LSE Library
Founded in 1896, a year after the foundation of LSE, the LSE Library is now the largest library for social sciences material in the country. Today's library was recently redesigned by award winning architect Norman Foster. Its collections consist of over four million printed items and more than 60,000 e-journals.
The LSE Library is conveniently located within a few minutes walking distance of LSE Law and the Accounting Department and is open 24 hours during term times. In the library, you will find computer work stations, group study rooms, and quiet study zones.
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
In addition to LSE's library, MSc students are entitled to use the library of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), a postgraduate research institute attached to the University of London. The IALS library has an excellent collection of foreign and international law, concentrating on common law, civil law and Roman-Dutch legalsystems. It provides quiet study space and will be particularly useful if you are interested in one of our courses with a comparative or international focus. The Institute is located at Russell Square, less than a mile north of LSE's campus.
Language centre
While at LSE, you will be able to use our language centre, which offers a support programme for non-native English speakers during their time at LSE. You can take advantage of a pre-sessional programme designed to help you improve your English for academic purposes and insessional support classes that allow you to develop your academic writing and communication skills as well as your exam writing skills. In addition, our students can choose from a wide variety of extracurricular foreign language courses offered at different levels of ability to suit those with background knowledge in a foreign language.
Pastoral care
MSc students benefit from the academic advisor system in place at LSE. All students are allocated a member of staff who functions as a point of contact for questions regarding course choice, exam strategy, or generally the structure and operation of the MSc programme. In addition, in case of problems of a personal nature affecting your studies, LSE's Student Union has counsellors that can help with a range of issues including landlord and tenant contracts, academic appeals, and general welfare advice. These services are free of charge for our students.