HomeDEPARTMENT OF HISTORY > Undergraduate Studies > Ethics History and Public Policy
The Major in Ethics History and Public Policy
About the Major
The B.A./B.S. in Ethics, History, and Public Policy prepares students for leadership positions in law, public policy, ethics, and advocacy by providing them with a rigorous, interdisciplinary humanistic and social-scientific education. It also serves as an excellent spring board for graduate study in a wide variety of disciplines. The program focuses equally on the historical understanding of how modern-day problems have evolved, and the importance of developing clear criteria for ethical decision-making. The capstone project course provides students with the opportunity to engage with real-world public policy challenges using the methods, theories and knowledge that they have gained through the major. Offered jointly by the departments of History and Philosophy, the EHPP major encourages specialization, internship experiences, and research in a wide range of policy areas.
For more information on the EHPP major, please visit the enhanced EHPP website or contact:
Jay Aronson
Director of Ethics, History, and Public Policy
Baker Hall 246B
Email: aronson@andrew.cmu.edu
Tracy London
Email: tlondon@andrew.cmu.edu
Major Requirements (123 Units)
Economics (1 of the following)
| Economics | 73-100-240 | Principles of Economics (9 units) |
| SDS | 88-220 | Policy Analysis I (9 units) |
History Core (39 units)
Policy History (9 units)
| History | 79-300 | History of Public Policy in the United States |
US History (9 units – 1 of the following)
| History | 79-240 | Development of American Culture |
| History | 79-249 | 20th Century U.S. |
Non-U.S. History (9 units – 1 of the following)
| History | 79-207 | Development of European Culture |
| History | 79-220 | Development of Caribbean Culture |
| History | 79-222 | Between Revolutions: The Development of Modern Latin America |
| History | 79-226 | Introduction to African History: Earliest Times to 1780 |
| History | 79-227 | Introduction to African History: 1780-1994 |
| History | 79-234 | Religion and Politics in the Middle East |
| History | 79-261 | Chinese Culture and Society |
| History | 79-265 | Russian History: From the First to the Last Tsar |
| History | 79-266 | Russian History: From Communism to Capitalism |
Historical Methods and Approaches (12 units)
| History | 79-360 | Historical Evidence and Interpretation |
Philosophy Core (36- units – no more than 18 units on the 100 level)
Ethics (9 units – 1 of the following)
| Philosophy | 80-130 | Introduction to Ethics |
| Philosophy | 80-230 | Ethical Theory |
Political Philosophy (9 units – 1 of the following)
| Philosophy | 80-135 | Introduction to Political Philosophy |
| Philosophy | 80-235 | Political Philosophy |
| Philosophy | 80-336 | Philosophy of Law |
Foundations of Social Science (9 units – 1 of the following)
| Philosophy | 80-221 | Philosophy of Social Science |
| Philosophy | 80-321 | Causation, Law, and Social Policy |
| Philosophy | 80-337 | Philosophy, Politics, and Economics |
Applied Philosophy (9 units – 1 of the following)
| Philosophy | 80-136 | Social Structure, Public Policy, & Ethical Dilemmas |
| Philosophy | 80-244 | Environmental Ethics |
| Philosophy | 80-245 | Medical Ethics |
| Philosophy | 80-348 | Health, Development, & Human Rights |
| Philosophy | 80-430 | Ethics and Medical Research |
| Philosophy | 80-447 | Global Justice |
Capstone Project Course (12 units)
This course will be co-taught by one member of History and one of Philosophy, and be taken in the fall of the senior year by every EHPP major. The purpose of the course is to give students a serious opportunity to apply the concepts and knowledge they acquired in the major to single topic, in depth.
