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MSc in Economy and Society

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Programme Code: TMECSO

Department: Sociology

For students starting this programme of study in 2022/23

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules  

(Formerly MSc in Economy, Risk and Society)      

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.

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)

Paper 1

SO425 Economy, Risk and Society (1.0) (withdrawn 2024/25)

Paper 2

One from the following:

SO491 Quantitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

SO492 Qualitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

Paper 3

A

Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following:

AC412 Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management (0.5)

AC470 Accounting in the Global Economy (0.5) #

SO430 Economic Sociology (0.5) (withdrawn 2024/25)

SO470 The Sociology of Markets (0.5) (suspended 2025/26)

SO475 Material Culture and Design (0.5) (suspended 2025/26)

SO491 Quantitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

SO492 Qualitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

SO4B6 Nature and Technology: More than Human Sociology (0.5) (withdrawn 2025/26)

SO4B9 The Sociology of Consumption (0.5)

SO4C5 The Social Life of Infrastructure (0.5)

Paper 4

SO495 MSc in Economy and Society Dissertation (1.0)

Footnotes

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

A: Paper 3: Any of the MSc courses offered in any department or institute at the LSE, so long as they are relevant to the programme of study, and subject to the approval of both Programme Director and course teacher.

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.