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Graham Wallas Room
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Mezzanine Café
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Student Common Room
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Student Services Centre
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Lincoln’s Inn Fields
SPN St Philips – North Block,
Sheffield Street
NCT New Court Carey Street
OLD Old Building, Houghton Street
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Sheffield Street
Three Tuns
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PAR Parish Hall, Sheffield Street
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Many eminent speakers have
visited the School recently
1. Sara Parkin, founder-director and
trustee of Forum for the Future
2. Helen Clark, administrator of the
United Nations Development Programme
(former prime minister of New Zealand)
3. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of
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president of the Republic of Chile
5. Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft
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6. Lykke Friis, Danish minister for
Climate and Energy, and minister for
Gender Equality.
7. Amartya Sen, Nobel Memorial Prize in
Economic Sciences winner
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8. George Soros, financier and
philanthropist
9. David Cameron, prime minister of the
United Kingdom
10. James Caan, CEO of private equity
company Hamilton Bradshaw and
panellist on BBC’s Dragons’ Den
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About the prospectus
Dates of terms 2012/13
This prospectus is for students interested in
applying for an undergraduate degree at LSE.
The first section provides a general introduction
to the School and the programmes we offer,
life at LSE, the student and academic support
services, fee and financial support information,
and tells you how to apply for admission.
The next section contains more detailed
descriptions of our degree programmes, listed
by subject.
Michaelmas term
Thursday, 4 October
to Friday, 14 December 2012
If you require further information about life at
LSE or the admissions process please refer to
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Every effort is made to keep this prospectus
up to date. It is correct at the time of going
to press (February 2011). The School makes
every effort to ensure that programmes and
courses are offered as described to students
in this prospectus, and that any subsequent
changes would add to, rather than detract
from students’ opportunities. However,
circumstances may occasionally make this
impossible; for that reason, the School reserves
the right, according to circumstances, to alter
or withdraw particular courses or course
syllabuses and to alter the level of fees.
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external websites mentioned in the prospectus.
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LSE is generally a low risk environment.
You can find information on our safety
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details of the measures we take to ensure
the health, safety and welfare of everyone
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to Friday, 22 March 2013 Summer term
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Dates of terms 2013/14
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to Friday, 21 March 2014
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Equality
We will promote equality of opportunity for
students and staff from all social, cultural
and economic backgrounds and ensure
freedom from discrimination on the basis
of disability, race, age, religion or belief and
sexual orientation. Equality and diversity are
integral to the School’s priorities and objectives.
We will support inter-faith and inter-cultural
dialogue and understanding and engage all
students in playing a full and active role in wider
engagement with society.
2 undergraduate prospectus A message from the Director / Contents
A message from the Director
Contents
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is the
world’s leading dedicated social science institution. Founded in
1895, the School continues to be a place of genuine intellectual
excitement and cutting-edge research. Situated in the heart of
London, the School is located in one of the most cosmopolitan
and vibrant cities in the world.
4 Why LSE?
The LSE community is truly international, with students and staff
from over 140 countries. Our academics are at the forefront of
developments in the social sciences and their expertise is called
upon by governments, businesses and media around the globe.
Students are selected for their academic ability, intellectual
curiosity and commitment to their chosen subject. In addition,
LSE attracts a wide variety of eminent public figures for lectures,
events and panel discussions. The interaction between staff,
students and visitors both in and out of the classroom makes
LSE a dynamic and stimulating environment.
19Academic support
services
Despite the current global economic situation LSE’s graduates
continue to be in great demand and our alumni can be found
in senior positions around the world. I’m confident that
your time at LSE will be both enjoyable and rewarding,
providing you with knowledge and experience that
will prove hugely beneficial in your future academic,
personal and professional careers. If you would enjoy
the challenge and opportunities that we offer, then
we look forward to welcoming you to the School.
Howard Davies
Director, LSE
6 Choosing a programme
of study
10 Life at LSE
16 Student services
23Learn more about LSE
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Graduate careers
26After LSE
27 Fees and financial
support
30Applications and
admissions
41Other LSE programmes
of study
43Subjects and courses
95Index
Campus map
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London map
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Degree programmes and codes undergraduate prospectus 3
Degree programmes and codes
Degree
UCAS course code Degree
UCAS course code
BSc Accounting and Finance
NN34 BSc/AccFin
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BSc International Relations
L250 BSc/IntRel
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BSc Actuarial Science
N321 BSc/ActSci
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BSc International Relations and History
VL12 BSc/IRHis
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BA Anthropology and Law
ML16 BA/AnthLaw 46
LLB Bachelor of Laws
M100 LLB/Law
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BSc Business Mathematics and Statistics
G0N0 BSc/BMS
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BSc Management
N200 BSc/Man
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BSc Economic History
V300 BSc/EcHist
54
BSc Mathematics and Economics
GL11 BSc/MathEc
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BSc Economic History with Economics
V3L1 BSc/EcHEc
54
BSc Mathematics with Economics
G1L1 BSc/MathEc
83
BSc Economics
L101 BSc/Econ
57
BSc Philosophy and Economics
LV15 BSc/PhilEc
86
BSc Economics and Economic History
VL31 BSc/EcEcH
55
BSc Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
V503 BSc/Phil
85
BSc Economics with Economic History
L1V3 BSc/EcEcH
59
BSc Politics and Philosophy LV25 BSc/PP
67
Sc Econometrics and
B
Mathematical Economics
BA Social Anthropology
L601 BA/SocAnth
48
L140 BSc/Ecomt
59
BSc Social Anthropology
L603 BSc/SocAnt
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BSc Environment and Development
FK84 BSc/EnvDev
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BSc Social Policy
L400 BSc/SocPol
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BSc Environmental Policy with Economics
F9L1 BSc/EPEc
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BSc Social Policy and Criminology
LM42 BSc/SPCr
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BA Geography
L702 BA/Geog
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BSc Social Policy and Economics
LLK1 BSc/SPE
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BSc Geography with Economics
L7L1 BSc/GeogE
64
BSc Social Policy with Government
LL42 BSc/SocPGo
90
BSc Government
L230 BSc/Gov
66
BSc Social Policy and Sociology
LL34 BSc/SPSoc
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BSc Government and Economics
LL12 BSc/GovEco
66
BSc Sociology
L301 BSc/Soc
94
BSc Government and History
LV21 BSc/GovHis
67
BSc Statistics with Finance
G3N3 BSc/StatFin
52
BA History
V146 BA/Hist
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4 undergraduate prospectus Why LSE?
Why LSE?
The London School of Economics and Political Science – LSE – offers a unique opportunity to
study the social sciences in a university institution with a worldwide academic reputation,
while enjoying the cultural, social and recreational facilities of one of the world’s great capital
cities. Many influential developments in thinking about society, economics and politics have
originated in work carried out at the School, including the basis of the modern welfare state
and the development of free-market economics.
What we study
LSE seeks to promote the impartial pursuit of
knowledge and understanding about how
people organise themselves into, and interact
within, social groupings. The social sciences
offer a number of ways of investigating and
thinking about these questions: they do not
teach you a ‘right’ (or left, or centre!) way
to solve the world’s problems. The focus
of our teaching is on helping you to learn
some of the different ways to test your – and
other people’s – ideas: and, in the words of
our motto, rerum cognoscere causas, ‘to
understand the causes of things’. In most
of our degrees, we expect students to take
at least one course in a subject outside their
particular specialism.
The School offers courses not only in
economics and political science, but also
in a wide range of social science subjects,
taught within a number of departments
and interdisciplinary institutes. It is the only
university in the UK specialising in the study
of the social sciences, and has a worldwide
reputation in the field. In the 2008 Research
Assessment Exercise the School had the
highest percentage of world-leading
research of any university in the country.
LSE’s academic departments have also
achieved outstanding results in the HEFCE/
QAA teaching quality assessment/subject
review exercises; and a range of independent
and authoritative assessments have judged
the School to be among the world’s leading
institutions for study of the social sciences.
While aiming for the highest standards of
independent judgement, we seek to make
our work practical and relevant to the real
world. Teaching draws on the insights derived
from our academic staff’s current research.
This can be an exploration of theoretical
or technical developments in an academic
subject, but much is also applied to topical
and practical concerns.
Many past and present members of staff
act as expert advisers to political parties,
the Civil Service and policy pressure groups.
For instance, Professor David Metcalf is
chair of the independent UK Migration
Advisory Committee, Emeritus Professor
Lord Desai is a regular speaker in House
of Lords debates and Emeritus Professor
Lord Wallace is a government whip in the
coalition government. Emeritus Professor Lord
Layard, founder of the Centre for Economic
Performance, is a prominent expert on
happiness and well being. Peter Sutherland,
chairman of Goldman Sachs International and
UN Special Representative for Migration and
Development, is chairman of LSE.
The School’s international reputation and
London location ensure that in times of
crisis it is often to LSE that the media turn
first for a response. LSE director Howard
Davies is a regular contributor to national
and international media on the economy,
financial markets and regulation. Professor
Nicholas Stern (climate change), Professor
Conor Gearty (human rights), Professor David
Held (globalisation), Professor Dominic Lieven
(Russia), Professor Anne Power (housing
policy), Tony Travers (London and local
government) and Professor Danny Quah (the
weightless economy) will all be familiar names
to the average news addict.
Why choose LSE?
The School’s location in central London
is fundamental to its identity. When you
choose to be an undergraduate at LSE, you
are choosing not only a course of study, but
a place to live and work for three years. LSE
looks out over the London skyline, rather
than over green fields. It is stimulating,
cosmopolitan and very much a part of the
‘real world’.