Electives (3 courses – 27 units)
Engineering and Public Policy (some courses have prerequisities – see the catalog)
| EPP | 19-319 | Law & the Engineer |
| EPP | 19-321 | Law & Technology |
| EPP | 19-422 | Radiation, Health, & Policy [See EPP catalog for prerequisites] |
| EPP | 19-424 | Energy & the Environment [See EPP catalog for prerequisites] |
| EPP | 19-426 | Environmental Decision Making [See EPP catalog for prerequisites] |
| EPP | 19-448 | Science, Technology, & Ethics [See EPP catalog for prerequisites] |
Business
| Business Administration | 70-311 | Organizational Behavior |
| Business Administration | 70-332 | Business & Society |
| Business Administration | 70-361 | Foundations of Law |
| Business Administration | 70-363 | Law in Modern American Society |
| Business Administration | 70-413 | Conflict Resolution: Negotiation & Mediation |
| Business Administration | 70-430 | International Management |
Economics (some courses have prerequisities – see the catalog)
| Economics | 73-330 | Comparative Economic Systems |
| Economics | 73-354 | Law & Economics |
| Economics | 73-351 | Public Finance |
| Economics | 73-356 | Political Economy of Public Institutions |
| Economics | 73-357 | Regulation: Theory & Policy |
| Economics | 73-358 | Economics of the Environment & Natural Resources |
| Economics | 73-359 | Benefit-Cost Analysis |
| Economics | 73-365 | Industrial Organization |
| Economics | 73-371 | International Trade |
| Economics | 73-372 | International Money & Finance |
| Economics | 73-380 | Strategy in Economics and Politics |
| Economics | 73-476 | American Economic History |
History
Any course from the History core (not taken to fulfill core)
| History | 79-221 | Development and Democracy in Latin America |
| History | 79-231 | American Foreign Policy: 1945 to the Present |
| History | 79-233 | The United States and the Middle East Since 1945 |
| History | 79-242 | African-American History II |
| History | 79-267 | The Soviet Union in World War II: Military, Political and Social History |
| History | 79-288 | Bananas, Baseball, and Borders: A History of Latin America-US Relations |
| History | 79-289 | Energy, Environment and Globalization in the Americas (formerly 79-263, From Soil to Oil: Energy and the Environment in the Americas) |
| History | 79-303 | Pittsburgh and the Transformation of Modern Urban America (6 units) |
| History | 79-305 | Juvenile Delinquency: Images, Realities, and Public Policy 1800-1967 |
| History | 79-306 | Delinquency Crime and Juvenile Justice, 1967 to the Present |
| History | 79-307 | The Politics of American Military Recruitment: Historical Perspective |
| History | 79-333 | Biology and Society: Evolution, Animal Experimentation and Eugenics |
| History | 79-334 | Genes, Clones and Stem Cells: Biology and Society in the 20th Century |
| History | 79-335 | Drug Use and Drug Policy |
| History | 79-338 | Childhood, Education, and Social Reform in American History |
| History | 79-342 | Introduction to Science and Technology Studies |
| History | 79-368 | Poverty, Charity, and Welfare |
| History | 79-371 | African American Urban History |
| History | 79-373 | Perspectives on Industrial Research and Development |
| History | 79-374 | American Environmental History: Critical Issues |
| History | 79-383 | Epidemic Disease and Public Health |
| History | 79-389 | Stalin and Stalinism |
Philosophy
Any course from the philosophy core (not taken to fulfill core)
| Philosophy | 80-151 | God in the West |
| Philosophy | 80-222 | Measurement and Methodology |
| Philosophy | 80-305 | Rational Choice |
| Philosophy | 80-405 | Game Theory |
| Philosophy | 80-241 | Professional Ethics |
| Philosophy | 80-242 | Conflict, Culture, and Dispute Resolution |
| Philosophy | 80-430 | Ethics and Medical Research |
| Philosophy | 80-340 | Management, Environment, & Ethics |
| Philosophy | 80-341 | Computers, Society, and Ethics |
| Philosophy | 80-256 | Modern Moral Philosophy |
| Philosophy | 80-258 | Leibniz, Locke, and Hume |
Social and Decision Sciences
| SDS | 88-104 | Decision Processes in American Political Institutions |
| SDS | 88-223 | Decision Analysis & Decision Support Systems |
| SDS | 88-343 | Economics of Technological Change |
| SDS | 88-347 | Complex Technological Systems: Past, Present, and Future |
| SDS | 88-358 | Policy Making Institutions |
| SDS | 88-371 | Entrepreneurship, Regulation, and Technological Change |
| SDS | 88-387 | Social Norms and Economics |
| SDS | 88-423 | Institutions, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation |
| SDS | 88-444 | Public Policy and Regulation |
Bachelor of Science Option
2 from the following list (or a petition for equivalents):
| Mathematical Sciences | 21-257 | Models & Methods for Optimization |
| Statistics | 36-203 | Samplings, Surveys, & Society |
| Statistics | 36-207 | Probability & Statistics for Business |
| Statistics | 36-208 | Regression Analysis |
| Philosophy | 80-316 | Probability, Causation, and AI |
| Philosophy | 80-222 | Measurement & Methodology |
| Philosophy | 80-305 | Rational Choice |
| SDS | 88-251 | Empirical Research Methods |
Additional Major
All Ethics, History, and Public Policy requirements for an additional major are the same as those for non-B.S. degree candidates whose primary major is EHPP. Only one course may double count for both a student's EHPP additional major and the student's primary major.
