MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy
Programme code: TMPHPP
Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory courses, one unit of optional courses, one compulsory seminar and a dissertation as shown.
Paper |
Course number and title | |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Philosophy and Public Policy | |
2 |
Philosophy, Morals and Politics or | |
Evidence and Policy (H) and one half unit from the list of approved courses for the Philosophy of Science programme | ||
3 |
Courses to the value of one unit from the following: | |
|
Philosophy of Science | |
Philosophy of the Social Sciences | ||
Philosophy of Economics | ||
Philosophy, Morals and Politics (if not taken under Paper 2) | ||
Scientific Method and Policy (if not taken under Paper 2) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Business and Organisational Ethics (H) | ||
Genes, Brains and Society (H) | ||
Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (H) | ||
Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (H) | ||
Physics and the City: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (H) | ||
Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (H) | ||
Rationality and Choice | ||
Evidence and Policy (H) | ||
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Alternatively, you can choose a course or courses to the value of one unit from the wide array of policy courses at LSE on a space-available basis | |
4 |
Dissertation | |
Students must also take PH421 Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy and Public Policy (non-assessed) | ||
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.
