Philosophy, Politics, and Economics - CP

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

About This Certificate

This certificate program provides students with important foundational knowledge of these three disciplines and more fully completes their understanding of these ideas. The program introduces students to the principal texts that define these disciplines based on direct and comprehensive readings of them rather than second or third-hand accounts or interpretations of the original texts.

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College: College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department: Political Science Department

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  • Logan campus

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Career And Outcomes

Career Opportunities

Though individual career options will vary depending on a student's major, there is significant demand in the workforce for the skills developed in this program, particularly in fields relating to civil and criminal litigation as well as consitutional, corporate, commercial, business, and family law.

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