These qualities derive from the variety
of its staff and students (about half our
undergraduate students come from outside
Britain, and about half the student body are
postgraduates), from its active academic
debate on current social, economic and
political concerns, and from the easy
interchange of ideas between the School and
the world outside. Government, Parliament,
the business and financial institutions of
the City, the Law Courts and the media
are all on the School’s doorstep. Each year,
there are many influential outside speakers
at the School (politicians, business leaders,
industrialists) as well as leading academics
from all around the world who visit to
participate in teaching, to give public lectures
and to pursue their own research. LSE is
compact and full to the brim with students
and staff – this just contributes to the vitality
and friendliness of the place.
LSE offers you the opportunity – and the
challenge – to study different ways of
understanding human society together with
people from all parts of the world, with
radically differing experiences, views and
beliefs, in an atmosphere that encourages
you to question ideas and to seek solutions to
problems. If you welcome the stimulus of new
experiences and ideas in a lively capital city –
then choose LSE.
Who chooses LSE?
Students who choose LSE are intent
on experiencing an active and varied
undergraduate programme. The structure
of our degrees emphasises the need for self
study and rigorous intellectual skills where
Undergraduate students by domicile
an individual student’s opinion matters. If
you are the kind of student who enjoys
being challenged – intellectually, socially
and personally – then LSE is an institution
you should consider for your undergraduate
degree programme.
The School has around 3,800 undergraduate
students drawn from all over the world,
and from all social, educational and ethnic
backgrounds. Approximately 1,200 new
students enrol in September each year.
UK 51.2%
Asia 29.3%
Rest of Europe 10.4%
North America 6.8%
UK 51.2%
Asia 29.3%
North America 6.8%
Africa 1.7%
Other 0.6%
Africa 1.7%
Other 0.6%
UK 51.2%
Total Students
Asia 29.3%
Male Undergraduates 20.7%
Female Undergraduates 20.8%
North America 6.8%
Male Postgraduates 27.5%
Africa 1.7%
Total students
Female Postgraduates 31.0%
Other 0.6%
Total Students
Male undergraduates 20.7%
Female undergraduates 20.8%
Female postgraduates 27.5%
Male Undergraduates 20.7%
Female Undergraduates 20.8%
Male postgraduates 31.0%
Male Postgraduates 27.5%
Female Postgraduates 31.0%
6 undergraduate prospectus Choosing a programme of study
Choosing a programme of study
At LSE, you will have the chance to study a broad range of subjects; some of them you may
have studied in school, some will be new to you. At one end of the spectrum are subjects
you might consider ‘arts’ subjects like history, at the other end you will find mathematics and
related subjects. Some subjects have a direct vocational or professional link, like law or actuarial
science. All subjects taught at LSE provide a useful intellectual training in different approaches
to social questions. Further on in this prospectus, each subject has its own section describing
the degrees and courses available.
LSE degrees
Most of our degrees allow you to combine
study in more than one subject either for
joint honours (eg, International Relations
and History) or with one major subject
and one minor (eg, Geography with
Economics). Almost all require or allow
you to choose at least one ‘outside’ option
(ie, from a range of courses in any other
subject taught within the School) to enable
you to approach your main area of study
in a more inclusive and holistic way. Others
draw on different subjects to provide an
interdisciplinary approach to a particular
topic (eg, Management).
All first year undergraduate students take
the new LSE100 course, which introduces
students to the elements of thinking as a
social scientist.
A modern foreign language option is
generally available on those degree
programmes which offer an outside option.
See Language studies (page 74)
for more information.
Some degrees give exemptions from certain
professional examinations (details are given
in the section on each subject); but our
degrees are intended to provide students
with a sound intellectual background
rather than professional training. Our
students go on to a range of careers which
are rarely restricted by the choice of degree
subject. We believe that success in your
degree and in your subsequent career is
best achieved by choosing subjects that
interest you and that you are good at.
We believe that, for the programmes
we offer, a high level of academic ability
and commitment is more important
than previous subject knowledge. We
do not, for most degrees, expect you to
have A level or previous qualifications
in the subjects you wish to study at
LSE; our degrees are designed to allow
(and sometimes require) you to explore
unfamiliar subjects. However, we do
expect you to have good grades at GCSE
(or equivalent) including Mathematics, and
good grades at A level, or equivalent, in
traditional academic subjects. Our degrees
also expect that you will have excellent
skills in spoken and written English, and
will require you to contribute to class
discussion and produce course essays
throughout your time at the School. Teaching methods
LSE believes in a traditional approach to
teaching, ensuring students have a solid
understanding of their subjects.
In almost all our degrees, you normally
take the equivalent of four courses in each
year, made up of full and half unit courses,
plus LSE100 in the first and second years.
In each course, teaching consists of a
mixture of lectures and linked classes,
running in parallel, in which you work
through questions and problems raised
in the lectures and present and discuss
your own papers or essays. Lectures are
attended by all the students taking the
course (and some attending out of general
interest); on a popular course, there could
be as many as 300 students in a lecture.
For the classes, you are allocated to a
much smaller group.
Lectures are not compulsory but are strongly
recommended. Classes, however, are
obligatory and you are expected to prepare
and fully participate in every class you attend.
The format for classes varies considerably
depending on the subject and level but
usually you are expected to submit two
8 undergraduate prospectus Choosing a programme of study
written pieces of work per course during
the year. Class teachers report each term on
each student’s attendance, work in class and
written work submitted for the class. The
student’s academic adviser receives these
reports and although they do not contribute
to the final degree result, they can affect
whether the student is allowed to continue
on the course and to take the examination.
In some courses, the two functions of lectures
and classes may be combined in seminars
or small group tutorials: this may depend on
the numbers taking the course, and on the
subject being studied.
The taught elements of our degrees are
intended only as a framework around
which each student must work, allowing
you a structure for your own research and
reading. We expect that in addition to
formal contact time, our students spend at
least double the amount of contact time
pursuing their own research.
A typical undergraduate timetable involves
9 to 15 hours of teaching per week, but the
associated reading and writing of essays,
projects and other course work assignments
make up a full working week.
Programme regulations
Detailed programme regulations, including
individual course guides and other
information relating to the administration
of our degrees is published in the School’s
Calendar at the start of each session at
lse.ac.uk/calendar. Proposed changes
for future years are also published as they
become available.
It also contains a Code of Good Practice
for Undergraduate Programmes which
describes the obligations which staff
and students have to each other in the
organisation and maintenance of the
process of teaching and learning. Examination and assessment
Like our teaching methods, LSE has a
traditional approach to examinations
and assessments. In almost all degrees,
students are examined at the end of
each year in the courses taken in that
year. Examination is mostly by three hour
unseen examination; in many courses,
there is also a requirement to submit
special essays, course work assignments or
project reports as part of the examination.
More information about teaching and
learning at LSE and the transition from school
to university can be found at lse.ac.uk/tlc
DID YOU KNOW... International relations, social policy, sociology, social anthropology, social
psychology and criminology all have their origins as subjects of university
study in the innovative work carried out by LSE academics.
Professor Christopher
Pissarides
Norman Sosnow Chair
in Economics
2010 Nobel Memorial Prize in
Economic Sciences winner (jointly)
Studying at LSE is a unique and highly valuable experience. Indeed, I was
awarded my PhD at the School in 1973 and have been on the faculty ever
since! During this time I have served as head of the Economics Department and
I’m currently a fellow of the Centre for Economic Performance at LSE and of the
Centre for Economic Policy Research.
In the past, I have served on the Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank
of Cyprus (2000-07) and on the European Employment Task Force. I have also
been a consultant on employment policy and other labour issues for the World
Bank, the European Commission, the Bank of England and the OECD.
I was speechless when I discovered that I’d won the Nobel Prize for Economic
Sciences and it took some time to really sink in. My work, with Peter Diamond from
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Dale Mortensen from Northwestern
University, focuses on the economics of unemployment. Our research looks
at what happens to someone who loses his or her job because of changes in
economic environment. We have created a model which allows us to analyse
the processes and decisions, such as policy, which affect how long it is before
someone finds productive employment again. Until we began the work there
was no way of thinking about these issues.
One of the key things we found is that it is important to make sure that people
do not stay unemployed too long so they don’t lose their feel for the labour
force. The ways of dealing with this need not be expensive training – it could
be as simple as providing work experience.
Choosing a programme of study undergraduate prospectus 9
Academic quality
LSE seeks to maintain the standard and
quality of its teaching by using a range of
different systems and measures:
Internal systems
• All proposals for new courses and
programmes are considered carefully by
a committee drawn from all teaching
departments, not just the department
putting the proposal forward.
• All major changes to existing courses and
programmes go to this committee as well.
• Student views are very important as a
measure of teaching quality. Each year the
School conducts a comprehensive survey
of students’ opinions of the teaching they
have received. There are also regular surveys
on support facilities, such as the Library and
IT services.
• Examiners from outside the School take part
each year in setting examinations, reviewing
results and deciding on degrees awarded.
• External examiners also report to the School
on standards and quality, and their comments
and suggestions are taken very seriously.
• The quality of each department’s
educational provision is reviewed at five
yearly intervals on behalf of the School’s
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Committee by a team with internal and
external members.
This activity is conducted through several
School committees, all of which have
student members. In addition, each
department has a staff/student committee,
which is in turn represented on a Schoolwide undergraduate student forum.
External systems
2008 HEFCE Research Assessment Exercise
The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE)
is a UK-wide assessment of research
excellence at universities undertaken by
the Higher Education Funding Council
every five to seven years. The most recent
RAE took place in 2008 and the results
confirmed LSE’s position as a world
leading research university, with the School
topping or coming close to the top of a
number of rankings of research excellence.
LSE is:
• first when universities are ranked according
to the percentage of their research receiving
the top 4* (world-leading) grade
• equal second in the UK when universities
are ranked using a grade point average of
their research strengths
• fourth when universities are ranked
according to the percentage of their
research receiving either 4*or 3*
(internationally excellent) grades
Individual subject areas at LSE also
head national tables of excellence. LSE
departments come top nationally by grade
point average in Economics, Law and Social
Policy, with Anthropology coming second.
