BSc Social Policy and Economics (third year students in 2016-17)

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BSc in Social Policy and Economics

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Programme code: UBSPEC

Department: Social Policy

For all third year students in 2016-17

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Year 1
Paper	Course number and title
See note	LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things
1	SA100	Foundations of Social Policy
2	EC102	Economics B
3	MA107	Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (H) *and* ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (H)
4	An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Social Policy and Economics
Year 2
5	SA222	Implementing Social Policy: From Principles to Practice (withdrawn 16/17)
6	EC201	Microeconomic Principles I
7	*Either* EC210 Macroeconomic Principles or EC220 Introduction to Econometrics
8	SA201	Research Methods for Social Policy
Year 3
9	SA320	Comparative and International Social Policy
10	EC325	Public Economics
11	*Either* The paper not taken under Paper 7 or a paper from the Social Policy or Economics Selection Lists.
12	*Either* a paper from the Social Policy or Economics Selection Lists or an approved paper taught outside the Departments of Social Policy and Economics.
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.
	LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

Social Policy Selection List

Introduction to Global Population Change *

SA204	Education Policy
SA217	Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice
SA218	Criminological Perspectives
SA221	Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Change
SA223	Health and Social Care Policy
SA250	Demographic Description and Analysis
SA302	Assessing Social Progress (n/a 16/17)
SA309	Crime Control: Ideas and Controversies
SA349	A Long Essay on an Approved Topic (can only be taken in Year 3)

Notes

* Exceptionally available to third year students.

Economics Selection List

EC301	Advanced Economic Analysis
EC302	Political Economy
EC303	Economic Policy Analysis (n/a 16/17)
EC307	Development Economics
EC311	History of Economics: How Theories Change
EC313	Industrial Economics
EC315	International Economics
EC317	Labour Economics
EC319	Economic Theory and its Applications
EC321	Monetary Economics
EC333	Problems of Applied Econometrics
FM212	Principles of Finance