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Program checklist · BA

Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA

University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY

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Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
45.1004
Credits (computed from items)
447
Catalog edition
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
196088
CourseShelf checklist
CK_196088_4f9a3e2b
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Admission Criteria

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    Major Requirements

    0 items

      Philosophy, Politics and Economics Core (9 credits)

      3 items
      1. PHI 185LEC
        Model-Based Reasoning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PSC 200LEC
        Empirical Political Science
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 342LEC
        Political Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Economics Course (3-4 credits)

      3 items
      1. ECO 181LD
        Introduction to Macroeconomics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ECO 380LEC
        Economic Statistics and Data Analysis
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. ECO 407LEC
        Macroeconomic Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Microeconomics course (3-4 credits)

      2 items
      1. ECO 182LD
        Introduction to Microeconomics
        Not resolved to a course
        4
      2. ECO 405LEC
        Microeconomic Theory 1
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Political Science course (3 credits)

      3 items
      1. PSC 101LEC
        Introduction to American Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PSC 102LEC
        Introduction to International Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 103LEC
        Introduction to Comparative Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Philosophy course (3 credits)

      10 items
      1. PHI 105LEC
        Contemporary Moral Problems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHI 107LEC
        Ethics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PHI 162LEC
        Law, Morality, Authority
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PHI 322LEC
        Philosophy of Social Sciences
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PHI 335LEC
        Contemporary Ethical Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PHI 336LEC
        The Science of Morals
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. PHI 337LEC
        Ethics and Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. PHI 341LEC
        Social Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. PHI 410LEC
        Social Norms
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. PHI 440LEC
        Advanced Topics in Political Philosophy
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Game or Decision Theory course (3 credits)

      3 items
      1. ECO 467LEC
        Economics and Game Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHI 323LEC
        Decision Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 393LEC
        Game Theory and Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Policy And Change Course (3 credits)

      9 items
      1. PHI 353LEC
        Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PSC 314LEC
        Public Policy Making
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 343LEC
        The Politics of Civil War
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PSY 332LEC
        Social Conflict and Its Resolution
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PSY 333LEC
        Industrial/Organizational Psychology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. PSY 409LEC
        Organizational Development and Change
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. SOC 309LEC
        Social Change
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. SOC 384LEC
        Social Movements
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. SOC 467LEC
        Sociology and Social Policy
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      One Political Economy Course (3 credits)

      6 items
      1. ECO 464SEM
        Public Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. PHI 350LEC
        Philosophy of Political Economy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. PSC 315LEC
        American Political Economy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. PSC 328LEC
        International Political Economy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. PSC 413LEC
        Comparative Political Economy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. SOC 360LEC
        Political Sociology
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Four Thematic Domain courses (12 credits)

      5 items
      1. Students complete 4 courses from a single Thematic Domain: Local, National or Global.
        Not resolved to a course
      2. Courses must be from at least two different departments.
        Not resolved to a course
      3. Three of the four courses must be completed at the 300/400 level.
        Not resolved to a course
      4. Some courses require prerequisites.
        Not resolved to a course
      5. Courses associated with each domain listed below.
        Not resolved to a course

      Local Domain

      26 items
      1. ECO 209LEC
        Introduction to Urban Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ECO 421LEC
        Urban Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. END 212LEC
        Urban Planning and Environmental Design
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. END 279LEC
        Exploring the Design of Buffalo Niagara
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. END 301LEC
        Perspectives On Land Use and Development
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. END 302LEC
        Sustainable Urban Environments
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. END 304LEC
        Transportation in Environmental Design and Urban Life
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. END 308SEM
        Health and Urban Environments
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. END 313LEC
        Local Government Policy and Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. END 322DIS
        Race and Place in the Built Environment
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. END 406SEM
        Housing & Community Development
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. END 408SEM
        Race, Class, Gender, and the City
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. END 422SEM
        Economic Development Planning
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. END 441LEC
        Nonprofit Management
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. END 442LEC
        Central City Revitalization
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. END 467LEC
        Legal Issues in Planning and Development
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. GEO 366LEC
        Urban Geography
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. GEO 367LEC
        Urban Social Geography
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. GEO 430LEC
        Applied Urban Geography
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. HIS 327LEC
        The City in American History
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      21. HIS 448SEM
        Race and American Urban History
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      22. PHI 340LEC
        Local Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      23. PHI 410LEC
        Social Norms
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      24. SOC 315LEC
        Sociology of City Life
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      25. SOC 348LEC
        Urban Sociology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      26. SOC 385LEC
        Neighborhoods and Health
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      National Domain

