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Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics

Unit of study table (Table A)

Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics

Candidates must complete 144 credit points of units of study comprising:
(i) 18 credit points of degree core
(ii) a 48 credit point major in Politics or Philosophy or Economics, or Political Economy
(iii) a 36 credit point minor in Politics or Philosophy or Economics, or Political Economy
(iv) 12 credit points of 1000-level selective units of study
(v) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units of study

(vi) For students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream;

(i) a minimum 12 credit points of Dalyell Stream units of study as specified in Table D.

(vii) Where appropriate, elective units from Table A or Table S or Table O, or, for students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream, Table D

Core units

Students complete 18 credit points in the following sequence:
(i) 6 credit points of 1000-level core units;
(ii) 6 credit points of 2000-level core units;
(iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units.

Selective units

Students complete 24 credit points in the following sequence:
(i) 12 credit points of 1000-level selective units.
(ii) 12 credit points of 2000-level selective units.
Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

1000 level core units

BPPE1000
Introduction to PPE
6 P 24 credit points of 1000-level UoS

2000 level core units

BPPE2000
Intermediate PPE
6 P BPPE1000

3000 level core units

BPPE3000
Advanced PPE
6 P BPPE2000

1000 level selective units

PHIL1011
Reality, Ethics and Beauty
6 N PHIL1003 or PHIL1004 or PHIL1006 or PHIL1008
GOVT1641
Introduction to Politics
6  
ECON1001
Introductory Microeconomics
6 A Minimum result of Band 4 in HSC Mathematics Advanced (or equivalent); or Band E3 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or 2 (or equivalent). Students who do not possess the assumed knowledge are strongly advised to enrol in ECON1003 prior to or concurrently with this unit
N BUSS1040 or ECON1040
ECOP1001
Economics as a Social Science
6  

2000 level selective units

PHIL2635
Contemporary Political Philosophy
6 P (12 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of units of study with GOVT or PHIL prefix) or (6 credit points at 1000 level from any combination of GOVT or PHIL prefix and BPPE1000)
GOVT2941
Making Policy in Political Context
6 P (12 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT and a minimum of 36 credit points) or (A minimum of 36 credit points, including 6 credit points at 1000 level in GOVT, and BPPE1000)
ECOS2001
Intermediate Microeconomics
6 P ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040
N ECON2001 or ECON2901 or ECOS2901
ECOS2901
Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
6 P Minimum of 70% in (ECON1001 or BUSS1040 or ECON1040)
N ECOS2001 or ECON2001 or ECON2901
A ECOS2903 or MATH2070 or MATH2970
ECOP2012
Social Foundations of Capitalism
6 P (12 credit points at 1000-level in Political Economy) or (6 credit points at 1000-level in Political Economy and BPPE1000)
N ECOP2002