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Tutors: Dr Peter Millican (Philosophy Fellow), Mr Mark Thakkar (Philosophy Lecturer), Mr Davide Cargnello (Philosophy and Political Theory Lecturer), Dr Anthony Murphy (Economics Fellow), Dr Dimitra Petropoulou (Economics Lecturer).
A new Politics Fellow is being appointed in May 2009, from an extremely
strong field of applicants, to replace Dr Andreas Busch who recently
left us.
Admission: The
College usually admits 8 candidates each year to read PPE. Applicants
with any combination of A-level subjects, be they Arts, Sciences or a
mixture of the two, are welcome, as are those with the International
Baccalaurate or other comparable qualifications.
It is certainly not necessary to have studied any of Philosophy,
Politics or Economics at school, though it is advantageous to have
studied Mathematics to at least AS-level (or equivalent).
Those who gain places are sent reading lists to help them prepare for a
University course with subjects new to them, and the Hertford tutors
are happy to discuss any particular circumstances with successful
candidates.
Entrance: No advance written work is required.
Written test: There will be a pre-interview test for PPE candidates.
All candidates will need to register with Cambridge Assessment to take
the Thinking Skills Assessment (TSA) test, either at their own school
or at an examination center, at the end of October or beginning of
November of the year of application.
In 2009 the test will take place on 4 November, and registrations for
the test must be made by 15 October at the very latest. For further
information about the test, a specimen paper, and how to register,
please refer to the PPE Test website
http://www.tsa.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/ppe. The test consists of two components:
Section 1
Aptitude and Skills (90 minute). This section consists of 50 multiple
choice questions designed to measure a candidate’s problem solving
(reasoning using numerical and spatial skills) and critical thinking
skills (reasoning using everyday written language).
Section 2 Writing task (30 minutes). One essay, from a choice of three essay topics, on general subjects that do not require any specialized knowledge.
The writing task gives candidates the opportunity to show that they can
communicate effectively in writing, organising their ideas and
presenting them clearly and concisely.
The Course:
The
first year course is designed to introduce the three subjects in a way
that presupposes no prior knowledge of them, to give a solid grounding
in some of their central areas, and to prepare for decisions about work
in the following two years.
There are pass/fail exams at the end of the first year in (i)
Philosophy (General Philosophy, Moral Philosophy and Elementary Logic,
which are studied with set books); (ii) Politics (Introduction to Politics:
Theory and Practice of Democracy, which is divided into Theorizing the
Democratic State and Analysis of Democratic Institutions, studied with
set texts); (iii) Introductory Economics (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics).
After the first year, students can specialize in two of the three subjects if they wish.
There are nearly fifty papers from which to choose in the final two
years, covering all aspects of the PPE School, and Hertford tutors take
trouble over helping students to choose the combination of eight papers
(perhaps including a thesis) that is most appropriate to their
interests.
For further information about Philosophy, Politics and Economics within Hertford College, please see:
http://ppe.hertford.ox.ac.uk
and for each of the three disciplines, see:
http://philosophy.hertford.ox.ac.uk
http://politics.hertford.ox.ac.uk
http://economics.hertford.ox.ac.uk
For further information about the relevant Departments within the University, please see:
http://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk
http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk
http://www.economics.ox.ac.uk
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