The Program on Ethics, Politics and Economics sponsors interdisciplinary teaching and research in the Social Sciences and Humanities at Yale. It is designed to foster informed debate about public policy in the light of disciplined reflection on the fundamentals of human association. The Program was created in the belief that, for all the value of specialized fields and subdisciplines, these should not displace attempts to integrate empirical, analytical and normative concerns that range over different disciplines in the modern university. The complex social realities of our time demand a wide-ranging understanding of the human sciences on the part of citizens and leaders alike; EP&E seeks to provide it.
The Ethics, Politics and Economics major is an honors major, to which application and formal acceptance is required. Students should apply to enter the major at the end of the fall term of their sophomore year. Application to the major must be made in writing and submitted to the Director of Undergraduate Studies.
This year, applications are to be submitted no later than Friday, December 5, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. Please email a pdf of your completed application to kellianne.farnham@yale.edu. No hard copies will be accepted. A complete application to the major includes:
- A completed application cover sheet.
- A transcript (official or unofficial) of work at Yale that includes a list of courses in which the applicant is enrolled for the current fall semester.
- A brief (1,000 word - maximum) statement of purpose indicating academic interests and a proposed area of individual concentration.
- A previously submitted paper written for a course related to the subject matter of Ethics, Politics and Economics (optional but encouraged).
All applications are reviewed by a committee of EPE faculty from a variety of Yale College departments and programs. Every application is given due consideration without regard for any particular first-year program of study, though performance in courses meeting introductory requirements in EPE provide helpful information as to the student’s qualifications. All decisions made by the admissions committee are final. Accepted applicants will receive further instructions via email from the Director of Undergraduate Studies during the spring semester shopping period.