Offered By	ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences
Duration	4 years full-time
Minimum	192 units
Academic Plan	3133DJD
CRICOS Code	077490G
UAC Code	131170(B Pol, Phil & Ecn/Juris Doctor)

The Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics is designed to introduce students to the study of the disciplines of Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and the manner in which they are increasingly being integrated to enhance our understanding and evaluation of individual and collective agents and social institutions. The Juris Doctor is a distinctive Program for graduates of non-law disciplines that provides an academic qualification for admission to legal practice in Australia. The vertical double degree program allows students to combine a study of four disciplines in a coherent program that will educate students in problem solving through interdisciplinary approaches, and prepare them for a wide range of professional situations demanding the application of such skills at an advanced level. Please note that the Juris Doctor program will be reviewed in 2014 and this may include changes to the mode of delivery.

Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Juris Doctor will be able to:

1. Identify the principal theoretical approaches to the study of PPE, and the relationships between them;
2. Identify main currents in the three disciplines of PPE and their theoretical bases;
3. Define, critically discuss and apply major philosophical theories and approaches to the evaluation of social institutions;
4. Define, critically discuss and apply the methods of economics to the study of political institutions and processes, and to questions within political philosophy;
5. Define, critically discuss and apply the core arguments and principles of political economy, public choice and rational choice theory;
6. Recognise and analyse the different actors, processes and stages involved in formulating public policies;
7. Analyse practical dilemmas that arise in politics using the theories, approaches and methods of the three main disciplines of PPE;
8. JD learning objectives remain under revision and will be finalised in 2014 to be consistent with the JD being a Level 9 Masters Extended AQF compliant program.

Prerequisites

Admission requirements

Admission to the BPPE program is normally based on a combination of the applicant’s qualifications.  It is expected that the admission rank required for entry will be approximately 96.

Students must have completed at least 96 units of the BPPE program with an average of 65% in order to commence the LAWS coded courses and must achieve an overall result of at least 65% across the whole BPPE program to transition to the Juris Doctor program.

Refer to Policy: English Language Admission Requirements for Students.

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