More information about the RAE and
individual subject areas can be found at
lse.ac.uk/research/AndExpertise/RAE2008
LSE100
The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things
LSE100 is an innovative course, launched in 2009-10, which introduces
first year undergraduates to the fundamental elements of thinking
as a social scientist by exploring real problems and real questions,
drawing on a range of disciplines across the social sciences. This
distinctive course will actively challenge you to analyse questions
of current public concern and of intellectual debate from a rigorous
social science perspective.
Broadening the
intellectual experience
Leading lecturers,
challenging classes
Focusing on ‘big’ questions – such as ‘How
should we manage climate change?’, ‘Does
culture matter?’ and ‘Why are great events
so difficult to predict?’ – you will explore the
different types of evidence, alternative forms
of explanation and different strategies for
abstraction and modelling that are used in the
different social sciences. In this way, the course
aims not only to broaden your intellectual
experience at the School, but also to deepen
your understanding of your own discipline.
You will hear from leading experts on
these subjects. You will then discuss the
topics in small classes with fellow students
from all the different departments at LSE,
providing you with an opportunity to
learn from the insights and perspectives of
students in other disciplines, whether you
are an accountant or an anthropologist, a
sociologist or a statistician. You will work
together on presentations and projects
and acquire skills that will help you to be
successful at LSE and afterwards.
We also know that most employers, from
the financial sector to NGOs, are looking for
graduates who have a degree of breadth to
their studies to complement the specialist
knowledge in their subject area. They
want mathematicians who can also write a
persuasive report, historians who can also
interpret a graph, and, most of all, employees
who can talk to clients and partners all over
the world with confidence. This course will
help to produce a very distinctive LSE graduate
with skills that cut across narrow subject areas.
The course will run over your first and second
years. We don’t think having only a final
examination works for this course, so LSE
100 will also be assessed on the basis of
writing assignments and in-class activities over
the two terms. It won’t be included in your
final degree classification but it will feature on
your transcript and there are special prizes for
the best ‘distinctions’ in this distinctive course.
10 undergraduate prospectus Life at LSE
Life at LSE
London is an exciting, vibrant and colourful city. Whatever
your interests or appetite you will find something to suit your
palate and pocket in this truly international capital. Whether you are into art, architecture, dance, film, music,
theatre, sport, shopping or even green spaces and the great
outdoors, London really does have it all. As a student at LSE you
will be studying in the heart of a multicultural city alongside
students from across the world. Major cultural attractions such
as theatreland, the West End, the Royal Opera House and the
British Library and Museum are right on your doorstep.
A short journey by bus, tube or even river boat will bring you to
the wide open spaces of the Royal Parks or Hampstead Heath, to
the homes of internationally renowned sporting events such as
Wimbledon and to the many unique and varied parts of London
– whether your taste is for chic boutiques and bright city lights,
or quirky cafés and a village atmosphere. It is truly one of the
most dynamic and exciting cities in the world.
International in flavour, London offers students an unparalleled
environment in which to live and study. It is a centre for
government and law, Europe’s leading financial market and a
style setting centre of cultural life. Educational benefits include
libraries, professional institutes and all the resources of the
University of London.
Living in London
Living costs
Studying at LSE puts you right in the heart of
London, with many places of interest within
easy walking distance. A map of the local area
can be found in the flap of the back cover.
The perceived cost of living and studying
in London is a concern for many students.
However, it is possible to live economically
in the capital by taking advantage of
reduced price services and facilities on
campus and beyond, making the most of
student discounts and concessions in shops,
restaurants and bars, and by avoiding
touristy areas of the city. In fact the 2010
Student Living Index, a survey published by
NatWest Bank, found that London is the
most cost-effective place to study in the
UK because of the range of part-time work
opportunities available in the capital and
the higher rates of pay on offer.
In any one week, London’s listing
magazines are likely to tell you about:
• over 300 venues for all kinds of music
including classical/opera, roots, folk
and country, rock, reggae and soul, jazz
and Latin
• over 150 films (including late
night shows)
• over 100 theatres (and over 30
fringe events)
• over 100 comedy venues
• over 125 art galleries and visual arts
presentations
• over 100 nightclubs and discos
• events in nearly 25 different sports
• over a dozen dance performances
and courses
The School itself offers a very wide
range of activities to its students. LSE’s
weekly Student News lists many public
lectures, films and concerts. The Students’
Union has its own newspaper, The Beaver,
and supports a lively variety of affiliated
social, political and ethnic clubs and
societies; there are many social events and
entertainments throughout the year, at
little or no cost.
Information on working during your studies
can be found at lse.ac.uk/lifeAtLSE/
CareersEmployability
LSE makes broad estimates of the costs
of living in the London area and these
are available on the School’s website. For
2012/2013, the School estimates that
students should allow about £1,000 per
month for living costs, in addition to tuition
fees. We advise that the total for a 9 month
academic year = £9,000 and the total for a
12 month calendar year = £12,000.
How much you spend in addition to your
tuition fees is your decision and these
figures are only intended as a guide. The
most important consideration is that you
must satisfy yourself and the relevant
authorities that you have sufficient funds
to cover your entire period of study.
12 undergraduate prospectus Life at LSE
Accommodation Studying at LSE will be full of exciting
challenges and for many students it
will be their first experience of living
independently. We recognise that, aside
from your studies, one of the most
important aspects of your time in London
is likely to be the place in which you live.
The School is able to guarantee
accommodation, in either LSE or
intercollegiate residences, to all first
year undergraduate students (including
General Course students) who apply by the
deadline*. Students from within London
should apply for halls if they require a space
and whilst we cannot guarantee making an
offer before term starts we would expect
the last few students from London to be
accommodated by the second week of term
at the latest. Disabled students, whatever
their home address or year of study, may be
given priority for residences most suited to
their needs. For further information, please
contact the Disability and Wellbeing Office at
[email protected]
* In exceptional circumstances the School
reserves the right to reject qualifying
applicants at its discretion. Further information is available online at
lse.ac.uk/accommodation Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7531
Fax: +44 (0)20 7955 7717
Email: [email protected]
LSE and University of London
accommodation
LSE offers a variety of styles of
accommodation. In all of them, there
will be a varied mix of students,
undergraduates and postgraduates,
home and overseas, men and women.
Residences offer a supportive environment
for those living away from home for the
first, providing a pathway to independence
and establishing networks of friends that
last a life time. In each residence there is
a student committee to organise regular
events, such as theatre trips or film shows.
Many of our residences are catered halls
which allow students to buy (Passfield
Hall includes one meal daily as part of the
accommodation fees) through the LSE
cashless payment system sQuid. This offers
the opportunity to either pay as you go or
pay for a meal plan in advance.
‘Residences offer the best location and
facilities for students in London, and were
a great help in meeting new people.’
Daham Lee, BSc Economics
DID YOU KNOW... The decision to create LSE was
made by four leading members of
the Fabian Society at a breakfast
party in Surrey in August 1894.
They were Beatrice and Sidney
Webb, Graham Wallas and George
Bernard Shaw.
There are six LSE Halls of Residence for
undergraduate students:
• Bankside House: 617 places in mainly
single rooms, many with private bathroom
facilities, located just south of the Thames,
next door to the Tate Modern gallery.
• Carr-Saunders Hall: 132 single rooms
and 12 twin rooms in the West End,
near the Telecom Tower and Tottenham
Court Road; meals are provided as
required, costing on average £4.50 for
an evening meal.
• High Holborn: 448 spaces just a short
walk from the School, in the heart
of London’s Theatreland. This is selfcatering accommodation.
• Northumberland House: 370 spaces
in single and shared rooms with private
bathrooms. The residence is self-catered
and situated just off Trafalgar Square in
the centre of London (10 minutes walk
from LSE). First year undergraduate
students must expect to share a room.
• Passfield Hall: 100 single, 42 twin
and 14 treble rooms in a Georgian
terrace overlooking a tree lined square
in Bloomsbury, near the University of
London central precinct; one meal a
day (dinner) is included in the fees.
• Rosebery Avenue Hall: 289 single (some
equipped with mobility aids for wheelchair
users) and 13 twin rooms close to Sadler’s
Wells Theatre; evening meals are provided
as required, and cost around £4.50.
The University of London also has
intercollegiate halls which accommodate
approximately 20 per cent of LSE first year
undergraduate students. There are seven
mixed halls: Commonwealth Hall, HughesParry Hall, International Hall, Nutford
House, College Hall, Canterbury Hall and
Connaught Hall. Further information on all
halls can be found at
lse.ac.uk/accommodation
For students with partners, the School has
limited accommodation in Anson/Carleton
Road flats in Tufnell Park, North London
and a small number of rooms for couples
in other residences.
Private accommodation
Both the LSE and the University of
London Housing Services offer a
comprehensive support service to students
seeking housing in the private sector. This
might be a room in a family house or flat,
a studio, or a share in a flat or house.
Further information and advice about the
service offered is available online at
lse.ac.uk/accommodation
Unlike many other European cities, central
London is mostly made up of offices and
shops. It is not uncommon to spend up to
45 minutes travelling between the School
and private accommodation.
