Faro UDD has designed its undergraduate and postgraduate academic training programs based on the educational model that combines the joint study of philosophy, politics, and economics. This interdisciplinary model has been adopted for decades in prestigious universities around the world, and is known as Philosophy, Politics and Economics (in English, “Philosophy Politics and Economics”, or by its acronym “PPE”).
The PPE is born from the conviction that the coordinated study of the great modern works of economic, political and philosophical thought have a transforming effect on the intellectual life of students and, therefore, on society in general.
From a historical point of view, philosophy, politics and economics were disciplines that for centuries were studied in an integrated manner at the academic level. It is only from the second half of the eighteenth century, that a process of disciplinary separation begins to take place, a process that is already consolidated at the end of the nineteenth century, when it is possible to differentiate each of these branches of study as a different discipline and autonomous from the others. The described disciplinary separation was verified as a response to the practical demands of specialization that the Industrial Revolution imposed on academic research.
However, the advantages that the joint study of philosophy, politics and economics entails for students, especially in terms of reflection on the connections and tensions that exist between the three disciplines, required the academy to resume the integrated study of these three fundamental areas of human thought. The heyday of the EPP coincided, in fact, with the rise of liberal democracy and with the dynamism of the commercial culture that caused the expansion of capitalism in the West.
It is possible to affirm that the revival of the EPP took place specifically at the University of Oxford in 1924. Today, the multidisciplinary study of Philosophy, Politics and Economics has spread to more than one hundred institutions throughout the world.
Faro UDD seeks to be a pioneer and the key catalyst for philosophical, political and economic reflections in Chile, offering not only the UDD community, but also the entire national and international academic and non-academic community, a unique Master’s program in PPE and courses of undergraduate and extension in subjects of this fascinating area of knowledge.
At its different levels of training (undergraduate, master’s or extension), the PPE brings together some of the most relevant approaches to understanding the world around us, and allows the development of necessary skills useful for a wide range of careers and activities.
The Master’s in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (MPPE) is a multidisciplinary program unique in Chile and the first Master’s program in Spanish worldwide that integrates a political, philosophical, and economic understanding of contemporary social phenomena.
A unique program in the country, featuring a flexible structure tailored to the student, designed to complement their professional training. It provides a solid disciplinary foundation and incorporates cutting-edge interdisciplinary elements, equipping graduates with the tools to face a dynamic and challenging job market.
In a dynamic and ever-changing world, any future professional seeking to stand out within their organization and contribute through their discipline must complement their education with a pathway that enables them to understand their environment and analyze possible courses of action. To this end, FARO UDD has developed its undergraduate track based on the interdisciplinary model of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Understanding economic processes, their consequences and political effects, and the questions at the heart of today’s major debates are essential foundations for successfully meeting the challenges we face with excellence.