Our departments and programmes

Watch the Studying Philosophy at LSE session from our Virtual Undergraduate Open Day in June 2021

Watch our Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method Virtual Open Day video to find out more about our degree programmes, teaching and assessment methods and life in the Department. 

1. LSE philosophy specialises in a type of philosophy that is both continuous with the sciences and socially relevant.
2. LSE philosophy graduates enjoy especially high career prospects.
3. LSE philosophy hosts a rich and varied programme of conferences and events featuring some of the world’s leading philosophers. All such events are open to our students.

You can also find out more about the Department and discover more reasons why you should join us at LSE on the departmental website.

The three undergraduate degree programmes offered by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method allow students to take courses in ethics, metaphysics, logic, epistemology, political philosophy and philosophy of science. The BSc Philosophy and Economics and BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) programmes also investigate economic issues and deliver a combined philosophical and economic analysis of public policy, including the moral limits of markets. Unlike other PPE degrees, this is a four year degree programme where all three subjects are given equal weighting and all are studied for at least the first three years of the degree. PPE students will undertake a Capstone and Research Project in their final year, working on an applied public policy project for a client organisation and producing a research paper.

Listen to our taster lecture to find out more about studying in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.

Meet Frances — BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics

• Take a look at the LSE Philosophy Society and their journal Rerum Causae.
• To meet the faculty in the Department watch our YouTube playlist.
• Visit the Meet our Students page.

For detailed information regarding entry requirements, programme content and preliminary reading please visit our BSc Philosophy and Economics programme page.

For detailed information regarding entry requirements, programme content and preliminary reading please visit our BSc Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method programme page.

Language specialism

Students who have taken and passed at least one language course in each year of their degree can opt to receive a language specialism attached to their degree certificate and transcript. The three courses must be consecutively harder in level, for example: beginner, intermediate and advanced. Students must take all courses in the same language (French, Spanish, German, Mandarin or Russian) in order to qualify for the specialism. Degree certificates which include a language specialism will state the language in the title, for example: BSc Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method (with French).

For detailed information regarding entry requirements, programme content, preliminary reading and accreditation please visit our BSc Philosophy, Politics and Economics programme page.

As a Department we are always busy. Explore our research and the events we put on below.

Explore our research

Take a look at our events

Browse the LSE Philosophy blog

Listen to our podcast 'Out of the Vat'

Read our student journal: Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics

On our YouTube channel we also have a range of public lectures and seminars for you to watch. We would recommend Alex Voorhoeve’s Inaugural Professorial Lecture, a 2016 talk by renowned physicist Carlo Rovelli, as well as the many recordings from our regular lecture series The Choice Group, The Sigma Club, The Popper Seminar and Conjecture and Refutations.