2013-2014 Bulletin 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2013-2014 Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Political Science and Economics, PhD Interfield


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The interfield degree in Political Science and Economics is an interdisciplinary degree in political economy. The program is offered as a collaboration of the faculty of both the Politics and Policy (Political Science) and the Economics department.

Students must be accepted into the doctoral programs of both departments. One department will serve as the student’s primary department and dictate the field to be listed first on the student’s diploma at graduation–whether Political Science and Economics or Economics and Political Science.

Degree Requirements

Coursework.  A minimum of 80 units are required, composed of a core, a methods minor field, a political science major field, and an economics major field.

Qualifying Exams.  A modified qualifying exam structure takes into account requirements of the two programs.

  • Economics: Combined testing on ECON 302 and 313 and a field of application
  • Politics and Policy: Testing on a field of application

Final Paper Portfolio.  All students are required to submit two papers to the program office.  One paper must be written during the student’s first semester in the program.  A second paper should represent the student’s best work and may come from any subsequent semester that the student is enrolled in the program.  Papers are used for accreditation reviews of the program.

Dissertation.  Students must propose, produce, and defend a dissertation that meets the rigorous methodological standards of and draws from both fields.  Refer to the Registration and Degree Information  section of the Bulletin for policies and procedures.

University Policies.  University policies detailed in the Registration and Degree Information  section of the Bulletin apply.

Core Courses (28 units)


Political Economy

Required Courses

  • SP&E 410 Foundations of Political Economy 

Two course from the following.

  • SP&E 360 American Political Economy
  • PP 411 International Political Economy
  • PP 352 Comparative Political Economy 

Economics

Required Courses

  • ECON 313 Microeconomic Analysis
  • ECON 302 Macroeconomics I
  • SP&E 315 Game Theory or ECON 317 Game Theory and Asymmetric Information or SP&E 317 Advanced Formal Models

Two of the following, with approval of the field advisor.

  • SP&E 315 Game Theory
  • ECON 316 Consumer Theory and General Equilibrium
  • ECON 317 Game Theory and Asymmetric Information
  • SP&E 317 Advanced Formal Models
  • ECON 303 Advanced Macroeconomics

Methods Sequence (16 units)


Choose one of the following four-course statistical sequences.

Track 1

  • TNDY401i   Conduct of Social Inquiry
  • ECON 308 Mathematics for Economists I
  • ECON 382 Econometrics
  • ECON 383 Econometrics II or ECON 384 Econometrics III 

Track 2

  • TNDY 401i Conduct of Social Inquiry
  • PP 481 Quantitative Research Methods
  • PP 482 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
  • PP 487 Applied Data Analysis or PP488 Advanced Methods

Field Options (36 units)


Nine courses or 36 units are required according to the following distribution.  

Politics and Policy - five courses or 20 units are required to complete a field.

  • American Politics
  • Comparative Politics
  • Political Philosophy - additional units may be required; consult the political philosophy advisor
  • Public Policy
  • World Politics
  • International & Comparative Political Economy

Economics - four courses are required to complete a field.

  • Business & Financial Economics
  • Industrial Organization
  • International & Development Economics
  • International Money & Finance
  • Neuroeconomics
  • Public Choice & Public Economics

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