MPA Programmes (Second years)

MPA European Public and Economic Policy
MPA International Development
MPA Public and Economic Policy
MPA Public Policy and Management
MPA Public and Social Policy

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These regulations apply to students entering in or before the 2013-14 academic year.

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
8	Plus one of the following:
	EC4V8	MPA Policy Paper (H) and one unit of option courses or
	EC4B4	MPA Dissertation and one half-unit option course or
	1.5 units from the approved MPA options list
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 or
4	GV4E4	Public Budgeting and Financial Management
Year 2
5	GV4D5	Organisations, Power and Leadership (H)
6	EC4B3/	GV4B3/DV4B3/EU4B3/SA4K3 MPA Capstone Project
7-8	Plus one of the following:
	GV4V8	MPA Policy Paper (H) and two units of option courses or
	GV4B4	MPA Dissertation and one and a half units of option courses or
	2.5 units from the approved MPA options list
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
7	EC454	Development Economics
8	Plus one of the following:
	DV4V8	MPA Policy Paper (H) and one unit of option courses or
	DV4B4	MPA Dissertation* and one half-unit option course or
	1.5 units from the approved MPA options list
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	EU452	Political Economy of Europe

Year 2
5	GV4D5	Organisations, Power and Leadership (H)
6	EU4B3/	GV4B3/DV4B3/EC4B3/SA4K3 MPA Capstone Project
7-8	Plus one of the following:
	EU4V8	MPA Policy Paper (H) and two units of option courses or
	EU4B4	MPA Dissertation* and one and a half units of optional courses or
	2.5 units from the approved MPA options list**
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
7-8	Plus one of the following:
	SA4V8	MPA Policy Paper (H) and two units of option courses or
	SA4K4	MPA Dissertation* and one and a half-units of option courses or
	2.5 units from the approved MPA options list**
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

MPA European Public and Economic Policy MPA International Development MPA Public and Economic Policy MPA Public Policy and Management MPA Public and Social Policy

Year 1 and 2 at LSE

MPA European Public and Economic Policy
MPA International Development
MPA Public and Economic Policy
MPA Public Policy and Management
MPA Public and Social Policy