      27 items
      1. ECO 201LEC
        Economic History of the United States
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ECO 208LEC
        Introduction to Environmental Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. ECO 212LEC
        Current Economic Problems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. ECO 411LEC
        Health Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. ECO 412LEC
        Environmental Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. ECO 425SEM
        Money and Financial Institutions
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. ECO 440LEC
        Economics of Education
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. ECO 443SEM
        Labor Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. PSC 215LEC
        Law and the Political Process
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. PSC 222LEC
        Politics and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. PSC 225LEC
        Equality and Justice in the United States
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. PSC 293SEM
        Race and the Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. PSC 301LEC
        Cases in Civil Liberties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. PSC 302LEC
        Protecting Civil Liberties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. PSC 303LEC
        Constitutional Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      16. PSC 304LEC
        Legislative Politics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      17. PSC 307LEC
        Political Parties
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      18. PSC 309LEC
        American Federalism
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      19. PSY 334LEC
        Psychology and Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      20. PSY 452LEC
        Psychology of Prejudice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      21. SOC 206LEC
        Social Problems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      22. SOC 211LEC
        Sociology of Diversity
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      23. SOC 317LEC
        Criminal Justice Systems
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      24. SOC 328LEC
        Social Inequality
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      25. SOC 349LEC
        Classical Soc Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      26. SOC 371LEC
        Individual and Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      27. SOC 373LEC
        Law & Society
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Global Domain

      15 items
      1. ECO 416LEC
        Economic Development
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. ECO 434LEC
        International Finance
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      3. ECO 435LEC
        International Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      4. ECO 493LEC
        Topics in International Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      5. END 363LEC
        Cities and Globalization
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      6. END 476SEM
        Comparative and Global Development Issues
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      7. GEO 333LEC
        International Trade
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      8. GEO 460LEC
        Geography of Development
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      9. PHI 343LEC
        Global Justice
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      10. PSC 332LEC
        International Organizations
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      11. PSC 333LEC
        International Relations Theory
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      12. PSC 338LEC
        Comparative Foreign Policy
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      13. PSC 339LEC
        International Law
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      14. PSC 342LEC
        Politics of Developing Nations
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      15. PSC 412LEC
        Comparative Political Institutions
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Capstone (3 credits)

      1 item
      1. PHI 485LEC
        Integrating Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
        Not resolved to a course
        3

      Notes

      0 items

        Additional Degree Requirements Include

        2 items
        1. Additional coursework to fulfill UB Curriculum requirements
          Not resolved to a course
        2. Elective courses as needed to complete the 120 credit hour total
          Not resolved to a course

        Program Honors and Program Distinction

        0 items

          Curricular Plan

          40 items
          1. UB Seminar
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          2. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          3. PHI 185LEC
            Model-Based Reasoning
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          4. Political Science Course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          5. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          6. ENG 105LEC
            Writing and Rhetoric
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          7. Economics Course
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          8. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          9. Philosophy course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          10. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          11. PSC 200LEC
            Empirical Political Science
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          12. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          13. Math and Quantitative Reasoning
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          14. Scientific Literacy 1
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          15. Pathway
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          16. Scientific Literacy 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          17. Scientific Literacy Lab
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          18. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          19. Microeconomics course
            Not resolved to a course
            4
          20. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          21. Thematic Domain course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          22. Policy and Change course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          23. Political Economy course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          24. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          25. Communication Literacy 2
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          26. PHI 342LEC
            Political Philosophy
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          27. Thematic Domain 300/400-level course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          28. Thematic Domain 300/400-level course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          29. Game or Decision Theory course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          30. UBC 399MNT
            UB Curriculum Capstone
            Not resolved to a course
            1
          31. Thematic Domain 300/400-level course
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          32. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          33. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          34. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          35. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          36. PHI 485LEC
            Integrating Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          37. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          38. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          39. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
          40. Elective
            Not resolved to a course
            3
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