<p>I am thinking of a custom major, and I was wondering if anyone here has any experience doing so? I know everyone’s experience is different, depending on what’s being studied and the college, I’m particularly interested in how employers see having a “non-traditional” major in itself?</p>
<p>For more detail, I am thinking of majoring in something called Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. It’s a pretty established major in the UK, where a lot of politicians have it, and it appeals to me in a lot of ways. I’m planning on going a more rigorous math-based econ route with it, but do you think people will think my major is “fluffy”?</p>
<p>A reasonable number of U.S. and Canadian schools offer PPE majors, according to Wikipedia. </p>
<p>“US and Canada
Carroll University [23]
Claremont McKenna College [24]
Denison University [25]
Duke University <a href=“certificate”>26</a>
Eastern Oregon University [27][28]
Juniata College [29]
The King’s College (New York) [30]
King’s University College[31]
Minnesota State University, Mankato [32]
Pomona College [33]
University of British Columbia-Okanagan [34]
University of Alabama at Birmingham [35]
University of Akron [36]
University of Arizona
University of Iowa <a href=“Under%20the%20designation” title=“Ethics & Public Policy”>37</a>
The University of Michigan -
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Minor) [38]
University of Notre Dame <a href=“minor”>39</a>
University of Pennsylvania [40]
University of Pittsburgh [41]
University of Richmond <a href=“upcoming:%20PPEL%20–%20with%20law”>42</a>
University of Washington Tacoma [43]
University of Western Ontario [44]
Wesleyan University [45]
Western Washington University [46]
Wilfrid Laurier University [47]
Yale University (under the designation “Ethics, Politics and Economics,” abbreviated “EP&E”)[48]”</p>
<p>FWIW, it sounds less “fluffy” than an philosophy major to me.</p>
<p>Yes they do, but they are not be the school I’m attending.</p>
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I think the point was to show that the major is taken seriously, as well as to provide ideas for what to include in your proposal for a custom major.</p>
<p>S resents your characterization of his major as “fluffy”, particularly considering the end goal.</p>