Program Overview

Introduction to PPLE College

PPLE College offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that connects the fields of politics, psychology, law, and economics, providing a comprehensive understanding of contemporary societal issues and their underlying dynamics.

Academic Programme

The PPLE study programme is structured in such a way that students start by building a solid knowledge base in all disciplines, and as they progress through the programme, they will choose one discipline to specialise in.

Curriculum

The curriculum is divided into three years:

• The first year consists of academic core courses, including interdisciplinary courses such as ‘Law, justice and morality', 'Politics, power and governance’ and ‘Psychology and Society’.
• The second and third year: majors, where students start on their specialisation (major) in either politics, psychology, law, or economics and business.
• Personal development integrated into the curriculum, which aims to foster students' personal learning and development through interactive workshops.

Courses

Some of the courses offered include:

• Doing Research, An Introduction
• Politics, Power and Governance I
• What you don’t learn in school
• Law, Justice and Morality
• Rhetoric
• Integrative seminar I: Human Rights
• Economics for a Changing World I
• Philosophy of the Social Sciences
• Introduction to Statistical Analysis
• Psychology and Society I
• Integrative seminar II: Solidarity

Majors

The programme offers four majors:

• Politics
• Psychology
• Law
• Economics and Business

Politics

The world of politics has been transforming dramatically over the past 50 years or so. The focus of political science is no longer only the state, but also non-state actors, new axes of economic and military power, and the dynamics of inter- and intra-state conflicts.

Psychology

The human factor is a critical variable in almost all the complex problems we face today. Psychology, as the study of human behaviour, will help to understand (and change) the role we as humans play in topics such as social inequality, climate change and consumer behaviour.

Law

As a guiding framework for modern societies, law affects people in all domains of life. Interdisciplinary courses in law will help you interpret complex social issues, such as international relations, immigration and European integration, through the lens of the legal system and principles of justice.

Economics and Business

Economic reasoning is crucial to the analysis of the major challenges that the world faces. Policies on, for instance, international trade, economic and social development as well as management of the environment all benefit from a thorough understanding of economic behaviour and the relations between the major stakeholders.

Entrance Test

Students who want to major in economics need to successfully pass the economics major entrance test in the spring semester of their first year.