Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

The fundamental tools to analyse and resolve the major governance issues facing contemporary societies.

The Bachelor’s in Philosophy, Politics and Economics offers students the opportunity to understand the contemporary world by studying in depth its three essential areas for a better analysis of modern issues. Its main objective? To enable students to master the fundamental tools to quickly decipher the major issues facing contemporary societies.

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Overview

  • Acquire a methodology to think well and quickly

  • Master the technical and ethical dimensions of governance (private or public). 

  • Master the fundamental notions and methodologies of philosophy, economics and political science.

Programme

  • Foreign language courses (English, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Portuguese, Dutch, etc.).
  • Compulsory student mobility during the fifth semester: academic exchange, internship or humanitarian project
  • A multicultural campus environment (linked to the presence of international students and instructors).
  • Internships and professional development: students must intern for a total of eight weeks, spread out as they wish over the three years of the Bachelor’s Degree. Students receive support for these internships in the form of technical workshops and specific, job-focused modules that introduce them to the different careers to which political science studies lead.

In order to encourage students to succeed, various mechanisms have been put in place:

  • KHOLLES: This 30-minute oral examination generally includes a question from the course or a commentary on a text and is divided into three parts: presentation, discussion and debriefing.
  • TUTORING: Possibility to ask a teacher for a meeting in order to submit a problematic seen in class or to deepen questions related to teaching.
  • ROLE PLAYING: Theatrical situations conducive to oral expression during several courses, in particular EU Policy Making and Economic, Social & Political Ethics…

Career opportunities

A degree in PPE will equip students with the knowledge and skills to pursue a wide range of careers in the public and private sectors at national and international levels, including public policy, governmental or non-governmental organizations, diplomacy, data management, risk analysis, business and finance. But also:

  • Jobs involving the written word: publishing, journalism, translation, various positions in government or institutions (schools etc.) where it is necessary to be able to write well and synthesize information;
  • Decision-making professions and advice to decision-makers: the business world, political bodies, ethics committees;
  • The world of education in a very broad sense;
  • The world of culture.

Students can continue their studies by choosing one of the Masters offered at ESPOL:

They can also take the European, national and local civil service exams.

Course schedule

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Semester 5

Semester 6

Unités fondamentales

Science Politique 24h 4 ECTS
Economie Publique 24h 4 ECTS
          Travaux dirigés de science politique – économie publique 16h 2 ECTS
          Khôlles / 2 ECTS
Philosophie morale et métaéthique 24h 4 ECTS

Unités d’approfondissement

Mathématiques pour sciences sociales 18h 3 ECTS
Logique formelle (propositions) 18h 3 ECTS

Compétences fondamentales

Professionnalisation 4h
Argumentation et pensée critique 16h 1 ECTS
LV1 24h 2 ECTS
LV2 16h 2 ECTS
LV3 15h 2 ECTS

Unités fondamentales

Histoire des idées politiques anciennes et modernes 24h 4 ECTS
          Khôlle de Philosophie morale et politique) / 2 ECTS
Théorie des jeux appliquée à l’économie et la politique 24h 4 ECTS
         Travaux pratiques 12h 2 ECTS
Statistique 24h 4 ECTS
          Travaux pratiques 16h 2 ECTS

Unités d'approfondissement

Economie politique 18h 3 ECTS
Introduction to international relations 18h 3 ECTS

Compétences fondamentales

Journée européenne 10 /
Study trip 10 /
LV1 16 2 ECTS
LV2 16 2 ECTS
LV3 15 2 ECTS

Unités fondamentales

Microéconomie 24h 4 ECTS
          Travaux dirigés 16h 2 ECTS
Public Policy 24h 4 ECTS
Philosophie politique 24h 4 ECTS

Unités d'approfondissement - Cours obligatoires

Logique (prédicats) 18h 3 ECTS
Choix social et théories du vote 18h 3 ECTS

Unités d'approfondissement - Cours électifs (1 au choix)

Political Philosophy of Migration 18h 3 ECTS
Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding 18h 3 ECTS
Introduction aux études de genre 18h 3 ECTS
Lecture d’oeuvre: Le Léviathan (Hobbes) 18h 3 ECTS
Politique et religion 18h 3 ECTS
Sociologie de l’ethnicité 18h 3 ECTS
Atelier de lecture et d’expression: littérature et politique 18h 3 ECTS

Compétences fondamentales

Professionnalisation 10h /
Essay Writing Workshop 16h 1 ECTS
LV1 16h 2 ECTS
LV2 16h 2 ECTS
LV3 15h 1 ECTS

Unités fondamentales

Behavioral economics 24h 4 ECTS
         Travaux dirigés 16h 2 ECTS
Modélisation pour sciences sociales 24h 4 ECTS
         Travaux dirigés 16h 2 ECTS
Philosophie des sciences 18h 3 ECTS

Unités d'approfondissement - Cours obligatoires (1 au choix)

Théorie de la démocratie 18h 3 ECTS
Statistiques appliquées à l’économie et la politique 18h 3 ECTS

Unités d'approfondissement - Cours électifs (2 au choix)

Relations internationales et anarchisme 18h 3 ECTS
The Communist Century 18h 3 ECTS
Qu’est-ce que le cosmopolitisme? 18h 3 ECTS
Music and Politics 18h 3 ECTS

Compétences fondamentales

Journée européenne 10h /
LV1 16h 2 ECTS
LV2 16h 2 ECTS
LV3 15h 1 ECTS

Compulsory mobility semester

  • Erasmus semester in a Philosophy, Politics and Economics program at a Partner University.
  • Internship in a partner company or institution

Unités fondamentales

Dossier de recherche 8 ECTS
Statistiques avancées 24h 4 ECTS
         Travaux dirigés 16h 2 ECTS
Institutional engineering 24h 4 ECTS

Unités d'approfondissement - Cours obligatoires

Théorie économique du droit 18h 3 ECTS

Unités d'approfondissement - Cours électifs (1 au choix)

Research design pour sciences sociales 18h 3 ECTS
Research design pour philosophie 18h 3 ECTS
Research design for policy briefs 18h 3 ECTS
Harrassement management 18h 3 ECTS
Management of religious or ethnic conflicts 18h 3 ECTS

Compétences fondamentales

Journée européenne 10h /
LV1 16h 2 ECTS
LV2 16h 2 ECTS
LV3 15h 1 ECTS

The course schedules are not contractual and are subject to change at any time by the teaching staff.

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