Life at LSE undergraduate prospectus 13
Costs and facilities
Nutford House
International
Hughes-Parry
Connaught
Commonwealth
College
Canterbury
Rosebery Avenue
Passfield
High Holborn
Bankside
Northumberland
House
Intercollegiate Halls**
Carr-Saunders
LSE Halls*
Number of spaces
617
156
448
370
226
315
228
270
414
207
300
535
199
£ Price per week of a single room †
150-168
119
188-226
187-214
160-175
107-129
155-175
176-211
143-156
126-145
143 152
117-152
£ Price per week of a shared room †
90-104
78-86
122
122 84-115
77-86
N/A N/A
141
120
120-143
N/A 112
Self-catering
++
+
YES
YES
+
+
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Meals provided*
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Games room
YES
YES
YES
NO
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Common room/Bar
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Launderette
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Central heating
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
Parking
+
NO
NO
NO
+
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Time to LSE on foot
25
25
10
10
20
25
20
20
20
20
20
15
25‡
* LSE Halls meals consist of breakfast (replaced by brunch at weekends) and dinner (with the
exception of Carr-Saunders and Passfield Hall where only dinner is provided). Meals are paid
for separately, except at Passfield Hall where the rates shown include meals. All halls provide
vegetarian food.
** Intercollegiate Halls room rates include breakfast and dinner each day for all halls. All
provide vegetarian food. Please check their website for more up to date prices.
+ Limited facilities are available.
++ Approximately only 100 rooms will have access to a kitchen.
† Rates quoted are approximate for the 2012/2013 session.
‡ Journey time by underground.
Food and drink
Our catering facilities offer a wide range
of food and drink together with the
opportunity to socialise with friends
and colleagues. There are numerous
restaurants and cafés on campus, which
provide quality food at affordable prices,
together with two student pubs, the
George IV and the Three Tuns.
LSE’s Catering Services have been awarded
Fair Trade Status for our commitment to
offering products and services from fairly
traded sources. For more information,
please see lse.ac.uk/cateringServices
LSE Students’ Union
LSE Students’ Union is dedicated to
the welfare and representation of its
9,000 students. Responsible not only for
representing students, it also runs numerous
commercial services, an Advice and Support
Service and is home to a vast array of
sports clubs and societies. In essence it’s
responsible for almost every aspect of the
social experience at LSE.
Every LSE student is automatically a member
and with that membership comes the
ability to get involved in all aspects of the
Students’ Union. Membership gives you
the opportunity to write for our weekly
newspaper, The Beaver, join societies, or play
for any of the sports clubs. There are four
full-time paid Sabbatical Officers that are
elected to represent you as students – the
General Secretary (our President), Education
Officer, Community and Welfare Officer and
Activities and Development Officer. There is
also a part-time paid Postgraduate Officer as
well as part time officers for things such as
liberation movements and sports.
Campaigns
The Students’ Union aims to improve
the day-to-day lives of students through
lobbying the School. Recent issues that the
Union has campaigned on include library
opening times, teaching and learning on
campus as well as the most recent issues
of tuition fees and cuts to education.
LSE is famous, or perhaps infamous, for
the political activism of its students. Many
former students maintain that they learnt
more discussing in the bar and the Quad
then they ever did in class. The crucible
for debate is the weekly Union General
Meeting where left, right and centre
compete for the hearts and minds of the
uncommitted; few students can resist at
least one visit to this hotbed of revolution,
reaction and intrigue.
Sports
Sports enthusiasts won’t be disappointed by
the activities on offer. Our Athletics Union
is home to nearly 40 clubs for a wide range
of sports. Whatever your sporting ability,
there is an opportunity for everyone to get
involved – from novice Ultimate Frisbee to
Basketball Pro. Teams compete in a variety
of competitions including British Universities
and Colleges Sport (BUCS) and University of
London Union.
Many of the sports teams use the School’s
25 acre sports ground at New Malden,
Surrey, a short train journey away from
campus. There are pitches for football, rugby,
hockey (both men’s and women’s) and
cricket, together with a multi-use games area
and grass tennis courts, plus a restaurant
and well appointed bar open on match days.
On campus, there are facilities for judo,
table tennis, floorball, karate and boxing; a
gymnasium and three squash courts. Nearby,
there are facilities for basketball, rowing,
tennis, cricket and swimming.
Student activities
With over 180 societies in the Students’
Union, you can be sure that there is
something to cater to your interests. From
Knitting to Business, the variety of societies
and activities change with the interests and
initiative of each new group of students. The
diverse nature of the LSE student body is
also reflected in the wide range of national
and cultural societies on offer. The Students’
Union also runs a weekly newspaper, a radio
station, TV network and journal for those
with a more creative disposition, or those
who just want to get involved!
Student welfare
The combination of living in London and
studying at a world class institution can at
times be a stressful business. The Students’
Union Advice and Support Service is here
so that if the worst does happen, there is
always someone to help you out.
University of London Union
Sustainability at LSE
All registered students of the School are
automatically members of the University
of London Union (ULU) as well as the LSE
Students’ Union, and are entitled to make
use of ULU’s extensive facilities without
payment of any extra membership fee.
LSE recognises that its activities, products
and services have environmental, social
and economic impacts. LSE is committed
to acting responsibly to minimise its
environmental impact through the
following aims:
ULU is housed nearby in Malet Street,
Bloomsbury, and the premises include a
number of facilities shared by University of
London students, including a swimming
pool, bars, cafés, shops and other
recreation facilities. The newspaper
London Student is also run by ULU.
• Reducing the use of natural resources
ULU runs sports leagues and competitions
across London universities, and is
responsible for the management of shared
University of London sports facilities, such
as the University of London Boat House at
Chiswick. ULU offers a number of specialist
sports clubs that cannot be catered for at
single colleges.
• Providing leadership in the field
of sustainability
For more information on the LSE Students’
Union visit www.lsesu.com
DID YOU KNOW... There are currently 18 research
centres at the School, ranging from
large interdisciplinary centres with
substantial financial support to
smaller centres. These centres lead
research in their fields and tackle
some of the most pressing issues of
our time.
• Preventing the physical degradation
of ecosystems
• Preventing pollution from emissions and
discharges, in particular those that directly
contribute to climate change
• Creating a vibrant community in which staff,
students and visitors have the opportunity to
individually and collectively support the School
in protecting the environment
LSE’s environmental policy achieved
national recognition in 2010 when it
attained a ‘first’ for the second year
running in the People and Planet Green
League. We intend to continue to
build on this success, ensuring that all
students at LSE understand sustainability
and contribute to creating a global
sustainability culture. For more information
about sustainability at LSE visit
lse.ac.uk/sustainableLSE
16 undergraduate prospectus Student services
Student services
LSE provides a range of support services on campus to ensure
that the whole student experience is as rewarding and enjoyable
as possible.
• Readers, note-takers and support
assistants as part of the LSE Circles
Network of peer support
Medical Centre
students, including students with, long
term medical conditions and/or dyslexia.
Prospective students are encouraged to
make early contact with the office and,
where possible, make a preliminary visit to
the School. There are advisers for students
with mental health and well-being issues,
specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia,
and other impairments or long term
medical conditions.
• A day room, with bed and easy chairs
UK students are advised that they may be
eligible for a Disabled Student Allowance
to fund disability-related costs. Further
details are available at direct.gov.uk/
studentfinance and it is advisable to start
the process as early as possible. Please
inform the Disability and Well-being Office
if you are in receipt of the DSA.
LSE’s Disability Equality Scheme, as required
by the Disability Discrimination Act (2005),
can be viewed at: www.lse.ac.uk/
collections/planningAndCorporatePolicy/
pdf/disabilityEqualityScheme.pdf
A Medical Centre is situated at LSE which
provides a full NHS services to registered
patients and medical care to anyone who
becomes ill or needs medical advice while
at the LSE campus.
Overseas students on full-time courses
lasting six months or longer are eligible
to use the National Health Service on the
same terms as UK residents. Others are
advised to maintain private insurance.
Information about the NHS and how to
register/make use of its services is available
at lse.ac.uk/medicalCentre
If you live outside the immediate area of
the School, including halls of residence in
the SE1 postcode, you should register with
a local GP. To find a list of practices in your
area visit www.nhs.uk/serviceDirections/
pages/serviceSearch.aspx
To register online, see www.spmc.info
Disabled students (including
students with dyslexia
and long term medical
conditions)
The Disability and Well-being Office is part
of the Teaching and Learning Centre (lse.
ac.uk/TLC) and provides a first point of
contact for prospective and current disabled
Facilities at LSE include:
• An accessible library with two study
rooms and a number of computers
reserved for disabled students; lockers;
a book fetch service and photocopying
assistance where required
• Assistive software and specialist
IT support
• A range of accessible and adapted rooms
in halls of residence
• Infra-red hearing support systems in all
lecture theatres and larger classrooms
• Practical support provided by a
Community Service Volunteer (CSV)
An Individual Student Support Agreement
(ISSA) records agreed ‘reasonable
adjustments’ for individual students and is
circulated with the student’s consent on a
need to know basis.
You can contact the Disability and Well-Being
Office by telephone: +44 (0)20 7955 7767
or by email: [email protected]
Nursery
The School provides a Nursery for children
between the ages of six months and five
years. There are places for 63 children of
students and staff of the School. From year
to year, there may be a waiting list.
The Nursery is open for 50 weeks of the year
including all term time. Further information is
available at lse.ac.uk/nursery
Chaplaincy
The Chaplaincy exists to provide pastoral
care to any student who seeks it and to
support religious life and cohesion within
the wider LSE community. It holds regular
services and special events for the whole
School such as the Christmas Carol Service
and a Multi-faith Act of Remembrance
on Holocaust Memorial Day. The full
time chaplain works with an ecumenical
Christian team and representatives of
the various religious societies of the
Students’ Union, such as the Islamic,
Jewish, Buddhist and Baha’i Societies. The
Chaplaincy can be found in Room G9, 20
Kingsway, opposite the Peacock Theatre
and there is also a Muslim prayer room
in the basement of King’s Chambers. In
2013 the Chaplaincy will be moving into
a purpose-built Interfaith Prayer Centre in
the new Students’ Centre.
