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Welcome to July’s newsletter from the Department
of Economics at LSE. In this final newsletter we focus on
welcome week.
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Have you received our previous newsletters?
Remember we have a dedicated offer holder’s
webpage with an archive of our previous
newsletters. As always if you have any queries, do email us –
we’d love to hear from you and help if you have any questions.
Admissions related queries should be directed to Graduate Admissions.
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Before
your arrival
Before your arrival at LSE you will be given
access to our Mathematics for Postgraduate Economists course.
This is an online course which provides you with background
materials for the pre-sessional course EC400 Introductory
Course in Mathematics and Statistics, quizzes are
available on the course to test your knowledge of mathematical
and statistical concepts. Should you find a gap in your
knowledge, further reading and notes are available which cover
all the EC400 background material. You will find EC400
considerably less difficult in September if you endeavour to
study this material before you arrive; particularly if it has
been some time since you last studied this material. In order to
gain access to Mathematics for Postgraduate Economists you must
accept your offer. Details on how to access Mathematics for
Postgraduate Economists will be sent to you in late July.
The EC400 Introductory Course in Mathematics
and Statistics will commence on Tuesday 30 August
2016, following registration on Thursday 25 August 2016.
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EC400
Registration and Reminders
Date
- Registration
takes place on Thursday 25 August 2016.
- Time – You will
be assigned a one hour slot to attend.
Meeting your conditions before you arrive
It is vital that you fully read the Graduate
Offer Pack, which outlines the various steps that must
be taken before registration. Any outstanding conditions and
documents are also displayed in your LSE for You account; be sure to
submit these in good time. You will not be allowed to register
unless you have submitted all documentation specified on your
offer of admission and
all the legal documents (e.g. appropriate ID; Visa (if
applicable)) necessary for registration.
Students are required to attend the whole of EC400 teaching and
are required to be registered in order to attend. Hence you must
register on Thursday 25 August 2016 before EC400 commences. If
you think you are unlikely to meet this date, contact the MSc Programme Manager as soon as
possible. Requests to register after 25 August 2016 may be
considered but will be granted only in particular exceptional
circumstances. Ensure you have all the documents you need for
registration – here’s a useful checklist.
[Note that this web page is not yet updated for 2016 entry:
re-check for updates during the coming months.]
Once
you have registered, you will then need to:
- Make your way
over to 32 Lincoln’s Inn Fields –
the home of the Department. We will have your EC400 course
pack waiting for you. You will need your LSE student ID card
to gain access to the building.
- Visit the
Library! Familiarise yourself with the Library and what’s
available for you to use as a registered student. The IT
helpdesk is based in the Library should you have any IT
queries.
- Take yourself on
a tour of LSE using the LSExplorer!
You can pick these leaflets up from the main reception in
the Old Building.
- There will be
building works going on when you arrive, however please be
assured that this will not affect your studies. Here is a pedestrian access map that
will help you get around.
Friday 26 August: The MSc welcome presentation will take place in
the morning, followed by lunch. In the afternoon, the ever
popular MSc treasure hunt takes place!
Tuesday
30 August: Teaching on EC400 starts. Monday 29
August is a UK Bank Holiday so there won’t be any teaching.
Once EC400 commences you will make extensive use of LSE’s virtual
learning environment Moodle
(this will also be the hub for all of your MSc programme course
resources). Your access to the EC400 course on Moodle will be
emailed to your LSE email address. After you have
registered we will use your LSE email address as our main way of
contacting you. Ensure you check your LSE email account
regularly.
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Staff Student Liaison
Committees – be involved with your programme!
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The first few weeks of term will be very busy but
we wanted to let you know about our Staff Student Liaison
Committees (SSLC) and that we will seek nominations for
representatives in these early weeks.
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Staff Student Liaison Committee Representatives
(SSLC Reps) are a crucial part of LSE Students' Union. Over 400
programme reps are elected by their student peers to represent
them during the academic year and to liaise with departmental
staff in the Staff Student Liaison Committees. Reps ensure
student concerns are addressed and students have a say in the
running of their programme. They raise issues about the quality
of the programme, experiences as an LSE student; things they love
and things they want improved. The reps also ensure that the
Department listens directly to student feedback and that issues
are resolved as swiftly as possible improving the student
teaching & learning experience.
One of the great benefits about being a rep is that you get to bring
all the views of other students together, and be part of
improving the quality of the education at the School. There are
many great skills and experience for your CV gained through being
an SSLC Rep, including attending meetings, gathering and collating
feedback, identifying key concerns, representing other people,
negotiating and seeking student focused solutions, and
communicating with groups of people in different contexts.
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MSc
Economics Key Dates
The MSc Economics key dates can be found here (may
be subject to change). Visit LSE Term Dates
for term dates, public holidays and school closure dates.
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Maths Surgeries
The Department organises weekly Maths Surgeries
from about Week 4 of Michaelmas Term. The purpose of surgeries is
to supply a source of consultation for students who have subject
specific maths queries arising from course readings, lectures,
problem sets.
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The surgeries are geared to provide assistance on
the mathematical and statistical concepts underpinning your
programme. Do look out for notices giving details of when the
surgeries are running.
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Your first weeks will be extremely busy and you
will be given a vast amount of information.Get ahead of the game
by reading the Your First Weeks webpage. Make
use of the 'How to' guides which bring
together information on the most common tasks for new students,
to help you get started quickly!
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Welcome Week takes place from
Monday 19 September to Friday 23 September 2016.Welcome Week will
be your opportunity to learn more about studying at LSE and
living in London.
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You will be invited to attend a number of events
throughout Welcome Week – some of which are optional and others
compulsory. Information about these events will be uploaded to
the Welcome Week webpage
in August 2016. Look out for the LSE Welcome Guide! The Welcome
Guide (due for publication in August 2016) will include a
timetable of all events being organised by central LSE services.
LSE Welcome Presentations are
compulsory so be sure to note this in your diary (Tuesday 20
September, 1.00pm – 2.30pm, Peacock Theatre). Departmental
Welcome Presentation to be confirmed.
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Meet
your classmates
Each summer LSE alumni organise pre-departure events
for those students joining LSE for the first time with events
taking place around the world. These events provide an
opportunity to network with others who are about to embark on the
same adventure and to meet with alumni and current LSE
students.
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Offer holders will be able to find out what
studying at the School is really like and can learn
more about living in London, careers and employment after LSE,
and their particular LSE course or programme. The details of
pre-departure events are usually updated and published from
mid-May so keep an eye on this page for events happening near you!
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New
Staff
We are delighted to welcome to the Department
Professor Steve Machin who joins us this September as Professor
of Economics. He is one of Europe’s leading applied labour
economists and his work spans the fields of Labour Market
Inequality, Economics of Education and Economics of Crime.
Professor Machin will also become Director of the Centre for
Economic Performance.
He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the
Society for Labour Economics.
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We look forward to welcoming you to your MSc
programme, the Department and to LSE!
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