Minor in Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics

Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements PHPSECMIN

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

PPE Gateway. One (1) course:
- ECON-L 260 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Gateway
- PHIL-L 260 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Gateway
- POLS-L 260 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Gateway
ECON-L 260 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Gateway

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 251 or ECON-B 251; and admission to the PPE minor
Description
Examines historical and contemporary attempts to understand the normative foundations and real features of our key economic, social, and political institutions. Explores central concepts such as justice, freedom, property, equality, efficiency, wealth, and inequality from the perspectives of philosophy, political science, and economics.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of ECON-L 260, PHIL-L 260, or POLS-L 260.

PHIL-L 260 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Gateway

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 251 or ECON-B 251; and admission to the PPE minor
Description
Examines historical and contemporary attempts to understand the normative foundations and real features of our key economic, social, and political institutions. Explores central concepts such as justice, freedom, property, equality, efficiency, wealth, and inequality from the perspectives of philosophy, political science, and economics.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of PHIL-L 260, ECON-L 260, or POLS-L 260.

POLS-L 260 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Gateway

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 251 or ECON-B 251; and admission to the PPE minor
Description
Examines historical and contemporary attempts to understand the normative foundations and real features of our key economic, social, and political institutions. Explores central concepts such as justice, freedom, property, equality, efficiency, wealth, and inequality from the perspectives of philosophy, political science, and economics.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of POLS-L 260, ECON-L 260, or PHIL-L 260.
Philosophy Elective. One (1) course:
- PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
- PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
- PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
- PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
- PHIL-P 375 Philosophy of Law
PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Notes
R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or advanced work in a field related to the course topic. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 103
Description
Selected topics from philosophical feminism. Topics may include gender and its relationship to sex; the relationship among sexism, feminism and sexuality; theories of the institutions through which sexist norms are perpetuated and reified and of the intersections and interactions amongst sexism, classism, racism and heterosexism. Focus is on philosophical frameworks underlying feminist theorizing.
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PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Notes
R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies, political theory, or intellectual history. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
Description
Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Topics include virtue and human nature, pleasure and the good, the role of reason in ethics, the objectivity of moral principles, and the relation of religion to ethics.
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PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Notes
R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies or political theory. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
Description
May concentrate on a single large issue (e.g., whether utilitarianism is an adequate ethical theory), or several more or less independent issues (e.g., the nature of goodness, the relation of good to ought, the objectivity of moral judgments, moral responsibility, moral emotions, concepts of virtue, cultural conflicts of value, the nature of moral discourse).
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PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Notes
R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
Description
Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes, Locke, Hegel, and Marx. Topics include the ideal state, the nature and proper ends of the state, natural law and natural right, social contract theory, and the notion of community.
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PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Notes
R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or in a field related to the course. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 145
Description
Problems of contemporary relevance: civil disobedience, participatory democracy, conscience and authority, law and morality.
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PHIL-P 375 Philosophy of Law
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Notes
R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
Description
Selective survey of philosophical problems concerning law and the legal system. Topics include nature and validity of law, morality and law, legal obligation, judicial decision, rights, justice, responsibility, and punishment.
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Political Science Elective. One (1) course:
- POLS-P 303
- POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
- POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
- POLS-Y 321 The Media and Politics
- POLS-Y 342
- POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
- POLS-Y 349 Policy Making Around the Globe
- POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict
- POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
- POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
- POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought
- POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
- POLS-Y 383 Foundations of American Political Thought
- POLS-Y 384 Developments in American Political Thought
- POLS-Y 344
POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Extent and limits of constitutional rights; selected Supreme Court decisions interpreting American constitutional system.
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POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Determinants of voting behavior in elections. The nature of public opinion regarding major domestic and foreign policy issues; development of political ideology; other influences on the voting choices of individuals and the outcomes of elections; relationships among public opinion, elections, and the development of public policy.
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POLS-Y 321 The Media and Politics
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Examines the contemporary relationship between the media and politics, including use of the media by politicians and public officials, media coverage of governmental activities, and media coverage of campaigns and elections. Course focuses primarily on the United States, but includes comparative perspectives.
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POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Examines the key debates and issues regarding how "poor" countries develop economically and socially. Analyzes the interactions between politics and economics in the development process at the global, national, and local levels. Cases for comparison will include countries from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
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POLS-Y 349 Policy Making Around the Globe
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Compares public policies and policy making among both advanced industrial democracies and the developing world. Surveys policy areas such as immigration, health care, education, and workers' rights.
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POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
The nature of war. Theories and evidence on the causes of war. Discussion of the ways in which war has been conceived and perceived across time and of methods employed to study the phenomenon of war.
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POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Theories about the interaction between the international economic and political systems are the subject of this course. Works from each of the main traditions -- liberal, Marxist, and statist -- will be assigned. Specific topics covered will include (among others): the politics of trade, aid, foreign investment, and international monetary affairs; theories of dependency and imperialism; the politics of international competition in specific industries; the stability/ instability of international economic regimes.
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POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
This course examines the ethical responsibilities of public officials in democratic societies. It explores such topics as the meaning of moral leadership, the appeal to personal conscious in public decision making, and the problem of "dirty hands" among others. A special concern is how institutional arrangements affect moral choices.
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POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools from Plato to Machiavelli.
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POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools from Machiavelli to the present.
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POLS-Y 383 Foundations of American Political Thought
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Explores the evolution of American political ideas from colonization through ratification of the Constitution and its implementation.
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POLS-Y 384 Developments in American Political Thought
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Explores the evolution of American political ideas under the Constitution of the United States, and its promises and problems.
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Economics Elective. One (1) course:
- ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
- ECON-E 305 Money and Banking
- ECON-E 308 Survey of Public Finance
- ECON-E 309 Topics in Economics
- ECON-E 327 Game Theory
- ECON-E 331 International Trade
- ECON-E 337 Economic Development
- ECON-E 341 Economics of Labor Market
- ECON-E 344 Health Economics
- ECON-E 351
- ECON-E 361
- ECON-E 362 Public Finance: Taxation
- ECON-E 364 Environment and Resource Economics
- ECON-E 385 Economics of Industry
ECON-E 303 Survey of International Economics
Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252
Description
Basis for and effects of international trade, commercial policy and effects of trade restrictions, balance of payments and exchange rate adjustment, international monetary systems, and fixed versus flexible exchange rates.
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ECON-E 305 Money and Banking
Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252
Description
Monetary and banking system of the U.S. The supply and control of money. The impact of money on the U.S. economy. Topics in the application of Federal Reserve monetary policy. Analytical treatment of the Federal Reserve system and the commercial banking industry.
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ECON-E 308 Survey of Public Finance
Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252
Description
Major elements of taxation and public expenditures.
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ECON-E 309 Topics in Economics
Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 252 or ECON-B 252
Description
Study of a topic area in economics. Topics will vary. Intended primarily for those wanting exposure to economics beyond the introductory level.
Repeatability
May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
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ECON-E 327 Game Theory
Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Description
Mathematical analysis of strategic interaction. Noncooperative games played once or repeatedly, with perfect or imperfect information. Necessary condition for a solution (equilibrium) as well as sufficient conditions (refinements). Cooperative games, such as bargaining and market games. Numerous applications, including experimental games.
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ECON-E 331 International Trade