LSE Student Counselling
Service
This is a free and confidential service for
all LSE students, which aims to help you
cope more effectively with any personal
or study related difficulties. The Student
Counselling Service web page has further
information and links to self-help websites
for students. More information can be
found at lse.ac.uk/studentCounselling
LSE Students’ Union Advice
and Support Service
Professional advisers in the SU offer help
for students with legal, financial and
welfare issues.
The SU advisers can help with a range
of issues including landlord and tenant
contracts; immigration, including student
visa extensions and general welfare advice.
The Service offers advice on debts, grants,
loans and council tax. Hardship funds are
also available to help with unexpected
medical costs, homelessness, disability,
council tax, repeating students’ costs,
women’s right to choose and childcare costs.
A counsellor is also available for students
who are concerned about their emotional
and mental welfare or who are feeling
stressed or depressed.
All services are free of charge and advice and
counselling are provided in strict confidence.
Adviser to Women Students
A member of the academic staff acts as the
Adviser to Women Students. She is available
to discuss all issues of concern to women
students in the School, including sexual
harassment, and to offer advice and support
to women students with personal problems. The Adviser has a positive commitment
to increase awareness in the School of
matters which concern women students
and to take new initiatives which may
improve the quality of life for women
students in the future.
Adviser to Male Students
A member of the academic staff acts as the
Adviser to Male Students. He is available
to discuss any issues of concern to male
students in the School, including sexual
harassment, and to offer advice and support
to male students with personal problems.
Students’ Centre
LSE is seeking to transform the student
social experience by building the best
students’ centre in the world. Housing the
Students’ Union, the site will become a
student hub at the heart of LSE’s campus
and should add significant value to the
student experience at LSE.
The New Students’ Centre is scheduled for
completion in March 2013 and will include
a number of student-facing services such as
the Students’ Union reception; the advice
and representation centre; sabbatical and
general manager’s offices; a learning space;
a pub; large venue spaces; a media centre;
a fitness centre, which will include a gym
and dance studio; an interfaith prayer
centre; and offices dealing with residences
and accommodation together with the LSE
Careers Service.
Further information can be found at
lse.ac.uk/newStudentsCentre
18 undergraduate prospectus Student services
Careers and employability
Choosing the right career before graduation is
probably one of the most important decisions
in any student’s life. Whether you come to
university with some ideas about your future
career, or if your ideas are still unfocused, LSE
Careers can help you develop a plan of action
and realise your career plans successfully.
We also offer a wide range of information
and advice about graduate occupations,
employers and graduate study, as well as parttime and vacation work, both in the UK and
overseas. Whatever your aims, LSE Careers
can help you find your dream job.
Our experienced team of careers advisers
and information staff are committed to the
personal and professional development of
every LSE student and can provide assistance
and advice.
Careers appointments
LSE students have access to one-to-one
careers appointments whilst at LSE and for up
to two years after graduation. LSE students
and alumni can make appointments with our
experienced team for careers advice, CV and
cover letter advice and practice interviews.
Each academic department has a dedicated
careers adviser who runs specific careers
information sessions. Our students have
exclusive access to extensive online careers
information resources, researched and written
by LSE careers service staff, and targeted at
the career needs of LSE students.
events designed to prepare students for
the world of work, including master classes
focusing on developing entrepreneurship
and communication skills and a programme
of seminars and workshops designed
to help students market themselves to
employers and to succeed at interviews and
assessment centres.
We also run an extensive programme of
careers fairs and forums, themed to match
the career aspirations of LSE students, and
host many employer presentations, skills
sessions and recruiter-in-residence sessions
with top employers. Each year we host sector
specific careers fairs and forums covering
sectors including advertising, banking,
media, entrepreneurship, international
organisations, law, policy and consultancy.
These events are your opportunity to learn
about your future career options from the
experts, network with potential employers,
find out more about individual organisations
and develop specific skills that are crucial to
success in both the graduate recruitment
process and wider workplace.
Entrepreneurship support
Venture@LSECareers is our entrepreneurship
and enterprise service, helping you to
develop entrepreneurial skills and develop
your ambitions to work in social enterprise or
start up your own business venture. Further
information about the full service available
can be found at lse.ac.uk/venture
Your job search
Careers events
We offer a wide ranging programme of
Whether you are looking for full-time
graduate vacancies, internships, work
experience, vacation work or part-time,
term-time jobs to help you finance your study,
you can search for current job vacancies
at ‘My Careers Service’. This is our online
career management tool, through which
you can also view our events calendar, book
one-to-one careers advice and CV advice
appointments and register your occupational
interests to receive targeted careers emails.
Gaining employability skills
We encourage students to start thinking
about their career and begin gathering
information long before graduation. Our
booklet LSE Student Guide to Personal
Development Planning, available online or
at LSE Careers, will help you get started and
ensure you make the most of the unique
opportunities available to you as a student.
Most courses at LSE will enable you to
develop analytical, numerical, IT, problem
solving, and written and communication
skills. These can be complemented by team,
organisational, business and creative skills,
which you can gain from activities with LSE
clubs, societies, sports and the Students’
Union. You can develop language skills at
the LSE Language Centre, study skills at the
LSE Teaching and Learning Development
Centre, IT skills with LSE IT Services, and
communication skills by participating in the
LSE Student Tutoring Scheme, which takes
place in schools in London, or by undertaking
voluntary work organised by the Volunteer
Centre. LSE Careers encourages students to
recognise and develop these skills from an
early stage and to relate them to employer
needs and activities in their applications.
Your future
LSE graduates make their careers in a
wide range of occupations and the choice
of careers is extensive. Graduates find
employment in a range of occupations in
areas such as finance, consultancy, industrial
and commercial management. They may
enter the teaching profession; go on to
undertake academic research; find expert
posts as economists, lawyers or statisticians;
join central or local government NGOs, or
enter journalism. A comprehensive list of
recent graduate destinations can be found at
lse.ac.uk/graduateDestinations
Career considerations when
choosing a programme
Some degree programmes may, because
of their content, qualify you for some
exemptions in the respective professional
examinations in later training. All are
designed to provide a foundation for career
development and you should read the more
detailed sections on individual degrees in this
prospectus for specific information.
Syllabuses are generally wide and
comparatively flexible and, for this reason, you
ought not to allow your choice of course to
be dominated by thoughts of future careers
unless you are firmly committed to a specific
programme for professional reasons. There
is one golden rule to follow in choosing your
programme: choose the subjects you like and
are good at.
To find out more about what LSE Careers
offers, visit lse.ac.uk/careersService
Academic support services
LSE provides a range of resources and services to help you make the most of your studies, from
support for IT and learning technology to the Library, the Language Centre and your academic
adviser. All these will help you to succeed in your chosen degree.
The Library
LSE’s Library, founded in 1896 as the
British Library of Political and Economic
Science, is the major international library of
the social sciences. It has been recognised
by the Higher Education Funding Council
as one of only five National Research
Libraries in England and its collections
have been ‘designated’ by the Museums,
Libraries and Archives Council as being
of outstanding national and international
importance. The Library subscribes to
approximately 32,000 e-journals as part of
its electronic information provision and has
over four million separate printed items,
including over 33,000 past and present
journal titles.
The Library’s collections cover the social
sciences in the widest sense; being
particularly strong in economics, sociology,
political science and the social, economic
and international aspects of history.
There are rich international collections
of government publications, a wealth of
statistical materials, important collections
of manuscripts, archives and rare books.
The School also has a separate collection
for general literature which is housed in
the Shaw Library, a relaxing room in which
concerts are often held.
However, the Library is more than just
a collection of books and journals; it is
an ideal place to study with hundreds
of study spaces and PC’s, laptop points,
wireless access, group study rooms and
photocopying and printing facilities.
It is a focal point at the School and
used extensively by both students and
academics. The course collection section
contains multiple copies of books on your
reading lists, all of which can be located via
the Library catalogue, which also provides
access to all of our e-resources including
newspapers, journals and e-books. The
Library is open for long hours, seven days a
week in term time and vacation and for 24
hours from the beginning of the Lent term
until the end of the examination period,
excluding Easter week. The ‘escape’ area
in the Library entrance lets you take a
break from your studies, relax with friends
and have something to eat. We have also
introduced different zones in the Library
for group, quiet and silent study.
To help you find your way around the
Library, you can take a free audio tour or
download the podcast from the Library
website. There are also Orientation web
pages available for your first few weeks
which include videos showing you how
to use key Library services. Library staff
provide online tutorials on topics like ‘How
to find items on your reading list’, as well
as training sessions on finding and using
information throughout the year. There
is a student guide available and staff
are available at service points to answer
any queries you may have. Additional
assistance and services are provided for
disabled students.
The Library is committed to user
satisfaction and has achieved satisfaction
ratings in excess of 90 per cent in recent
user surveys. Constantly looking to
improve, new services are added regularly,
often in direct response to feedback to
enhance the user experience.
As an LSE student you will also have access
to most libraries of other colleges of the
University of London, as well as many
other academic libraries in the Greater
London area and nationwide. To find out more about the Library, visit
lse.ac.uk/library
Information technology
services
IT Services provides a wide range of
services, facilities and support, including
high speed network access, high
specification PCs, and high quality help,
advice and training.
IT facilities on campus
There are around 1,000 PCs for students to
use on campus, half of which are located
Academic support services undergraduate prospectus 21
in the Library and are available 24 hours
for part of the year. All student computer
rooms and areas have printing facilities.
All networked PCs on campus provide
access to common desktop applications
and specialist software, including:
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint,
Excel, Access)
• Microsoft Outlook and Internet Explorer
• Quantitative analysis software
(eg SPSS, SAS, STATA)
• Qualitative analysis software
(eg ATLAS.ti, NVivo)
• Geographical analysis software (ArcGIS) There are also 60 laptops available for LSE
students to borrow and use in the Library,
without issuing or booking them in advance. These provide access to network file
space, office software and the internet.
