What does it take to build and sustain a free, prosperous and just society? When do markets create value, and when do they undermine justice? How can diverse communities cooperate amid polarization and mistrust? What are the moral limits of technology, wealth and power? Answers to these vital questions cannot be found in philosophy, political science or economics alone. They require the combined contributions of all of them. The Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) concentration prepares students to address such questions in two ways: by making them fluent with the methods and concepts of these disciplines, through a series of core and elective courses in each of them; and by training them to integrate the methods and concepts of these disciplines through specifically designed PPE courses and capstone projects.

The PPE concentration is a stepping stone for employment in an unusually wide variety of areas, ranging from consulting, financial and legal services, to technology, education, government and healthcare, to public relations and journalism, and more. The concentration also prepares students for graduate study, not only in any of the three constituent disciplines but also in law, business and the social sciences.