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MPA – (M.Sc.)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Department of Government
| Application Deadline: | None - rolling admissions | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 21,952 - | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 21 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of London School of Economics and Political Science
The MPA is an interdisciplinary degree devised to meet the needs of government departments and public agencies in many countries for highly skilled and professional policy-makers. It also meets the needs of people working with governments but in the private sector, for instance in consultancy, public-private partnerships, public affairs, media non-governmental organisations and interest groups.
The Programme is designed to provide students with rigorous and inter-disciplinary training in economics and political science, complemented by a wide range of electives, to prepare them for professional careers related to public service. It brings together LSE's unrivalled expertise in the social sciences with individual and group working experience of public sector problems, policies and management.
The degree is taught over 21 months in two academic year blocks; in the first year, students take a set of core courses which provide them with the skills required for political and economic analysis. During their second year, students work in groups on a "Capstone" project in which they advise a public sector organisation, international body, or private sector consultancy on a current policy challenge, and prepare a dissertation.
In addition to the core courses, each student undertakes further compulsory courses specific to the MPA stream they enrol on and chooses an area of specialisation from a wide range of options. Follow the links below to be taken to further stream-specific information.
There are five MPA streams:
* MPA Public and Economic Policy
* MPA Public Policy and Management
* MPA International Development
* MPA European Public and Economic Policy
* MPA Public and Social Policy (from 2011/2012)
In addition to the core training common to all MPAs, each student undertakes further compulsory courses depending on which stream they are enrolled on.
The LSE MPA offers the following benefits:
* Equips talented students with professional skills and knowledge to undertake and advise on public policy-making and implementation in a wide range of contexts.
* Relevant both for students entering government service careers and those intending to work in the private sector, dealing with government.
* Combines rigorous academic development with strong practical applications in individual and group based work.
* A wide choice of options from across LSE's postgraduate courses for students to choose their own area of specialisation.
* Excellent contact with governmental and international organisations.
* The option for some students to gain ten months experience with one of the following institutions: the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University in New York; Sciences Po, Paris; the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin; or the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, at the National University of Singapore.
Contents
MPA Public and Economic Policy
Year 1
All students attend a September pre-sessional course, then take core courses essential for policy-making, additional stream-specific courses and option courses.
Course title
1. GV478 - Political Science and Public Policy (1 unit)
2. EC440 - Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) (1 unit)
3. EC455 - Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (1 unit)
4. Options courses to the value of 1 unit (from the MPA Approved Options List)
Year 2
Course title
1. EC406 - Economic Policy Analysis (1 unit)
2. GV4D5 - Organisations, Power and Leadership (0.5 units)
3. MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units) (see below for further information)
4. Option courses to the value of 1 unit (from the MPA Approved Options List)
Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation in place of the 1 unit of options courses in Year 2.
MPA Public Policy and Management
Year 1
All students attend a September pre-sessional course, then take core courses essential for policy-making, additional stream-specific courses and option courses
Course title
* GV478 - Political Science and Public Policy (1 unit)
* EC440 - Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) (1 unit)
* EC455 - Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (1 unit)
* MG419 - Public Management - Strategy, Innovation and Delivery (1 unit)
Year 2
Course title
* GV4E4 - Public Budgeting and Financial Management (1 unit)
* GV4D5 - Organisations, Power and Leadership (0.5 units)
* MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units) (see below for further information)
* Option courses to the value of 1 unit (from the MPA Approved Options List)
Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation in place of the 1 unit of options courses in Year 2.
MPA International Development
Year 1
All students attend a September pre-sessional course, then take core courses essential for policy-making, additional stream-specific courses and option courses.
Course title
* GV478 - Political Science and Public Policy (1 unit)
* EC440 - Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) (1 unit)
* EC455 - Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (1 unit)
* DV441 - Development Policy and Management (1 unit)
Year 2
Course title
* EC454 - Development Economics (1 unit)
* GV4D5 - Organisations, Power and Leadership (0.5 units)
* MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units) (see below for further information)
* Option courses totalling 1 unit (selected from the MPA Approved Options List)
Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation in place of the 1 unit of options courses in Year 2.
MPA European Public and Economic Policy
Year 1
All students attend a September pre-sessional course, then take core courses essential for policy-making, additional stream-specific courses and option courses
Course title
* GV478 - Political Science and Public Policy (1 unit)
* EC440 - Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) (1 unit)
* EC455 - Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (1 unit)
* EU427 - European Public and Economic Policy (1 unit)
Year 2
Course title
* GV4D5 - Organisations, Power and Leadership (0.5 units)
* MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units) (see below for further information)
* Option courses to the value of 2 units (selected from the MPA Approved Options List)**
** Options taken must include at least 1 unit chosen from the broad range of Europe-related units included in the approved MPA options list, indicated by +. Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation in place of 1 unit of options courses in Year 2.
MPA Public and Social Policy
Year 1
All students attend a September pre-sessional course, then take core courses essential for policy-making, additional stream-specific courses and option courses.
Course title
* GV478 - Political Science and Public Policy (1 unit)
* EC440 - Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) (1 unit)
* EC455 - Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (1 unit)
* SA4X6 - Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1 unit)
Year 2
Course title
* GV4D5 - Organisations, Power and Leadership (0.5 units)
* MPA Capstone Project (1.5 units) (see below for further information)
* Option courses to the value of 2 units (selected from the MPA Approved Options List)**
** Options taken must include at least 1 unit falling within the broad range of Social Policy related units included in the MPA options list Students may submit a 10,000 word dissertation in place of 1 unit of options courses in Year 2.
The MPA Capstone Project
In the winter term of the LSE MPA second year, students are organised into groups of between three and six people and briefed on a policy problem faced by a major organisation active in the UK public sector (a government department or agency, regional or local government, a public health service authority, or perhaps a non-governmental organisation or consultancy firm closely involved with policy making). The group then has ten weeks of access to the client organisation to investigate the issues and develop a workable solution to the problem, reporting to the organisation at the end of this time. The LSE staff members who set up, coordinate and manage the projects, with inputs from the client organisation, assess students in each group on their performance. The project work is conducted in teams, and marked accordingly.
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Minimum entry requirement: 2:1 degree or equivalent in any discipline. Some Economics options only available to applicants with a good first degree in Economics
GRE/GMAT requirement: Not required, but will be considered if submitted
English language requirements
* TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 627 in the paper test or 107 in the internet based test
* IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7.0
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 627 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 107 |
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