For more information see: lse.ac.uk/
itservices/facilities
Specialist facilities are available for disabled
students, including dedicated computer
workstations and printing facilities, screen
reading and voice recognition software
for blind and visually impaired students.
For more information see lse.ac.uk/
itservices/accessibility
IT facilities in residences
All LSE-owned residences are wired for
direct connection to the School network.
Students may use their own computer
either by plugging in to a network point in
their study bedroom, or in a wireless zone
located in the social and recreational areas
in residences. There are a small number
of open access PCs in each residence
computer room as well as printing facilities. Using your own computer and
mobile device
Computer ownership is not obligatory,
but if you do bring your own computer,
IT Services provides information and help
with connecting to the LSE IT environment
and accessing services and resources
both on campus and off site. There are
over 300 laptop data points in the Library
for students to get fast access to the
internet, and an extensive wireless network
across the whole campus. You can also
connect and print to student printers on the
main campus and in halls of residence from
your laptop. Off campus, we recommend
you use the Remote Desktop.
A daily Laptop Surgery provides free advice
and hands on assistance with connecting
to LSE resources from personally owned
laptops and mobile devices. We also
provide free tools to help protect your
computer from viruses and spyware.
itservices/remote LSE Mobile is a phone app for students
which lets you access LSE information such
as campus maps, PC availability, news and
events, your course timetable, your Library
account and more from your phone or
iPod Touch.
itservices/lsemobile IT support and training
IT support is available through the IT Help
Desk in the Library, or the online Virtual
IT Assistance service – VITA. The IT Help
Desk also provides one-to-one support for
disabled students who wish to become
familiar with the adaptive technologies
and software available at LSE.
All IT training is provided free of charge for
students who wish to improve or extend
their IT skills. Training workshops run
during the Michaelmas and Lent terms.
Online computer training is also available
and a wide range of online IT guides offer
advice and quick solutions to the most
frequently asked IT-related questions.
itservices/training
Lecture capture
A fully-automated lecture recording system
is installed in all of the lecture theatres,
and most of the larger teaching rooms.
If a lecturer has opted to use this service,
the system records audio, video (where
cameras are installed) and whatever is
displayed on the projector. Content is then
synchronised into a web page, which is
automatically uploaded for distribution via
the School’s virtual learning environment
(Moodle), by email or online.
Online learning (Moodle)
Many courses at LSE provide additional
online support through the School’s virtual
learning environment: Moodle. Moodle is a
secure website which allows course tutors
to provide access to a range of learning
resources, such as weekly lecture notes and
online readings. Some courses will have a
range of features such as online discussions
and quizzes, RSS feeds to interesting sites
and blogs, video lectures and the facility to
submit assignments online. However, course
content will vary depending on what your
tutor has decided to make available. All
students have access to Moodle using their
LSE network username and password and
it is available on and off campus. For more
information see: moodle.lse.ac.uk
LSE Language Centre
The LSE Language Centre is unique – no
other centre specialises in creating courses
targeted to the needs of students and
practitioners in the field of social science
and related areas of study. All our teachers
are native speakers who combine extensive
teaching experience with an educational
background in one or more of the subject
specialisms offered at LSE.
Whether you are going to study a modern
foreign language or need to improve your
English for Academic Purposes (EAP), our aim
is to provide you with the highest level of
language support throughout your studies.
All our language courses utilise the
specialist talents of our lecturers who
relate their own expertise to the teaching
of languages for specific purposes. No
other language centre can match our
experience in this developing field.
The LSE Language Centre is constantly
reviewing its provision and delivery, so
22 undergraduate prospectus Academic support services
the best way of finding out how we can
support you is to visit our website
lse.ac.uk/language
Additional services
Academic guidance
• Proofreading, translation and document
authentication, one-to-one tuition
Before your programme
• Language learning support You will see from the detailed information
on LSE courses and teaching methods
that we expect our students to spend a
substantial part of their time in guided
private study, in addition to the formal
instruction provided. We believe students
should be largely responsible for organising
their own work to keep up with course
requirements. Anyone who meets our
admission standards should already have
a good idea of the kind of skills needed;
however, we find that our students can
often use some extra advice. For example,
you may find it hard to decide what
combination of courses to choose, which
books or articles to read first, or which
assignment has priority over your time. You
may also need extra help with quantitative
courses or more general advice on adapting
to the LSE academic environment. We
encourage students to seek advice from the
professionals in order to make the most of
their time at the School.
• An EAP Language Foundation Year for
students looking to improve their English
language skills consists of three modules
which can be booked together or separately
• A presessional EAP programme for
students who need to develop their
English language skills before starting their
degree programme During your studies
• A modern foreign language and society
option is generally available on those
degree programmes which offer an
outside option
• Literature and society options, including
English, Comparative and Contemporary,
are also generally available on all degree
programmes • Our institution-wide language
programme gives students who do not
have a language component on their
degree programme the chance to learn
or improve a modern foreign language.
Languages currently offered: Arabic,
Mandarin, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Business Chinese • EAP insessional academic language support LSE Teaching and
Learning Centre
The LSE Teaching and Learning Centre
offers a wide range of learning and
development support to students across
the School.
• Study Skills programme: A series of
open lectures and workshops, beginning
with an ‘Introduction to study at LSE’ and
continuing with topics including essay
writing, effective reading, preparing for
quantitative tests and exam preparation.
Especially if you are studying for the first
time in the UK, these talks and workshops
will help you adapt to the new academic
environment, methods of assessment and
challenges of living in London
• Learning World: This is the LSE Teaching
and Learning Centre’s Moodle site,
providing online resources for a range
of study-related skills, advice from LSE
staff and links to other student-centred
departments. You can log in as a guest
(moodle.lse.ac.uk) to get an idea of what
Learning World has to offer
Further information can be found at
lse.ac.uk/tlc
Teachers and academic advisers
For guidance about a particular class,
students can turn to their class teacher
and/or the teacher responsible for each
course who guides the class teachers.
Furthermore, each student has an
academic adviser, who receives regular
reports from class teachers and meets with
the student during the course of the year
to discuss their academic progress.
The academic adviser is also there to
help with any academic, administrative
or personal questions where the student
may not be sure which person or office is
responsible. In addition, each department
has a departmental tutor responsible for
the day-to-day running of undergraduate
studies in the department (sometimes
those duties are shared with a tutor
responsible for a particular degree).
All members of academic staff set aside
specified times (office hours) when they
are free to see any student.
Dean of Undergraduate Studies
The Dean of Undergraduate Studies is
responsible for the general oversight of
the undergraduate student experience,
including the relationship between the
academic and administrative aspects of
undergraduate teaching and welfare. The
Dean acts as a channel for complaints,
problems and suggestions and also chairs
the Undergraduate Students’ Consultative
Forum, on which all departments have a
student representative.
Any undergraduate student can consult
the Dean on any problem, academic or
otherwise. The Dean can also provide
individual student counselling for those
who are experiencing difficulties.
DID YOU KNOW... In 2008 Her Majesty The Queen
opened the New Academic
Building at the School. The
£71 million building houses
the School’s Departments of
Management and Law.
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Learn more about LSE
Helping you choose
Campus tours
To help all potential students make an informed
choice about coming to LSE, we organise visits
by academic and administrative members of
staff to UK and overseas events, run two Open
Days and arrange campus tours.
If you cannot attend the Open Day, you
can come along to a campus tour. The
tours last approximately 30 minutes and
are led by a student guide. Visitors are not
required to book, they should just arrive at
the Student Services Centre at LSE at 3pm
on their chosen date, where they will be
met by a student ambassador.
LSE visits you
LSE representatives regularly visit a range
of countries in North and South America,
Asia, Africa, the Middle East and in Europe.
During these visits we attend education
fairs and conventions, visit schools,
colleges and universities, and meet
students for presentations, receptions and
counselling sessions.
In the UK, we attend UCAS and other
conventions all over the country and make
individual school and college visits.
Full and up to date information about LSE
visits, both in the UK and overseas, can be
found at lse.ac.uk/lseVisitsYou LSE Open Days
LSE hold two Open Days a year for
prospective undergraduates to visit the
School, sample its unique atmosphere
and meet members of our academic staff
together with our current students.
The 2011 Open Day dates are as follows:
Booking is essential, and can be made
online at lse.ac.uk/meetLSE
Campus tours will take place at 3pm
on the following dates:
Monday, 21 February 2011
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Friday, 25 February 2011
Friday, 3 June 2011
Study at LSE videos
A collection of videos explaining why
students should consider studying at LSE
and how they can apply to the School are
available at lse.ac.uk/sroVideos
Email a student
The Email a student service gives you the
opportunity to contact current LSE students
and find out more about LSE from a
student’s perspective. Student profiles and
contact information can be found at
lse.ac.uk/emailAStudent
Email an alum
The Email an alum service gives you the
opportunity to contact recent graduates
and find out more about LSE from those
with first-hand experience. Our former
students are in a unique position to answer
your questions on their experiences prior
to, during and since their time at the
School. Featured alumni can be found at
lse.ac.uk/emailAnAlum
Widening participation
LSE encourages applications from all students
with the very best academic potential,
irrespective of their background. The School
has been involved with a number of widening
participation and access initiatives since 1998,
with the aim of raising the aspirations of
school and college students, both to higher
education in general and to LSE specifically.
Current activities involve students from year
6 to year 13 in a range of interactive projects.
All our widening participation work takes
place in London, with state schools and
colleges. Priority to some of our initiatives
is given to schools performing below the
national average.
Student Tutoring and Mentoring
LSE students also have an important role
to play in widening participation in the
LSE Student Tutoring and Mentoring
scheme. In 2009-10 over 145 LSE students
volunteered in 21 local primary schools
and secondary schools across seven
London boroughs. Our mentors work with students of all
ages in 10 London schools to help raise
awareness and aspirations.
