The Interfield emphasis combines courses from both departments in SPE for an interdisciplinary political economy degree. Students must be accepted into the interfield by both departments. Specifically, economics students must apply to and be accepted by the Politics & Policy Department before entering the interfield. The interfield also has a modified qualifying exam structure based on the requirements in both departments. The econ qual requirements combine testing on Econ 302 or 313 and a field of application.

 

This program requires 72-80 units composed of a core, a methods minor field, a political science major field, and an economics major field. One of the Interfield major fields listed below will count toward one of these areas.

Students in the Interfield PhD program must pass qualifying examinations in both major fields of study, defend a dissertation proposal and dissertation that meets rigorous methodological standards and draws from both major fields.

 

Please note: Students registered in the Department of Economics – your diploma will state  “Doctor of Philosophy in Economics-Political Science,if registered in theDepartment of Politics and Policy, your diploma will state, “Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science-Economics.”