MSc in International Political Economy (LSE and Sciences Po)

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Programme Code: TMIPE2

Department: International Relations

For students starting this programme of study in 2025/26

This programme is part of the **LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Affaires Internationales**.
**Year 1 at Sciences Po**
Joint IR seminar with the whole group (28 hours)
Political Issues or World Politics (56 hours)
Social Science (including Economics) (56 hours)
Specialisation (140 hours)
Compulsory French/English language class (28 hours)
Second foreign language for all students (28 hours)

**Year 2 at LSE**
Students will enrol in *either* the MSc in International Relations or the MSc in International Political Economy as follows:
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Students must take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of 2.5 units and a dissertation as shown.
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	IR470 International Political Economy (0.5)

Paper 2
	Courses to the value of 1 unit(s) from the following: DV424 International Institutions and Late Development (0.5)
	IR453 Global Business in International Relations (0.5)
	IR454 Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (0.5)
	IR467 Green Political Economy (0.5)
	IR468 The Political Economy of Trade (0.5)
	IR469 Politics of Money in the World Economy (0.5) #
	IR480 The Politics of Inequality and Development (0.5)
	IR489 Economic Diplomacy (0.5)
	IR491 Globalisation and Development (0.5) (suspended 2025/26)
	IR492 The Political Economy of China's Technological Rise (0.5)
	MY4IR Research Design for International Relations (0.5)

Paper 3
	Courses to the value of 1.5 units either from the Paper 2 options list or from another programme approved by the Programme Director.
	Paper 2 options list
Paper 4	IR485 Dissertation in International Political Economy (1.0)



DV424 International Institutions and Late Development (0.5)
IR453 Global Business in International Relations (0.5)
IR454 Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (0.5)
IR467 Green Political Economy (0.5)
IR468 The Political Economy of Trade (0.5)
IR469 Politics of Money in the World Economy (0.5) #
IR480 The Politics of Inequality and Development (0.5)
IR489 Economic Diplomacy (0.5)
IR491 Globalisation and Development (0.5) (suspended 2025/26)
MY4IR Research Design for International Relations (0.5)

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

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.