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Political Science and Political Economy – (M.Sc.)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Department of Government
| Application Deadline: | None – rolling admissions | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 17,973 - | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 90 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of London School of Economics and Political Science
The MSc Political Science and Political Economy provides a sound professional training in formal political science and in quantitative oriented approaches to political economy. Students will acquire the knowledge and techniques to analyse political processes, institutional design and public policy making in liberal democracies. It should be of particular interest for students who intend to take courses in political economy, elections, legislature, executive governments, public policy, development, and international political economy within the framework of a political science oriented programme. This MSc will provide a set of skills which are highly requested in public policy making, policy analysis, business, political consultancy and public affairs. It will also equip the students to pursue a PhD or conduct research in quantitative political science.
This programme is based in the Department of Government and offers the following benefits:
* Study in a large, internationally renowned Department in the only UK institution devoted solely to the social sciences.
* Teaching by world renowned major figures in political science, political economy and public policy.
* An excellent preparation for further research work or for a career in education, public administration or the private sector.
Contents
Compulsory courses
(* half unit)
* Political Science and Political Economy*
* Game Theory for Political Science*
* Applied Quantitative Methods for Political Science*
* Quantitative Analysis II: The Generalised Linear Model* (or another option if student can demonstrate they have taken a course with multivariate regression)
* Dissertation
Options
Select options to the value of one unit (if full unit analysis core course taken) or 1.5 units (if half unit analysis core course taken)
* Parties, Elections and Governments* +
* Political Science and Political Economy: Advanced Topics* +
* Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe* +
* Social Choice Theory and Democracy* +
* Legislative Politics: United States* + †
* Politics of Economic Policy* +
* Legislative Politics: European Parliament* + †
* Institutions in the Global Economy* +
* Economic Development Policy
* Development Management
* Political Economy
* Micro and Macro Economics for Public Policy
* Economic and Social Policy in Mediterranean Europe*
* Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States*
* Patterns of Economic Integration in Europe: Institutions and Politics of EMU*
* The Political Economy of Transition and EU Accession in Central & Eastern Europe*
* The Political Economy of European Welfare States*
* The Economics of European Social Policy*
* States and Markets*
* Comparative Politics of Redistribution in Advanced Democracies*
* Capitalism and Democracy*
* Public Budgeting and Financial Management
* International Political Economy of the Environment #
* Politics of Money in the World Economy #
* The Political Economy of International Trade #
* Comparative Political Economy
* Quantitative Analysis III: Applied Multivariate Analysis*
* Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis*
* Behavioural Public Policy*
Another half unit or full unit course taught in the Government Department or elsewhere in the School, with the approval of the programme convener.
Please note that not every course is necessarily available every year and some may only be available with permission of the course proprietor. Please refer to the Government Department's web pages for a more up to date index of available courses.
+ You must select at least one of these options
# Restricted access
† May not be taken together
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Minimum entry requirement: 2:1 or equivalent in any discipline
English requirement:
* 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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