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BSc in International Social and Public Policy and Economics

Programme Code: UBISPPEC

Department: Social Policy

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year Classification Scheme for BA/BSc degrees from the 2018/19 academic year.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

LSE100

LSE100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification.

Students will choose ONE of the three half-unit options below:

LSE100A The LSE Course: How can we transform our climate futures? (0.5)

LSE100B The LSE Course: How can we control AI? (0.5)

LSE100C The LSE Course: How can we create a fair society? (0.5)

Year 1

Paper 1

SP100 Understanding International Social and Public Policy (1.0)

Paper 2

EC1A3 Microeconomics I (0.5) # and EC1B3 Macroeconomics I (0.5) #

Paper 3

MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5) # and ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (0.5) #

Paper 4

SP101 Foundations of Social Policy Research (1.0)

Year 2

Paper 5

SP200 Comparative and International Social Policy (1.0) #

Paper 6

EC2A3 Microeconomics II (0.5) # and EC2B3 Macroeconomics II (0.5) #

Paper 7

EC2C3 Econometrics I (0.5) # and EC2C4 Econometrics II (0.5) #

Paper 8

SP201 Research Methods for Social Policy (1.0) #

Year 3

Paper 9

SP399 Dissertation (1.0)

Paper 10

EC325 Public Economics (1.0) #

Paper 11

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

EC301 Advanced Economic Analysis (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

EC302 Political Economy (1.0) #

 

EC311 History of Economics: How Theories Change (1.0)

 

EC313 Industrial Economics (1.0) #

 

EC315 International Economics (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2023/24)

 

EC317 Labour Economics (1.0) #

 

EC330 Environmental Economics (1.0) #

 

EC334 Advanced Macroeconomics (0.5) #

 

EC335 Economic Policy in the Global Economy (0.5) #

 

EC338 International Trade (0.5) #

 

EC339 International Macroeconomics (0.5) #

 

FM212 Principles of Finance (1.0) #

Paper 12

Social Policy students are not normally permitted to take level 100 (ie 1st year) courses in their final year of study. Any requests to take a level 100 course will need explicit permission from your Academic Mentor and you should, therefore, ensure you discuss the reasons for your request with them before submitting your course selection on LSE for You.

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Paper 11 options list

ISPP Selection List 2

ISPP Selection List 3

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Paper 11 options list

ISPP Selection List 2

ISPP Selection List 3

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

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 'SP').

Note for prospective students:

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