Year 11 Summer Schools
Summer Schools are organised for year 11
students from London state schools and
colleges. Aimed at raising both aspiration
and achievement, these schools are designed
in close collaboration with LSE lecturers.
The following list of activities, while not
exhaustive, includes some examples of
current opportunities.
Students attend lectures, classes and
seminars which reflect their subject interests,
experiencing higher education from the
inside, and receive guidance on UCAS
applications, careers and key skills. Support is
given to students to enable them to improve
their grades and feel confident about
applying to LSE and similar universities.
Student Shadowing scheme
LSE CHOICE
The Student Shadowing scheme is for sixth
form students from London state schools
or colleges who are seriously considering
applying or have already applied to LSE.
Once you have decided upon a particular
programme or area of study you are
matched with a current LSE student and
invited to spend a morning or afternoon
on campus.
LSE CHOICE is a programme of Saturday
morning sessions, and a Summer School
designed to give talented young people
in years 12 and 13 from London state
schools, the tools to apply successfully to
competitive universities.
Further information about LSE’s widening
participation activities can be found at
lse.ac.uk/wideningParticipation
24 undergraduate prospectus Graduate careers
Graduate careers
An LSE education is valued by employers because of the
intellectual rigour of its courses, the breadth of the student
experience and the global focus of the School. A degree from
LSE is widely recognised internationally and our graduates go
on to great things in a variety of sectors around the world.
Graduate destinations
The School is heavily targeted by
employers, and graduates from LSE are
in great demand. Our students go on
to all sorts of careers. By far the largest
single group of graduates go into further
academic study or vocational training
(mainly for law). The next largest group
are those who work in financial services,
mainly as trainee accountants; others work
in various aspects of finance, for banks,
insurance companies and stockbrokers.
However, there is a broad range of
employers and types of work represented
in our graduate destinations: management
trainees (for example, in health and local
authorities, retail, media, marketing,
transport, engineering, food and drink,
software and electronics companies),
personnel officers, researchers and analysts,
publishers and booksellers, lawyers, charity
and social workers and civil servants.
‘LSE has given me a unique ability to work
well in a diverse environment, something
highly-prized by employers in this globalised
age. Attending LSE also gave me the
unique opportunity to volunteer in some
of London’s most deprived communities,
allowing me to stand out from other
graduates and prove my ability to multi-
task. Graduating from LSE has given me
a wide range of skills, something which,
alongside its reputation, makes it a great
place to go if you want to get ahead!’
Rachel Leighton, BSc Social Policy 2010
We conduct research into the destinations
of graduates six months and three years
after graduation. This research continues
to demonstrate the employability of LSE
graduates, even within the early stages
of their career, with the proportion in
graduate level jobs around 30 per cent
higher than the national average.
‘As a recent graduate, I am extremely
grateful that I had the opportunity to
pursue my undergraduate degree at
LSE. Not only did I gain a comprehensive
understanding of my subject area, but
I also acquired valuable analytical skills,
making me exceptionally well equipped to
advance and succeed in my career.’
Carl Johnson, BSc International Relations 2010
The average salary for LSE undergraduates
six months after graduation is £29,756.
Source: Destinations of Leavers of Higher
Education Survey
Further information about graduate
destinations can be found at lse.ac.uk/
graduateDestinations
Graduate careers undergraduate prospectus 25
What do employers think about LSE graduates?
‘LSE graduates demonstrate a mix of sharp analytical ability,
commercial awareness and entrepreneurial drive which make
them highly sought after candidates. Studying in a hugely
international context set in the cultural melting pot of London
further builds their ability to succeed internationally.’
Alex Snelling, International Recruitment and Talent Director at The Body Shop
‘At Credit Suisse we look for people with vision, talent and enthusiasm who have
a wide range of experience, interests, backgrounds and degrees. This is why LSE
has been and will continue to be a significant part of our Graduate talent pipeline
of diverse individuals who have intellectual curiosity, a desire to achieve and who
will ultimately be the future leaders of the organisation.’
Sally Whitman, Head of EMEA Campus Recruitment
‘Restless Development particularly values the unique skills and expertise
offered by LSE graduates. Having studied at a leading university in the field of
development, we are continually impressed and inspired by their dynamism.
From innovative thinking, to analytical insight, we look forward to continually
engaging with LSE graduates and benefiting from the contribution they make
to our organisation.’
Beth Goodey, International Placements Coordinator at Restless Development
‘At Goldman Sachs we value our long-standing relationship
with LSE. We are proud to have LSE alumni represented in
each of our divisions. Our alumni play an important role in
our graduate recruiting efforts, enabling us to identify and
recruit the high calibre candidates studying at the LSE. We
look forward to continuing to working closely with the Careers
Service and societies in 2011.’
‘Civil Service Fast Stream greatly values LSE graduates – especially for their analytical
skills – in fact recent data highlights that LSE is, proportionately, in the top two
UK universities for gaining Fast Stream roles. A tremendous record.’
Goldman Sachs
Philip Wilson, Chief Psychologist and Head of Marketing for the Fast Stream
‘As one of the universities on Deloitte’s Global Universities Program, LSE continues
to be a source of high quality talent for many of our offices around the world.
The quality, diversity and career motivation of LSE students makes them a great
fit for a career with Deloitte member firms.’
‘The energy and commitment of the students at our LSE FoodCycle
hub is always an inspiration to the community on what young
people can achieve if they just put their minds to it.’
Kelvin Cheung, Founder of FoodCycle
‘Accenture looks to LSE to provide some of our very best, high-performing graduates.
When we hire from LSE, we know we’re soon to be joined by a really diverse range
of talented individuals; we’re also guaranteed an exceptional calibre of graduates,
focused on achieving.’
Aaliya Jetha, Senior Recruiter at Accenture Consulting
Tarek Dawas, Senior Manager, Global Universities Program at Deloitte
‘We continue to work closely with the LSE Careers Service to
attract bright, motivated and commercially-minded graduates
to Allen & Overy. The high quality of degree courses and the
general university experience provided by LSE allows graduates
to develop a range of skills, all of which are transferable into
a legal career.’
Caroline Lindner, Graduate Recruitment Manager at Allen & Overy LLP
After LSE
Raihan Alfaradhi
Strategy Consultant, PwC
BSc Mathematics and
Economics 2006
LSE was the natural first choice to pursue a degree in Mathematics and
Economics, because of its academic credentials, but in retrospect this is
only one aspect of the LSE experience.
I got involved in the whole range of activities that were on offer. Elected onto
the SU Executive, I also played football for the Athletics Union and wrote for
the student paper - The Beaver.
Upon graduating, I joined Deloitte in its Financial Services Group and qualified
as a Chartered Accountant. It was evident that those skills developed via extracurricular activities at LSE and in the community were most relevant to my
success in a work environment, and this also led to me becoming the head of
a diversity network for the firm.
I have since moved to PwC, and am currently working as a Strategy Consultant.
The LSE connection remains strong across the City. I find myself continually
bumping into old classmates, always eager to reminisce over a cup of coffee.
The diversity of the people who attend LSE makes for a rich experience, which
extends beyond academia. Since graduating, I co-founded a social enterprise
with some other LSE graduates, which assists students with their graduate job
applications, and donates all proceeds to charity.
Students come to LSE to ‘know the cause of things’: hoping one day, to become
the cause of greater things.
Graduate studies
Alumni
LSE is one of the major world centres for
the advanced study of the social sciences.
Whether or not you are planning a career
in academia, a graduate degree can
enhance your career prospects, and allows
you to study subjects you have enjoyed
at undergraduate level in more depth. A
significant number of LSE students choose
to pursue further study here – making the
most of their connection with the School.
The School has an ongoing commitment
to current and former students through a
highly effective alumni relations programme
which is administered by School staff and a
network of volunteer alumni in the UK and
across the world.
LSE offers over 140 taught programmes
at graduate level, while supervision is also
available for the research degrees of MRes,
MPhil or PhD. There are also opportunities
for non-degree research or other studies
not leading to the award of a qualification.
Just over half of our student population is
engaged in higher degree work.
Applicants for master’s degrees at LSE
are usually expected to have an upper
second class honours degree or equivalent
qualification in a subject appropriate to
the programme to be followed. More
information about graduate study is available
at lse.ac.uk/graduate
DID YOU KNOW... A total of 16 Nobel prize winners in
economics, peace and literature have
been either LSE staff or alumni.
The Alumni Relations Team works closely
with academic departments ensuring that
current students have regular access to the
alumni body, giving professional networking
opportunities to both. Close links are also
maintained with the Careers Service and other
administrative areas of the School useful to
current students and alumni.
A number of alumni programmes aimed
at students and recent alumni include a
Professional Mentoring Network for alumni
and final stage students and a range of
activities specifically aimed at ‘Graduates of
the Last Decade’, the GOLD group.
Alumni can also keep in touch with LSE and
each other using Houghton Street Online, an
online community with discussion groups,
information about alumni events and
reunions and news about current events at
LSE. For further information about all alumni
activities, please visit alumni.lse.ac.uk or
email [email protected]
In all, 35 past or present world
leaders have studied or taught at LSE
and 31 current members of the UK
House of Commons and 42 members
of the House of Lords have also
either taught or studied at LSE.
Fees and financial support
Fees
Every undergraduate student is charged a
fee for each year of his or her programme.
The fee covers registration and
examination fees payable to the School,
lectures, classes and individual supervision,
and lectures given at other colleges under
intercollegiate arrangements and, under
current arrangements, membership of the
Students’ Union. It does not cover living
costs or travel or fieldwork.
Fees are fixed each year for the following
session only.
Home UK/EU fees
In late 2010 the UK Government
announced significant changes to tuition
fees and funding arrangements for full-time
UK/EU undergraduates. These changes
will come into effect for the start of the
2012 academic year. Details can be found
at www.bis.gov.uk/studentfinance. At
the time of going to print, LSE has not set
its 2012 tuition fee for UK/EU students.
