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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Philosophy, Politics and Economics Minor


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Admission Criteria


Current UB students seeking admission to the Philosophy, Politics and Economics minor should complete the College of Arts and Sciences Major/Minor Change Request Form.

Course Requirements


Two Electives (6-7 credits)


*Must be from different departments

Notes


*Four courses must be 300-400 level. Therefore, if students take ECO 182  in the Core Courses, they must be certain to choose at least one additional upper division course among their electives.

Total Credits Required for Minor: 21-23


Total Credit Hours Required represents the minimum credits needed to complete this program, and may vary based on a number of circumstances. This chart should not be used for financial aid purposes.

Academic Requirements


Minimum GPA of 2.000 overall.

Program Distinction


A student in this major is eligible for Program Distinction upon degree conferral if the criteria are met. Criteria are found under Academic Honors in the Policy and Procedure section of this Catalog. Program Distinction is noted on the official transcript.

Learning Outcomes


Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge of:

  • The use of models in the social sciences
    • How models get used to explain and predict behavior
    • How to use models as a decision aid
    • The limits of models
  • How justice and fairness factor into social science and policymaking
    • How the tools of social science address normative considerations
    • How decision-makers and consumers of social science can incorporate questions of justice
  • How to weigh empirical evidence, descriptive theoretical work, and normative theory together
    • Develop tools for integrating different sources of evidence into a judgment
    • Develop an understanding of the merits and limits of different sources of evidence
  • Interdisciplinary reasoning
    • How to communicate across disciplinary boundaries
    • How to productively work in intellectually diverse groups

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