LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Affaires Internationales and either International Relations or International Political Economy

Year 1 at Sciences Po
Joint IR seminar with the whole group (28 hours)
Political Issues or World Politics (56 hours)
Social Science (including Economics) (56 hours)
Specialisation (140 hours)
Compulsory French/English language class (28 hours)
Second foreign language for all students (28 hours)

 

Year 2 at LSE
Students will enrol in either the MSc International Relations or the MSc International Political Economy as follows:

MSc International Relations

Full-year programme. Students must take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of two full units and a dissertation. All students on this programme are required to take a test at the beginning of October.

Paper

Course number and title

1

IR410

International Politics

2

Courses to the value of one full unit:

 

IR411

Foreign Policy Analysis III

IR412

International Institutions

IR415

Strategic Aspects of International Relations (n/a 14/15)

IR416

The EU in the World

IR418

International Politics: Asia and the Pacific

IR419

The International Relations of the Middle East

IR422

Conflict and Peace Studies (n/a 14/15)

IR431

European Union Policy Making in a Global Context (H)

IR433

The International Politics of EU Enlargement (H)

IR434

European Defence and Security (H)

IR437

Postcolonial Perspectives in International Relations (H) (n/a 14/15)

IR439

Diplomacy (H)

IR445

Chinese Foreign and Security Policy

IR447

Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H)

IR449

Conflict and Peacebuilding (H)

IR452

Empire and Conflict in World Politics (H)

IR461

Islam in International Relations: From Al-Andalus to Afghanistan

IR462

Introduction to International Political Theory (H)

IR463

The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention (H) (n/a 14/15)

IR464

The Politics of International Law (H)

IR465

The International Politics of Culture and Religion

IR466

Genocide (H)

IR481

Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (H)

IR482

Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies

3

Courses to the value of one full unit:

 

A further course or courses from Paper 2 or

 

DV413

Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (H) and

 

DV415

Global Environmental Governance (H)

 

EU426

The West: Identity and Interests (H) (n/a 14/15)

 

EU431

European Integration from a Global Perspective (H)

 

EU435

History and Theory of European Integration (H)

 

EU437

Europe Beyond Modernity (H)

 

GI413

Gender and Militarisation (H)

 

GV479

Nationalism

 

A course from another programme §

4

IR499

Dissertation

Notes

§ means by special permission only

 

MSc International Political Economy

Full-year programme. Students must take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of two full units and a dissertation as shown. All students on this programme are required to take a test at the beginning of October.

Paper

Course number and title

1

IR450 

International Political Economy

2 & 3

Courses to the value of two half units from:

 

EU435

History and Theory of European Integration (H)

IR407

International Political Economy of the Environment

IR429

Economic Diplomacy

IR439

Diplomacy (H)

IR445

Chinese Foreign and Security Policy

IR447

Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H)

IR451

Politics of Money in the World Economy

IR457

The Political Economy of International Trade

IR460

Comparative Political Economy (n/a 14/15)

 

A course from another programme §

4

IR499

Dissertation

Notes

§ means by special permission only.