Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)

Fellows:
Dr T William Child (Philosophy)
Professor Frank Arntzenius
(Philosophy)
Dr Cian Dorr (Philosophy – Special Supernumerary Fellow)
Dr Marc Stears (Politics)
Dr Pablo Beramendi (Politics)
Professor Ngaire Woods (Politics)
Professor Sujoy Mukerji (Economics)

Junior Research Fellows:
Dr James Morauta (Philosophy)

Student Profiles:
Claire Wright (2nd year)
Peter Surr (Graduated 2008)

Univ has a reputation for outstanding achievement in PPE. Our goal is to maintain that reputation by fostering enthusiasm and understanding across Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and by enabling our students to excel in their chosen field of speciality within the subject.

For admission to read PPE, we have no set prerequisite subjects at A-level or equivalent. Maths at A-level will be useful for Economics, and is strongly recommended for those seeking to take this subject beyond the first year, whilst History or other humanities A-levels will be useful preparation for parts of the Politics syllabus. More important, however, than any particular academic background is a genuine intellectual curiosity and commitment and an aptitude for creative, logical and analytical thought.

The College normally admits between ten and twelve undergraduates to read PPE each year. Students study all three subjects in their first year and can choose to specialize in their second and third years, concentrating most of their time in one subject area if they wish.

One of the attractions of studying PPE at Univ is that we take a large group of students, with around 30 in residence at any one time, from a variety of backgrounds and countries. The majority of our students are British; we have also taken students over the past few years from Austria, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Studying PPE in such an environment is intellectually stimulating and prepares students for a wide range of careers, including jobs in the civil service, journalism, international development agencies, business, academia and politics.

For more information, please consult the websites of the Faculty of Philosophy, the Department of Politics, and the Department of Economics.

See also: the separate entries for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics.