Please see below for contact details for the year co-ordinators and the handbooks. Please do not hesitate to contact your year co-ordinator or the program director if you have any queries. The handbooks contain important information such as contact details of the Department, module overviews and learning outcomes, assessment details etc. It is the responsibility of each student to be aware of the contents of the Handbook and to ensure that they comply with all the rules, deadlines etc. which it contains.
For tutorial times and additional information, please check the notice boards of the Philosophy Department which are located next to the Departmental Office no. 10/11, New Arts Building.
First Year
Year Co-ordinator:
Dr Simon Nolan
Email: simon.nolan@nuim.ie
For further information and the handbook, please click on
First Year Handbook_2016_17
Please see the Departmental notice boards for timetables and venues and tutorial details.
Class Representative:
Colin McCole
colin.mccole.2017@mumail.ie
Second Year
Year Co-ordinator:
Dr Amos Edelheit
Email: amos.edelheit@nuim.ie
For further information and the handbook, please click on
Second Year Handbook_2016_17
Please see the Departmental notice boards for timetables and venues and tutorial details.
Class Representatives:
TBA
Third Year
Year Co-ordinator:
Dr Cyril McDonnell
Email: cyril.mcdonnell@nuim.ie
For further information and the handbook, please click on
Third Year Handbook_2016_2017
Please see the Departmental notice boards for timetables and venues and tutorial details.
Class Representatives:
TBA
'The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else.'
J.M. Keynes
Introduction:
Philosophy, Politics and Economics overlap not only in the university, but also in public policy, business and commerce. The intellectual dexterity and versatility that emerges from a training and grounding in these three overlapping and cognate disciplines is an enormous professional, intellectual and vocational asset, valued and recognized by governments, policy makers, enterprises and employers. It enables one to act effectively under guidance in a peer relationship with qualified practitioners; lead multiple, complex and heterogeneous groups .
PPE brings together some of the most important approaches to gain the necessary abilities and understanding to deal with the challenge of globalisation and a globalised economy, democracy and becoming a responsible citizen.
In studying Philosophy, students will be able to identify and gain an understanding of the philosophical concepts underlying many political, social, economic and ethical theories. Furthermore, they will develop their ability to think critically and logically, analyse arguments, and be able to apply these skills to address problems connected with the key ideas mentioned above.
The study of Politics provides a thorough understanding of the different ways in which politics shapes our lives, the various forms that politics takes, and how politics is organised differently around the world. Studying Politics in Maynooth focuses on the three interweaving strands active citizenship, political sociology and political institutions.
The study of Economics provides the students with an in-depth understanding how consumers, firms and government make decisions that together determine how resources are allocated. An appreciation of economics and the general workings of the economy has become increasingly necessary to make sense of governmental policy-making, the conduct of businesses and the enormous changes in economic systems occurring throughout the world.
Program Director:
Dr Michael Dunne
Email: michael.w.dunne@nuim.ie
Program Co-ordinator:
Dr Susan Gottlöber
Email: susan.gottlober@nuim.ie
Handbooks
For further information and the handbook please click on the link below:
First Year PPE
Second Year PPE
Third Year PPE
For timetables, tutorials etc. please check different subjects individually.
Career options:
PPE is a preparation for a wide range of career choices. As the experience with other colleges have shown, graduates in PPE most commonly chose a career in finance, politics, journalism, law, industry, teaching, social work, accountancy, business management, management consultancy, advertising and the many branches of the public services, including the civil and diplomatic services and local government. Furthermore, it allows graduates to teach the proposed new Politics and Society course for the Leaving Certificate.
