MSc in Social Policy and Development

Programme code: TMSPDV

Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory courses and optional courses to the value of two full units, non-assessed course SA4C1 and a dissertation as shown.

Paper

Course number and title

1

SA4J8

Social Policy and Development: Core Concepts (H)

2

SA4J9

States, Social Policy and Development (H)

3

Courses to the value of two full units from the following:

 

DV407

Poverty (H)

DV420

Complex Emergencies (H)

GI418

Feminist Economics and Policy: An Introduction (H)

GY438

Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H) (n/a 15/16) 

GY441

The Politics of Housing (H) (n/a 15/16)

GY467

Global Migration and Development (H) 

GY479

Urban Revolutions (H)

GY480

Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Disparity and Development (H)

SA447

Foundations of Health Policy (H)

SA493

Demographic Change and Development (H) (n/a 15/16)

SA4H7

Urbanisation and Social Policy in the Global South (H)

SA4H9

Non-Governmental Organisations, Social Policy and Development (H)

SA4C2

Basic Education for Social Development (H)

SA4C6

International Housing and Human Settlements (H) 

SA4C8

Globalisation and Social Policy (H) 

SA4D2

Global Health and Population Change (H)

SA4D5

Social Rights and Human Welfare (H)

SA4E6

Rural Development and Social Policy (H) (n/a 15/16)

SA4F7

The Economics of European Policy (H) (n/a 15/16)

SA4F8

Behavioural Public Policy (H)

SA4G8

The Third Sector (H)

SA4K2

Sexuality, Everyday Lives and Social Policy in Developing Countries (H)

 

Any course within the Department of Social Policy
A course from another programme (with permission).
Students are also encouraged to audit MY400 Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (not assessed).

4

SA4C1

Long Essay and the Research Process (not assessed)

5

SA472

Dissertation- Social Policy and Development, to be handed in by 1 September

Notes

It is not always possible to offer students a place on each of their preferred courses. This is particularly the case where courses are offered outside the Department of Social Policy (ie not prefixed with 'SA'). For further information please see lse.ac.uk/socialPolicyCourses.

Students outside the degree programme who opt to take either SA4J8 or SA4J9 will be required to take part in a three day residential workshop on applied social planning at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park, during the Lent term. The cost of this three day workshop is £200.