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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 2025/26

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 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

SO4D1 Economic Sociology (1.0)

Paper 2

One from the following:

SO491 Quantitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

SO492 Qualitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

Paper 3

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

AC412 Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management (0.5)

AC470 Accounting in the Global Economy (0.5) #

SO426 Classical Social Thought (0.5)

SO427 Modern Social Thought (0.5) (suspended 2025/26)

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

SO471 Technology, Power and Culture (0.5)

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

SO490 Contemporary Social Thought (0.5) (suspended 2025/26)

SO491 Quantitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

SO492 Qualitative Social Research Methods (0.5)

SO4B9 The Sociology of Consumption (0.5)

SO4C5 The Social Life of Infrastructure (0.5)

SO4C9 Risk Governance (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.