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Notes
Only 6 credit hours from ECON-E 303, ECON-E 331, and ECON-E 332 may be counted toward a major in economics
Description
Theories of trade pattern, positive and normative aspects of trade and trade-related policies in competitive and non-competitive markets; effects of trade liberalization and economic integration; trade policies by developed and developing nations; international factor movements.

ECON-E 337 Economic Development

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Description
Characteristics of economically underdeveloped countries. Obstacles to sustained growth; planning and other policies for stimulating growth; examination of development problems and experience in particular countries.

ECON-E 341 Economics of Labor Market

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Notes
R: ECON-E 370 or ECON-S 370
Description
Analysis of the functioning of labor markets with theoretical, empirical, and policy applications in determination of employment and wages in the U.S. economy.

ECON-E 344 Health Economics

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Notes
R: ECON-E 370 or ECON-S 370
Description
Systematic introduction to health economics and economics of health care, emphasis on basic economic concepts such as supply and demand, production of health, information economics, choice under uncertainty, health insurance markets, Medicare and Medicaid, managed care, government intervention and regulation. Survey course with some topics in some depth.

ECON-E 362 Public Finance: Taxation

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Notes
Only 6 credit hours from ECON-E 308, ECON-E 361, and ECON-E 362 may be counted toward a major in economics
Description
U.S. tax structure, income redistribution effects, and efficiency in resource allocation. Use of welfare theory and microeconomic models to evaluate particular issues.
ECON-E 364 Environment and Resource Economics
Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Description
Basic theory of common property resources applied to environment and resource conservation problems. Topics include economic efficiency, equity, measurement problems, and policy formulation.
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ECON-E 385 Economics of Industry

Credits
3
Prerequisites
ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
Description
Empirical analysis of market structure and behavior. Location, technology, economies of scale, vertical integration, conglomerates, barriers to entry, and competitive practices. Economic assessment of product performance and environmental impact.
PPE Captstone.
- ECON-L 460 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Capstone
- PHIL-L 460 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Capstone
- POLS-L 460 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Capstone
ECON-L 460 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Capstone

Credits
3
Prerequisites
Consent of PPE program administrator
Description
Centers on historical and contemporary attempts to make headway on challenging issues of social significance by drawing on the theoretical and methodological resources of Philosophy, Economics, and Political Science. Students work closely with faculty from the three disciplines on an interdisciplinary research project.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of ECON-L 460, PHIL-L 460, or POLS-L 460.

PHIL-L 460 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Capstone

Credits
3
Prerequisites
Consent of PPE program administrator
Description
Centers on historical and contemporary attempts to make headway on challenging issues of social significance by drawing on the theoretical and methodological resources of Philosophy, Economics, and Political Science. Students work closely with faculty from the three disciplines on an interdisciplinary research project.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of PHIL-L 460, ECON-L 460, or POLS-L 460.

POLS-L 460 Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Capstone

Credits
3
Prerequisites
Consent of PPE program administrator
Description
Centers on historical and contemporary attempts to make headway on challenging issues of social significance by drawing on the theoretical and methodological resources of Philosophy, Economics, and Political Science. Students work closely with faculty from the three disciplines on an interdisciplinary research project.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of POLS-L 460, ECON-L 460, or PHIL-L 460.
Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
2. Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
3. Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
4. Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.

Minor Area Courses

Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.

Minor in Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics

Requirements

Minor hours and GPA

Minor Area Courses

Minor requirement exceptions and substitutions