Philosophy, Politics and Economics

Our Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) BA/BSc is a high-quality, interdisciplinary course that will equip you with the skills and knowledge to understand and analyse the political and economic institutions of the 21st century, both in the UK and globally. This course is taught jointly by the Department of Political Economy and the Department of Philosophy.

Key benefits

You will learn to think critically and independently about fundamental issues in philosophy, politics, and economics and about the interaction between these disciplines.

The Department of Political Economy has an interdisciplinary ethos that cultivates a highly stimulating intellectual environment, which attracts leading scholars from all over the world.

Our Philosophy Department is one of the largest and most prominent departments at King's and currently ranked as one of the top three in the UK.

We offer a wide range of optional modules, covering many areas of philosophy, politics and economics and their interrelations.

This course enables you to develop an understanding of the relationship between political and economic processes, institutions and ideas, and the broader philosophical questions underlying public policy.

In the 2018/19 National Student Survey the BA/BSc PPE Programme received an 88% student satisfaction rate