Bachelor of Arts in PPE - Philosophy, Politics, & Economics

Philosophy, Politics and Economics is an integrated and multi-disciplinary major, which is designed to equip students with the quantitative and analytical skills to interpret, evaluate, criticize, and explain political and economic events and their respective causes.  The major equips students to understand, deploy, and criticize major theories in the fields of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, while allowing for focused concentration in a particular area of interest.  Students learn how to apply abstract theories to the actual world, and how to evaluate that application.

PPE - Philosophy, Politics, & Economics is offered at the following locations.

• Ottawa, KS (Residential Campus)

Graduates are prepared for Law, Business, or other Graduate school programs, along with a range of career opportunities in both the public and private sector.

Required Major Courses

ECO 20163	MACROECONOMICS (3)
ECO 20263	MICROECONOMICS (3)
ECO 30363	MONEY AND BANKING (3)
HPS 13353	AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (3)
HPS 25353	WORLD CIVILIZATION I (3)
HPS 25453	WORLD CIVILIZATION II (3)
MAT 20044	INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS (4)
PHL 11023	BASIC ISSUES IN PHILOSOPHY (3)
PHL 33024	ETHICS AND SOCIETY (3)
PHL 33055	POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (3)
PPE 49900	POLITICAL ECONOMY AND HISTORICAL ANALYSIS (3)

Required Electives

ECO 30463	SPATIAL ECONOMICS (3)
ECO 33063	ENTREPRENEURIAL ECONOMICS (3)
ECO 40963	INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (3)
HPS 30453	GEOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICA (3)
HPS 30953	AMERICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY (3)
HPS 31053	ETHNICITY IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
HPS 31453	RELIGION IN AMERICAN CULTURE (3)
HPS 31653	TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICA (3)
HPS 31654	TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD HISTORY (3)
HPS 33253	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (3)
HPS 34354	SEMINAR: AMERICAN HISTORY & GOVERNMENT I (3)
HPS 35054	SEMINAR IN WORLD HISTORY I (3)
HPS 35056	FRONTIER IN AMERICAN HISTORY (3)
PHL 37223	IDS: AESTHETICS (3)
PHL 40023	IDS: ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS (3)

Elective Concentrations Available

Economics

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University Accreditation

Ottawa University, as a whole, is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Specific degree programs within our institution have also been accredited by relevant bodies within the field:

• Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)
• Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing and master's degree program in nursing Ottawa University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
• National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission (NASAC)
• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)

We are proudly recognized for our commitment to student excellence by the following designations:

• Colleges of Distinction 2021-22
• GOLD Military Friendly School 2021-22

Why Choose Ottawa
Almost all courses in Ottawa University’s programs are available online and accredited by The Higher Learning Commission. We make it easy for you to transfer credits in order to help keep tuition costs down. We also offer courses in accelerated 8-week terms in order to reduce your time to completion. These are just a few of the reasons why we are proud to be the best, fastest, and most affordable option locally in the Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Phoenix areas, as well as serving students nationally through our online degrees.