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Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (BA)

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Program Description

The mission of Dallas Baptist University's Politics, Philosophy, Economics (PPE) program is to equip students through studying the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics with an intellectual versatility and interdisciplinary perspective to be Christ-like servant leaders prepared to engage the complexities of modern socio-economic challenges and problems.

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The mission of Dallas Baptist University's Politics, Philosophy, Economics (PPE) program is to equip students through studying the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics with an intellectual versatility and interdisciplinary perspective to be Christ-like servant leaders prepared to engage the complexities of modern socio-economic challenges and problems.

Program Goals:

  • Students will acquire knowledge of key concepts and theories from the disciplines of politics, philosophy, and economics.

  • Students will identify and employ the methods of analysis from the constituent disciplines as they engage practical and theoretical problems.

  • Students will understand the application of the biblical Christian worldview to the study of PPE.

  • Students will be proficient at critical thinking and formal reasoning.

  • Students will construct and communicate arguments with clarity, precision, and effectiveness.

Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:

Choose one 3-hour course from the list below.*

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

*A 4-hour math will fulfill this requirement, plus 1 hour toward your total required hours for the degree.

Choose one 3-4 hour course from the list below.

Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
Complete at least 1 courses in the following Course Sets:

Choose two 3-hour courses in the same language from the list below.

Complete at least 2 courses in the following Course Sets:
Completion requirement
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
AND
Complete at least 1 of the following Courses:
Completion requirement
Select 6 Upper-Level Elective Hours
Select 21-23 Lower or Upper-Level Elective Hours
Completion requirement
Completion requirement

The following list of courses found in the above degree plan contain a field-based service-learning component.

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A 120-credit-hour minimum for a bachelor's degree is required, including 36 upper-level credit hours.

At least 12 credit hours in the major program must be completed at Dallas Baptist University, including nine upper-level course hours.

Minimum GPA Required for Graduation from Dallas Baptist University: DBU requires a minimum institutional cumulative, major, and minor GPA of 2.0.

Refer to individual course descriptions for course requisites.

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