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PPE rankings.

josephcohen_2

7

How would you rank the places that do PPE?

1.Ox
2.War
3.York
4.Man
5.Dur
6.Essex
7.UEA
8.Kent

?

Reply 1

Kentish Man

7

I'd say:

Tier 1: Oxford
Tier 2: Warwick, York, Durham, Manchester
Tier 3: the rest

Reply 2

kb500

josephcohen_2

How would you rank the places that do PPE?

1.Ox
2.War
3.York
4.Man
5.Dur
6.Essex
7.UEA
8.Kent

?

Oxford

York

Warwick,Durham

Anyone else

Reply 3

Alexii

12

Durham better than Manchester and UEA better than Essex

Reply 4

Lemonsoul

In the order that you've got them.

Reply 5

qwertyuiu

why is warwick better than Durham/York? is just because of the ranking of warwick in politics and economics filters through to the course, even though it hasn't been running that long.

Reply 6

tangsiuje

2

qwertyuiu

why is warwick better than Durham/York? is just because of the ranking of warwick in politics and economics filters through to the course, even though it hasn't been running that long.

Hmm... Although I may be slightly biased, I would urge people not to put too much emphasis on the fact that Warwick's PPE course is quite new. Warwick has been running "Economics, Politics and International Studies" for years (which is identical in terms of content for economics and politics), and the philosophy department was running a combined politics and philosophy degree before introducing PPE.

That said, I'd argue that the quality (not necessarily the courses as such) of Warwick's and York's PPE degrees are very similar.

About Durham, I cannot say more than that I highly despise them because they rejected me. (lol) :p:

Some people on the forums would claim they're not very well-respected for economics, but I will make no judgement on that (because I haven't been there to experience it).

Reply 7

Knogle

16

BTW LSE offers a course very similar to PPE too, i.e. Government (which is LSE's version of politics) and Economics. All you need to do is take a philosophical module as your option (yes, they offer it) and there you have it -- PPE. :biggrin:

Reply 8

tangsiuje

2

Knogle

BTW LSE offers a course very similar to PPE too, i.e. Government (which is LSE's version of politics) and Economics. All you need to do is take a philosophical module as your option (yes, they offer it) and there you have it -- PPE. :biggrin:

Surely. Unless you happen to realise that you wish to major in philosophy. :p:

Then you'd have to switch degree courses (which might not be impossible but whatever).

Reply 9

josephcohen_2

OP

7

Why, oh why do Durham seem to reject people who get into Ox/War. I can understand subjective opionions on candidates effecting it but it seems all too common. That said i was the other way round, rejected by War and accepted by Durham (which by the league tables et al seems to be the right way)

Reply 10

edwalker

Knogle

BTW LSE offers a course very similar to PPE too, i.e. Government (which is LSE's version of politics) and Economics. All you need to do is take a philosophical module as your option (yes, they offer it) and there you have it -- PPE. :biggrin:

Or you can do Philosophy and Economics, then take Government as your options...

Reply 11

Knogle

16

edwalker

Or you can do Philosophy and Economics, then take Government as your options...

Yes that's an option, although a less common one. :smile:

Reply 12

bryan

10

Knogle

Yes that's an option, although a less common one. :smile:

I guess it depends on which two of three subjects you want to specialise in.

Reply 13

hayze

Id agree with kentish man about putting them into tiers. Theres not a lot to choose between some of them so:

Oxford

Warwick, Durham, York, Manchester and possibly Essex (its in the top 5 for politics and philosophy and the lecturers are always on TV news and at election time discussing issues.)

Everyone else.

Reply 14

yeung3939

1

Yes, Essex got a 5* in both politics and economics. In terms of research, Essex is highly regarded for politics. As far as I know, in the past many people with Essex MA (some areas of politics) can get into top US Unis Phd.
Some professors in my uni (University of Hong Kong) come from Essex too (in Human rights law, Sociology etc.).

I am not going to attend Essex, so please don't give me bad rep just because Essex does not have a top general reputation.

Reply 15

socialist cook

8

josephcohen_2

Why, oh why do Durham seem to reject people who get into Ox/War. I can understand subjective opionions on candidates effecting it but it seems all too common. That said i was the other way round, rejected by War and accepted by Durham (which by the league tables et al seems to be the right way)

I was rejected by Warwick and accepted once I'd kicked up a fuss about them rejecting me off two courses. That said, Aberystwyth was my insurance instead of them and I ended up in Durham instead.

I don't do PPE though, so I'd best go and hide in a corner. :smile:

Reply 16

Azmeister

surely the differences have become clearer now?

Oxford
Warwick

York/Durham

Manchester

The rest?

Reply 17

Teebs

16

My guess, and what I based my choices on when I applied would be something along the lines of:
Oxford
Warwick/York
Durham
Manchester/Essex
UEA
Others.

Reply 18

asattar9

if essex can take ppl with BCD and give offers to ppl worse than that onto its 5 * department there is seriously something wrong with the university

Reply 19

Teebs

16

Aren't the 5 stars for research rather than undergrad?

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