Mount Allison University

Announcing [proposed] New Degree Program in PPE: Philosophy, Politics and Economics
On 10 May 2012, the Mount Allison Senate approved new Major and Honours Degree programs in PPE. Before these new degree programs can be officially offered to students, they require approval from the Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission [MPHEC]. The University has submitted an application for approval to the MPHEC and anticipates a response in the Fall of 2012 such that the programs can be offered as of the 2013-2014 academic year. In the meantime, interested students are encouraged to consider the PPE program described here.

The PPE program offers students the opportunity of a multidisciplinary immersion in the problems of action and reflection which structure the human world. Philosophy, politics, and economics share in common a foundational concern with the abundant and widely varying ideas of what is good for human beings and the challenges that arise from attempts at realizing and reconciling these different ideas of the good in practice. The PPE program brings these three areas of study together in one multidisciplinary program designed to balance prescriptive dimensions of the theoretical enterprise with descriptive ones that are grounded in empirical considerations, such that graduates of the program are broadly educated to consider complex contemporary concerns.

The Departments of Philosophy, Politics & International Relations, and Economics are excitedly looking forward to launching the PPE Program. Students seeking more information on the PPE Program are welcome to arrange a meeting with one of the advisors for the program:

Dr. Jane Dryden (Philosophy) tel: 364-2340 email: jdryden@mta.ca
Dr. Loralea Michaelis (Politics) tel: 364-2206 email: lmichael@mta.ca
Dr. Stephen Law (Economics) tel: 364-2355 email: slaw@mta.ca


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