MRes/PhD in Political Science
Programme codes: TMRESPOLSC (MRes)
RPPOLSCI (PhD)
Students complete and are examined in courses to the value of four full units.
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Research Design | |
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Research Design in Political Science | |
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Methods courses | |
Students take courses under A, B or C to the value of one unit: | ||
A) Quantitative research topics | ||
Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (H) or | ||
Applied Quantitative Methods for Political Science (H) | ||
B) Qualitative research topics | ||
Qualitative Methods in the Study of Politics (H) (n/a 15/16) | ||
Qualitative Research Methods (H) | ||
C) Political theory research topics | ||
Foundations of Political Theory | ||
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If these courses have already been taken, other methods courses may be substituted with the approval of the Doctoral Programme Director. | |
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Field seminars | |
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Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | |
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Comparative Political Economy: New Approaches and Issues in CPE (H) | |
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Research Paper in Comparative Politics (half or full unit) | |
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Research Paper European Politics and Policy (half or full unit) | |
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Research Paper in Global Politics (half or full unit) | |
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Research Paper Political Science and Political Economy (half or full unit) | |
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Research Paper Political Theory (half or full unit) | |
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Research Paper Public Policy and Administration (half or full unit) | |
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Any course from 2, above, not already taken, or any research methods course taught anywhere in the School, with the approval of the Course Convenor and the Doctoral Programme Director. | |
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Research Prospectus | |
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Research Prospectus in Political Science | |
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Second, third, fourth and fifth year | |
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A) Research and write a dissertation | |
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B) Participate in at least one Doctoral Workshop in the Government Department or elsewhere in the School in each year. e.g. GV501 Doctoral Workshop: Political Theory; GV503 Political Philosophy Research Seminar, GV510 Ethnicity and Nationalism Research Workshop (n/a 15/16), GV514 Political Science and Political Economy Doctoral Workshop, GV515 Researching People, Politics and Organisations (n/a 15/16), GV555 Political Economy and Public Policy Workshop. | |
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C) Second year students have the option of taking EC540 Political Economy. Permission to attend is at the discretion of the course convenor. | |
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Award of the MRes | |
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The award and classification of the MRes is consistent with the School's Scheme for the Award of a four-unit Taught Masters Degree | |
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Conditions for progression to PhD | |
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1. Award of the MRes with at least a Merit | |
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2. Award of GV599 with at least a Merit | |
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Award of the PhD | |
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The PhD is awarded according the rules of the LSE. |