Politics, Philosophy, and Economics, BS (Boston)
Undergraduatemajor2027 catalogSocial Sciences HumanitiesBoston128 semester hours totalunverified parse — check the source
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Foundation Course
- PHIL 1160 — Introduction to Economic Justice
Core Courses
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Philosophy
- PHIL 1115 — Introduction to Logic
- One of:
- One of:
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Political Science
- One of:
- POLS 1160 — International Relations
- POLS 3405 — International Political Economy
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Economics
- ECON 1115 — Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 1116 — Principles of Microeconomics
- One of:
Methods Course
- PHIL 3000 — Interdisciplinary Methods for Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Capstone
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Major Electives
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Complete two of the following:
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
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
- Any ECON course numbered 1200–1999
- Any ECON course numbered 2990–3559
- Any ECON course numbered 3561–4689
- Any ECON course numbered 4900–4996
- Any ECON course numbered 5200–5999
- Any PHIL course numbered 2000–5999
- Any POLS course numbered 2000–5999
Racial or Gender Justice
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
- ANTH 2302 — Gender and Sexuality: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
- COMM 3304 — Communication and Inclusion
- CRIM 3110 — Gender, Crime, and Justice
- CRIM 3120 — Race, Crime, and Justice
- ECON 1240 — Economics of Crime
- ECON 3410 — Labor Economics
- ECON 3711 — Economics of Race
- HIST 1225 — Gender, Race, and Medicine
- HIST 2000 — Native American Resistance: Past and Present
- INTL 2500 — Race and Global Human Mobility
- PHIL 1271 — Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
- PHIL 2619 — Race and Religion in Film
- PHIL 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
- PHIL 3822 — Philosophy of Race and Racism
- POLS 3309 — Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Public Policy
- One of:
- SOCL 4520 — Race, Class, and Gender
- WMNS 1101 — Sex, Gender, and Popular Culture
- WMNS 1103 — Introduction to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- WMNS 2304 — Communication and Gender
- WMNS 2325 — Black Feminist Studies
- One of:
- WMNS 2505 — Digital Feminisms
- One of:
- WMNS 3100 — Gender, Social Justice, and Transnational Activism
- WMNS 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Statistics and Mathematics
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Experiential Learning Requirement
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Complete one co-op, study abroad, qualifying Dialogue of Civilizations, or one of the following:
- Choose 4 semester hours from:
Concentrations (choose 1)
Concentration in Environment and Energy Policy
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Complete two of the following:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Concentration in International Political Economy
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Complete two of the following:
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
- ECON 2316 — Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 3290 — History of the Global Economy
- ECON 3404 — International Food Policy
- ECON 3635 — International Economics
- ECON 5200 — Topics in Applied Economics
- PHIL 1170 — Business, Ethics, and Human Rights
- PHIL 1185 — The Ethics of Food
- POLS 3406 — International Law
- POLS 3487 — Politics of Developing Nations
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Complete one of the following:
- One of:
Concentration in Law and Justice
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Complete three of the following, only two of which may be POLS courses:
- Choose 12 semester hours from:
- ECON 1240 — Economics of Crime
- ECON 1245 — Economics of Inequality
- ECON 3424 — Law and Economics
- HIST 1206 — Drug Trade and Drug War: History, Security, Culture
- HIST 2280 — Hitler, Germany, and the Holocaust
- PHIL 2155 — Human Rights
- PHIL 2301 — Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
- PHIL 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
- PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
- PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
- POLS 3302 — Judicial Process and Behavior
- POLS 3324 — Law and Society
- POLS 3406 — International Law
- POLS 4500 — U.S. Constitutional Law
- POLS 4505 — U.S. Civil Liberties
- WMNS 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
Concentration in Logic and Game Theory
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Complete three of the following:
- Choose 12 semester hours from:
- ECON 2316 — Microeconomic Theory
- ECON 3416 — Behavioral Economics
- ECON 4680 — Competition Policy and Regulation
- ECON 4681 — Information Economics and Game Theory
- ECON 5105 — Math and Statistics for Economists
- ECON 5110 — Microeconomic Theory
- PHIL 1162 — Ethics and Philosophy through Sport
- PHIL 2001 — Ethics and Evolutionary Games
- PHIL 2016 — The Philosophy and Ethics of Lying and Deception
- PHIL 3050 — Information and Uncertainty
- PHIL 4500 — Theory of Knowledge
- One of:
- PHIL 4550 — Philosophy of Economics
Concentration in Political Philosophy
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Complete three of the following, only two of which may be PHIL courses:
- Choose 12 semester hours from:
- ECON 3490 — Public Choice Economics
- PHIL 2155 — Human Rights
- PHIL 2301 — Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
- PHIL 3435 — Moral Philosophy
- PHIL 3500 — Sexuality, Gender, and the Law
- PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
- PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
- POLS 2328 — Modern Political Thought
- POLS 2330 — American Political Thought
- POLS 2332 — Contemporary Political Thought
Concentration in Public and Economic Policy
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Complete two of the following:
- POLS 3307 — Public Policy and Administration
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
- ECON 1240 — Economics of Crime
- ECON 1245 — Economics of Inequality
- ECON 2315 — Macroeconomic Theory
- ECON 3410 — Labor Economics
- ECON 3413 — Health Economics and Healthcare Policy
- ECON 3423 — Environmental Economics
- ECON 3425 — Energy Economics
- ECON 3440 — Public Finance
- ECON 3462 — Bubbles, Busts, and Bailouts: Market and Regulatory Failures in the Financial Crisis
- ECON 3490 — Public Choice Economics
- ECON 4680 — Competition Policy and Regulation
- PHIL 5001 — Global Justice
- PHIL 5002 — Ethics and Public Policy
- POLS 2390 — Science, Technology, and Public Policy
- POLS 2395 — Environmental Politics and Policy
- POLS 3425 — U.S. Foreign Policy
Concentration in Racial Justice
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Complete two of the following:
Complete one of the following:
*Students may take courses from the required list as an elective if not taken as a required course.
- Choose 8 semester hours from:
- One of:
- AFCS 3210 — Black Abolition Studies: Carcerality, Liberation, and Resistance
- CRIM 3120 — Race, Crime, and Justice
- ECON 1240 — Economics of Crime
- ECON 3410 — Labor Economics
- INTL 2500 — Race and Global Human Mobility
- PHIL 2619 — Race and Religion in Film
- PHIL 3492 — Indigenous Philosophy
- PHIL 3512 — Religion, Race, and Politics
- SOCL 4520 — Race, Class, and Gender
- WMNS 2325 — Black Feminist Studies
GPA requirements
- Grades in the following courses must average to a minimum of C (2.000):
Substitutions
Possible equivalents for this program — dashed means a suggestion, not a rule, and every substitution needs your advisor's approval:
- HUSV 2800 ↔ WMNS 2800 (tier B)
- INTL 2480 ↔ WMNS 2480 (tier B)
- MATH 1231 ↔ MATH 1241 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1251 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1341 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1245 (tier C)
- MATH 1241 ↔ MATH 1340 (tier C)
- SOCL 1260 ↔ WMNS 1260 (tier B)
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