Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics

Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE)
The Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) Program at The King’s College strives to educate future generations of leaders for the United States and the wider world. In conjunction with the core curriculum, this undergraduate program will imbue students with traditional Judeo-Christian values, thereby enabling them to offer effective, ethical leadership in the essential areas of government, commerce, law, the media, civil society, education, the arts and the church. In order to prepare King’s students for success in these critical career areas, the PPE program is designed to give them an extensive, edifying grounding in the theory and practice of politics, philosophy, economics, and public policy. The aim is to focus on a few things and do them well.

Why politics, philosophy, economics? Simply stated, these along with theology are the ruling disciplines. These academic fields encompass the core concepts, essential principles, and arresting ideas that shape the 21st century world. Politics comprises issues of war and peace, liberty and equality, conservatism and liberalism, and freedom and coercion. Philosophy comprises logic, epistemology, and apologetics; it serves as the foundation for all thinking and argumentation. Economics comprises wealth and poverty, profits and social justice, trade and autarky, and capitalism and socialism. Finally, theology comprises God and man, ultimate concern and personal meaning, and all things spiritual and secular; it is a primary source of philosophy, history, and the arts, inter alia. While the PPE and Common Core programs will be augmented by history, literature, languages, math, and science, The King’s College will aim to do more than prevent gaps in knowledge: it will prepare students to put their ideas into practice for the purpose of effecting social change.

The Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
In philosophy, students are exposed to the major works of western philosophy and the development of modern sociopolitical theory. In politics, students take coursework in American government and institutions, constitutional law, political theory, and foreign policy. In economics, students receive a thorough grounding in micro and macroeconomics, political economy, and the history of economic thought. As part of the College’s core curriculum, students are also introduced to Judeo-Christian values and thinking, the works of the Old and New Testament, comparative religion, western civilization, writing, rhetoric, science, and mathematics. Moreover, students can take advantage of elective course offerings to augment the Core + PPE with languages and the arts. Overall the program is designed to produce classically trained, nationally focused, ethically driven, and highly motivated students.

The PPE program emphasizes theoretical teaching as well as practical experience, culminating in a senior thesis. In particular, the final semester is designed to amalgamate the previous coursework blocks together into a firm foundation, using a set of capstone courses as a launching pad toward either graduate school or the career world. Overall, The King’s College will strive to provide its students with a classic education in the ruling disciplines that incorporates a crucial additional component: theological teaching.

The Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics requires the successful completion of at least 60 hours of approved college-level courses of study as tabulated below:

While completing this course of study, the following requirements must be met:

1. No fewer than 60 of the semester hours of course work must be earned at The King’s College, and these 60 hours of credit must include at least 48 semester hours which apply to this degree.
2. The successful candidate for this degree must have a cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all work completed at The King’s College. In addition, all students must maintain at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in the courses that are a part of the Common Core. In order to graduate, students must achieve a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA (B-) in all courses specific to their major. They must also earn a grade of C or higher in each course taken in their major.
3. The successful candidate for the BA Degree must obtain a grade of C or higher in MAT-117 Mathematical Ideas and Practice.
4. To progress beyond the freshman year, the student must obtain a grade of C or higher in both ENG-101 College Writing I and ENG-201 College Writing II.
5. The successful candidate must satisfactorily complete all the requirements for the Fall and Spring Interregnum.
6. The successful candidate for the BA degree must obtain approval for graduation from the Office of the Registrar and upon vote of the faculty.

While the Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics program may be started at the beginning of any semester, students should be aware that not all courses will be offered each semester.