MPA Dual Degree

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Programme codes: TMDMPA2 (LSE & Columbia) (21 months)
                                   TMDMPA3 (LSE & Sciences Po) (21 months)
                                   TMDMPA4 (LSE & Hertie) (21 months)
                                   TMDMPA5 (LSE & NUS / Lee Kuan Yew) (21 months)
                                   TMDMPA6 (LSE & Tokyo / GraSPP) (24 months)

Department: Institute of Public Affairs

These regulations apply to students entering in or after the 2014/15 academic year.

For all first and second year students in 2017/18.

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree
Exam sub-board local rules

Route 1

Year 1 at LSE

Before Year 1 - All students attend the MPA pre-sessional course (EC408) unless exempted

During Year 1 - All students must complete the three Compulsory Courses:

Paper

Course number and title

1

EC440

Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy)

2

EC455

Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis

3

GV478

Political Science and Public Policy

4

In addition, in Year 1, all students must complete courses to the value of one unit from the list of options under Paper 4 of the Master of Public Administration (MPA)

 

The course(s) chosen by the student must have a total credit value of 1.0 unit (therefore, either one course with a credit value of 1.0, or two courses which both have a credit value of 0.5).

 

Year 2 at Columbia University, Sciences Po, the Hertie School of Governance, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy or the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy

On successful completion of the first year of that programme at LSE, students who have accepted an offer of a dual degree place will transfer to the MPA Dual Degree. See the MPA criteria for progression from Year 1 to Year 2.

Students will follow the second year of the MPA programme at SIPA, Columbia University, the MPP programme at Sciences Po, the MPP programme at Hertie, the MPP programme at Lee Kuan Yew or the MPP/IP at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy.

 

Route 2

Year 1 at Columbia University, Sciences Po, the Hertie School of Governance, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy or the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy

Students will follow the first year of the MPA/MIA programme at SIPA, Columbia University, the MPP programme at Sciences Po, the MPP programme at Hertie, the MPP programme at Lee Kuan Yew or the MPP/IP at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy.
 

Year 2 at LSE

Students must take courses to the value of four units as set out below:

Paper

Course number and title

1

EC4B3 or GV4B3 or DV4B3 or EU4B3 or MG4K3 or SA4K3 MPA Capstone Project

2-4

Plus one of the following:

 

EC4V8 or GV4V8 or DV4V8 or EU4V8 or MG4V8 or SA4V8 MPA Policy Paper (H) and 2.5 units of optional courses or

 

EC4B4 or GV4B4 or DV4B4 or EU4B4 or MG4K4 or SA4K4 MPA Dissertation and 2 units of optional courses or

 

Three units of optional courses

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.