MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy

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Programme Code: TMPHPP

Department: Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method

For students starting this programme of study in 2026/27

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 (non-assessed) 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.
	Course code, title (unit value)

Paper 1	PH415 Philosophy and Public Policy (1.0) #

Paper 2	PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0) #
	(OR)
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	and another half-unit (0.5) from the courses listed under Paper 3: Paper 3 options list
Paper 3	A
	Courses to the value of 1 unit(s) from the following: PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) #
	PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0) #
	PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5) #
	PH426 Philosophy of Society (0.5) #
	PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5) #
	PH431 Physics and Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) #
	PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5) #
	PH434 Philosophy of Economics: Methodology and Foundations of Economics (0.5) #
	PH435 Philosophy of Economics: Ethics and Economics (0.5) #
	PH439 Anarchy, Authority and Evidence: Topics in Philosophy of Law (0.5) #
	PH440 The Ethics of Data and AI (0.5) #
	PH441 Animal Minds and Animal Ethics (0.5) #
	PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0) #
	PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

Paper 4	PH499 Dissertation (1.0)
	Students must also take the following non-assessed seminar: PH421 Dissertation Seminar - Philosophy and Public Policy (0.0)

Paper 3 options list



PH400 Philosophy of Science (1.0) #
PH416 Philosophy, Morals and Politics (1.0) #
PH425 Business and Organisational Ethics (0.5) #
PH426 Philosophy of Society (0.5) #
PH430 Einstein for Everyone: From time travel to the edge of the universe (0.5) #
PH431 Physics and Uncertainty: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (0.5) #
PH433 Philosophy of Gender and Race (0.5) #
PH434 Philosophy of Economics: Methodology and Foundations of Economics (0.5) #
PH435 Philosophy of Economics: Ethics and Economics (0.5) #
PH439 Anarchy, Authority and Evidence: Topics in Philosophy of Law (0.5) #
PH440 The Ethics of Data and AI (0.5) #
PH441 Animal Minds and Animal Ethics (0.5) #
PH456 Rationality and Choice (1.0) #
PH458 Evidence and Policy (0.5)

Footnotes

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

A: Paper 3: Alternatively, students can choose courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the wide array of policy courses at LSE on a space-available basis.

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.