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For first year students in 2011-12 session

21 month programme. Students must take courses to the value of 8 units as set out below - no interim award is available. Students can apply to spend their second year at one of the LSE MPA Partner Institutions. If offered a place and upon successful completion of year one, the student will transfer onto the Dual MPA Programme.

Year 1 and 2 at LSE

Paper

Course number and title

 

All MPA students attend the pre-sessional course EC408 (unless exempted) and complete papers 1 to 8 below according to their chosen stream.

Year 1

MPA Public and Economic Policy

1

EC440

Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy)

2

EC455

Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis

3

GV478

Political Science and Public Policy

4

One unit from the approved MPA options list

Year 2

 

 

5

EC406

Economic Policy Analysis

6

GV4D5

Organisations, Power and Leadership (H)

7

EC4B3/

GV4B3/DV4B3/EU4B3/SA4K3  MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units)

8

Plus 1 unit from the approved MPA options list

 

Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation (EC4B4) in place of the 1 unit of optional courses in year 2.
 

Year 1

MPA Public Policy and Management

1

EC440

Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy)

2

EC455

Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis

3

GV478

Political Science and Public Policy

4

MG419

Public Management - Strategy, Innovation and Delivery

Year 2

 

 

5

GV4D5

Organisations, Power and Leadership (H)

6

EC4B3/

GV4B3/DV4B3/EU4B3/SA4K3 MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units)

7

GV4E4

Public Budgeting and Financial Management (n/a 11/12)

8

Plus 1 unit from the approved MPA options list

 

Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation (GV4B4) in place of the 1 unit of optional courses in year 2.
 

Year 1

MPA International Development

1

EC440

Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy)

2

EC455

Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis

3

GV478

Political Science and Public Policy

4

DV441

Development Policy and Management

Year 2

 

 

5

GV4D5

Organisations, Power and Leadership (H)

6

DV4B3/

GV4B3/EC4B3/EU4B3/SA4K3 MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units)

7

EC454

Development Economics

8

Plus 1 unit from the approved MPA options list

 

Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation (DV4B4) in place of the 1 unit of optional courses in year 2*.

Notes

* Dissertations should normally be submitted within the broad area of Development.
 

Year 1

MPA European Public and Economic Policy

1

EC440

Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy)

2

EC455

Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis

3

GV478

Political Science and Public Policy

4

EU427

European Public and Economic Policy

Year 2

 

 

5

GV4D5

Organisations, Power and Leadership (H)

6

EU4B3/

GV4B3/DV4B3/EC4B3/SA4K3 MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units)

7-8

Plus 2 units from the approved MPA options list**

 

Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation (EU4B4) in place of 1 unit of optional courses in year 2*.

Notes

* Dissertations should normally be submitted within the broad area of European Public Policy.
** Options taken must include at least 1 unit chosen from the broad range of Europe-related units included in the approved MPA options list, indicated by +.
 

Year 1

MPA Public and Social Policy

1

EC440

Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy)

2

EC455

Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis

3

GV478

Political Science and Public Policy

4

SA4X6

Welfare Analysis and Measurement

Year 2

 

 

5

GV4D5

Organisations, Power and Leadership (H)

6

SA4K3

EU4B3/GV4B3/DV4B3/EC4B3 MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units)

7-8

Plus 2 units from the approved MPA options list**

 

Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation (SA4K4) in place of 1 unit of optional courses in year 2*.

Notes

* Dissertations should normally be submitted within the broad area of Social Policy.
** Options taken must include at least 1 unit chosen from a broad range of Social Policy related units included in the approved MPA options list

See the MPA Programme criteria for progression 

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