andrew Reeve - Economics: Professor Robin Naylor PPE Office The PPE office handles the administration of the programme and often provides answers to any questions students might have about their programme. It is situated in the Social Studies Building, about equidistant from the three Departments, in room S1.63. Secretaries: Mrs Maureen Tod and Mrs Lucy Parker Telephone 02476 522582/575285 Email: ppeoffice@warwick.ac.uk Websites Find out more about the University at www.warwick.ac.uk and about the PPE programme at http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ppe. (There are also links to the three partner departments from this page.)

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