PHIL/POLI/ECON 698.003 – Philosophy, Politics, and Economics: Capstone Course

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Instructor: Paul Garofalo. This course meets TR 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. in DE 202.

This course serves as the capstone of the PPE sequence. It aims to apply ideas and tools taken from all three branches of PPE to investigate contemporary issues in social and political life, such as issues concerning democracy, diversity, and polarization, while providing you the opportunity to work in-depth on your own paper project relating to a topic in PPE of your choice. As part of your project, you will also have opportunities to share your work-in-progress with others and receive feedback from them on it to incorporate into your paper.

This course is for graduating senior PPE minors who have (1) taken the 384 Gateway course and (2) have taken (or are taking) all other courses necessary to complete the PPE minor.

For enrollment assistance, please contact our PPE Administrators at ppeprogram@unc.edu.

Prerequisite: PHIL/POLI/ECON 384.