This is a theme for students interested in international affairs, whether it be centered around a particular region, or concentrated around a relevant concept (such as global trade or international law).

Choosing Courses

When choosing course to develop your theme, please keep the following in mind:

• The five thematic courses you choose should coherently work together. Your five theme classes must create a cohesive story and will need to be approved by the PPE Associate Director.
• No more than two classes from outside the School of Arts and Sciences can count towards your PPE major.
• You may take more than one capstone seminar, counting the additional capstones towards your theme courses.
• Theme courses are your advanced courses in the major. Consult with the PPE Associate Director if you think a lower level class is appropriate for the development of your theme.
• You are encouraged to look for classes outside of the sample course list in order to tailor your theme to your specific interests. Some departments we recommend looking for courses in are: ANTH, BIBB, COMM, ECON, HIST, HSSC, MKTG, PSCI, PSYC, and SOCI.
  

Thematic Concentration Course Proposal Form

In order to have a course approved to use towards your theme, you will need to submit a request using the thematic concentration course proposal form. All requests will be reviewed by the PPE Associate Director. You are encouraged to search for courses outside the sample course list in order to refine your theme.

 

Sample classes for Globalization:

These courses are just a sample of those that may be a good fit for a Globalization concentration. This is not a list of pre-approved courses, as all courses used for your theme will need approval from the PPE Associate Director. You are encouraged to look for courses outside this list, as well.

• ANTH 2730 Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives (formerly ANTH 273)
• ANTH 2940 Global Cities: Urbanization in the Global South (formerly ANTH 394)
• BEPP 2030 Business in the Global Political Environment (formerly BEPP 203)
• BEPP/LGST 2120 Economic Analysis of Law (formerly BEPP/LGST 212)
• BEPP 2330 Consumers, Firms and Markets in Developing Countries (formerly BEPP 233)
• BEPP 2890 Economic Globalization: Policy, History and Contemporary Issues (formerly BEPP 289)
• ECON 0420 Political Economy (formerly ECON 032)
• ECON 0500 International Economics (formerly ECON 050)
• ECON 0510 Development Economics (formerly ECON 024)
• ECON 2200 Intermediate Macroeconomics (formerly ECON 102)
• ECON 4510 International Trade (formerly ECON 251)
• ECON 4520 International Finance (formerly ECON 252)
• ECON 4530 Topics in Development (formerly ECON 261)
• EDUC 5480 Education in Developing Countries (formerly EDUC 514)
• EDUC 5805 Globalization & the University (formerly EDUC 505)
• FNCE 1010 Monetary Economics and the Global Economy (formerly FNCE 101)
• FNCE 2190 International Financial Markets and Cryptocurrencies (formerly FNCE 219)
• FNCE 6130 Macroeconomics and the Global Economic Environment (formerly FNCE 613)
• GAFL 5300 Evidence Based Policies of Economic and Political Development (formerly GAFL 530)
• HIST 0350 Africa Since 1800 (formerly HIST 076) HIST 0360 History of the Middle East Since 1800 (formerly HIST 081)
• HIST 0450 Modern Latin American Survey 1808-Present (formerly HIST 071)
• HIST 0560 Modern Japanese History (formerly HIST 091)
• HIST 1191 The U.S. and the World since 1898 (formerly HIST 451)
• HIST 1594 China and the World: Modern Times (formerly HIST 394)
• HIST 2350 / AFRC 2350 Migration and Refugees in African History (formerly HIST 232)
• HIST 2352 / NELC 2566 Israel and Iran: Historical Ties, Contemporary Challenges (formerly HIST 232)
• HIST 2353 / GSWS 2353 / NELC 2567 Sex and Power in the Middle East: Unveiling Women's Lives (formerly HIST 232)
• HIST 2701 Travel, Trade and War in the Modern Mediterranean (formerly HIST 206)
• HIST 3551 / EALC 1792 Pacific World (formerly HIST 206)
• HSOC 4375 Medicine and Development (formerly HSOC 421)
• INTR 1001 Transnational Issues in Global Politics (formerly INTR 101)
• INTR 2500 Political Risk Analysis (formerly INTR 250)
• INTR 2900 Topics in International Relations (formerly INTR 290)
• LGST 2160 Emerging Economies (formerly LGST 216)
• LGST 2190 Law and Policy in International Business (formerly LGST 219)
• LGST 2200 International Business Ethics (formerly LGST 220)
• LGST 2240 Human Rights and Globalization (formerly LGST 224)
• MGMT 2080 Globalization and International Political Economy (formerly MGMT 208)
• PHIL 2430 Global Justice (formerly PHIL 271)
• PSCI 1101 The Politics of Slow Moving Crises (formerly PSCI 220)
• PSCI 1102 Political Economy of Development (formerly PSCI 224)
• PSCI 1120 Latin American Politics (formerly PSCI 213)
• PSCI 1130 Contemporary African Politics (formerly PSCI 210)
• PSCI 1140 Politics in the Contemporary Middle East (formerly PSCI 211)
• PSCI 1150 Contemporary Chinese Politics (formerly PSCI 219)
• PSCI 1171 The European Union (formerly PSCI 215)
• PSCI 1172 Russian Politics (formerly PSCI 217)
• PSCI 1173 Comparative Health Politics (formerly PSCI 221)
• PSCI 1401 International Security (formerly PSCI 151)
• PSCI 1406 International Human Rights (formerly PSCI 258)
• PSCI 1407 Ethics and International Relations (formerly PSCI 260)
• PSCI 1409 International Law (formerly PSCI 358)
• PSCI 1440 International Politics of the Middle East (formerly PSCI 253)
• PSCI 1801 Statistical Methods (formerly PSCI 338)
• PSCI 3400 The Causes of War & Peace (formerly PSCI 255)
• PSCI 4450 Chinese Foreign Policy (formerly PSCI 259)
• PSCI 4800 Evidence Based Policies of Economic and Political Development (formerly PSCI 413)
• PSCI 5160 Society and Politics in India (formerly PSCI 511)
• PUBH 5190 Issues in Global Health (formerly PUBH 519)
• REES 1630 Soviet and Post-Soviet Economy (formerly REES 189)
• URBS 4570 Globalization & The City: Global Urbanization (formerly URBS 457)

The following links provide easy access to courses offered in some related disciplines:

• Wharton: Finance (FNCE)
• Wharton: Legal Studies and Business Ethics (LGST)
• Penn Law (PPE students can enroll by permission of instructor
• Penn Law Master's Program (courses open to PPE students)

 

Any course you use towards your thematic concentration will need to be approved--even if it comes from the sample course list. Requests for course approval can be submitted through this form. All requests will be reviewed by the PPE Associate Director.