However, we will publish details of the
fee level and associated financial support
arrangements on our website at
lse.ac.uk/undergraduate by summer
2011. We therefore recommend that you
check the latest information on fees and
financial support on the LSE website before
you submit your UCAS application.
Under the 2012 arrangements, UK/EU
students will not be required to pay any
tuition fees up front. Instead, the cost of
tuition will be covered by a non-means
tested government loan which students
will only start to repay once they have left
their programme and are earning over
£21,000 per year.
Overseas fees
For 2012 entry, the LSE tuition fee for
new overseas (non-EU) undergraduates
will be set later in the year. However as
a guideline the LSE tuition fee for new
overseas (non-EU) undergraduates in 2011
is £14,592 per year.
Government support
for students from England
The UK Government has also announced
changes to the financial support package
(maintenance grants and loans) for students
going to university in 2012. In recent years
the following support has been made
available for new students.
Maintenance grants
Overseas students are required to pay this
fee in instalments or in full at the start of
each year. Discounts are available for early
payment, details of which can be found on
the Fees Office web pages at
lse.ac.uk/feesAndStudentFinance
A non-repayable maintenance grant of up
to £3,250 will be available for students
from families with incomes of up to
£25,000. A partial grant will be available
for students from families with incomes
between £25,000 and up to £42,000.
Fee assessment
Maintenance loans
Broad guidelines on how students are
assessed for fee purposes can be found on
page 38.
A loan to help with living costs during
term times and holidays will be available
for all undergraduates.
Financial support
National Scholarships Programme
The School recognises that the cost of living
in London may be higher than in your home
town or country. Government support, in
the form of loans and grants, is available
to UK and some EU students, while LSE
provides generous financial support, in the
form of bursaries and scholarships to UK,
EU and overseas students.
The Government is planning to establish a
national scholarships programme aimed at
students from low income backgrounds.
Please note that the information above
is correct at the time of going to print.
Further details of all of these schemes will
be made available later in 2011 and will be
published on the LSE website.
for students from elsewhere in the UK
LSE financial support
Different financial support packages are
available for students from Wales, Scotland
and Northern Ireland. Students from
these countries should refer to one of the
following websites:
for UK students
Student Finance Wales
www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
Student Awards Agency Scotland
www.saas.gov.uk
Student Finance Northern Ireland
www.studentfinanceni.co.uk
for EU students Students from the EU are not usually
eligible for UK Government financial
support. However, EU nationals (or children
of EU nationals) who have lived in the UK
or islands for three years before the start
of their programme (ie, since 1 September
2008 for a programme starting on 1
September 2011) may qualify for a student
loan and grants. See direct.gov.uk/
studentfinance for overseas students
Students from outside the EU are not eligible
to apply for UK Government funds. However,
there is a range of funding available for
overseas students from external agencies,
bodies or your home government, details
of which are available from your home
government or nearest British Council office
(www.britishcouncil.org/learning), or
www.ukcisa.org.uk
In light of the changes to student fees and
finance for 2012, LSE is still reviewing, at
the time of going to print, the financial
support that it makes available to
undergraduate students. However, the
following packages will be available to
students starting at LSE in 2012.
LSE bursary
The LSE bursary is a non-repayable award
which is available for students from England
and Wales from low income backgrounds. The
value of and eligibility criteria for the bursaries
will be published later in 2011 on the LSE
website at lse.ac.uk/financialsupport
LSE scholarships
Each year LSE awards a number of
scholarships – funded by private or corporate
donation – to UK students. The number,
value, eligibility criteria and type of awards
vary from year to year. Awards are made on
the basis of financial need and academic
merit. For more details about these
scholarships, and information on how to
apply, please see lse.ac.uk/financialSupport
Stelios scholarships
Four Stelios scholarships, currently worth
£5,700 per year, are available for UK students
applying for business subjects at LSE. For a
full list of business-related programmes and
information on how to apply, please see
lse.ac.uk/financialSupport
Fees and financial support undergraduate prospectus 29
Olivia Hulse
Golden Scholarship
Access to Learning funds
for overseas students
Registered UK students from low-income
households can apply directly to LSE for
Access to Learning funds. These funds are
designed for students who may need extra
financial support for their course, and are
provided by the Government to assist with
living expenses.
LSE Undergraduate Support Scheme
for EU students
LSE scholarships
LSE offers a number of undergraduate
scholarships of varying amounts each
year to EU students. The number, value,
eligibility criteria and type of awards vary
from year to year. Awards are made on the
basis of financial need and academic merit.
For more details about these scholarships,
and information on how to apply, please
see lse.ac.uk/financialSupport
Stelios scholarships
Six Stelios scholarships, currently worth
£5,700 per year, are available for EU students
applying for business subjects at LSE. For a
full list of business-related programmes and
information on how to apply, please see
The LSE Undergraduate Support Scheme
(USS) is designed to help overseas students
who do not have the necessary funds
to meet all their costs of study. In 2010,
the School disbursed nearly £750,000 in
entrance awards available to self-financing
students of all nationalities. The amount
of assistance will vary according to
individual financial needs.This financial aid
is available only for study at LSE. Awards
are renewable for each year of your
programme. The application deadline is
likely to be April 2012, more details can be
found at lse.ac.uk/financialSupport
LSE scholarships
The School offers a limited number of
undergraduate scholarships of varying
amounts each year for overseas students.
For details of all the latest scholarships and
information on how to apply please see
Stoke, United Kingdom
1st year, Law
Having come from a working
class background in Stokeon-Trent, where mining and china
production used to be the main
employment industries, I never
thought I would have the opportunity of being able to study in such a high
calibre university. So, to have obtained a place at LSE is like a dream come true
and I am extremely grateful to be studying at such a specialised social sciences
institution that is world renowned for its research and its teaching.
I come from a state school background and have always worked as hard as I can
to be a high achiever and appreciate that you should never take anything for
granted. When I have completed my studies at LSE I want to achieve my ambition of
becoming a barrister. Following on from that, I would like to have the opportunity
to return to university to complete my master’s. This will enable me to be able to
give something back to society, possibly by becoming a lecturer in one of the top
universities and by doing so inspire others that ‘any dream is possible, whatever
your background’ as long as you are prepared to work hard.
Alex Avlonitis
Lord Benson Award
London, United
Kingdom
1st year, Law
LSE has provided me with a
wealth of opportunities and I
have really benefited from the range
of intellectual thought that makes
this institution as special as it is. The Lord Benson Scholarship has helped me
in my studies and has enabled me to attend external lectures, buy learning
materials, and continue playing my favourite sport, badminton. I am looking
forward to completing my degree at LSE, and hope to study for a master’s
degree. There is no doubt that I wouldn’t be in this position if it had not been
for my scholarship.
30 undergraduate prospectus Applications and admissions
Applications and admissions
LSE receives applications via UCAS; we do not consider applications made ‘direct’ to the School.
Before you apply you should read all of the information and guidance in this section and on
the degree programme pages.
How to apply
Applying via UCAS
All applications to LSE should be made
online via UCAS at ucas.com. Applicants
can contact UCAS at enquiries@ucas.
ac.uk for general information and
guidance on the UCAS procedures.
Alternatively you can telephone UCAS on
0871 4680 468 if you are calling from the
UK or +44 870 1122211 if you are calling
from outside the UK.
The UCAS code name and number for LSE
is L72 LSE.
When to apply
Applications will be accepted by UCAS
from 1 September 2011.
The last date for the receipt of applications
to LSE to qualify for full and equal
treatment is 15 January 2012.
Applying from outside the EU
The UCAS application procedure allows
students applying from outside the
EU to do so at any time between 1
September and 30 June. However, given
the competition for places at LSE, ALL
applicants are strongly advised to
submit their applications to UCAS
by 15 January. We will only consider
applications submitted to UCAS after 15
January if there are places still available on
the relevant degree programme.
Guidance on completing your UCAS
application form
A detailed guide to completing the
UCAS application form, including advice
on writing your personal statement
and information for teachers/referees,
is given on the Making an application
section of the website at lse.ac.uk/
UGMakingAnApplication. You should
read this information before you submit
your application.
Please check specific entry requirements
for each degree programme and the
admissions criteria web pages at lse.ac.uk/
UGadmissionsCriteria for specific details
of subjects and grades needed. You may
also find the entry profiles on the UCAS
website useful. These can be found via
the course search option at
ucas.com/students/coursesearch
Deferred entry
Most LSE departments welcome
applications from students who plan to
gain some work or service experience or to
travel extensively between leaving school
and starting a degree. You can apply a
year in advance, so as to secure your place
on a programme.
If you are offered a place at LSE and
subsequently decide to defer your entry
to the next year, you should write to
the Undergraduate Admissions Office
stating your Personal ID number, name
and programme, and also your reasons
for deferring. The academic department
will consider your request and UCAS will
be informed of any arrangement that
is agreed between you and the School.
Two year requests for deferral due to
compulsory national service will not be
considered. Such candidates should apply
nearer their intended start date.
Direct entry to second year
Direct entry to the second year of a
programme at LSE on the basis of first year
undergraduate study at another university
is rare, and is only permitted in exceptional
circumstances.
Students currently enrolled at another
university wishing to apply for direct entry
to the second year should do so by 15
January in the usual way through UCAS.
However, no guarantees can be given
that you will receive an offer, and if you
are successful, it is likely that the offer of
a place will be conditional on your end of
year performance at your current university.
Some LSE departments do not accept
second year entry students. Details of
these departments, together with further
information on direct entry to the second
year, can be found on the website at
lse.ac.uk/UGhowToApply.
Entrance requirements
We welcome applications from all
prospective students and want to recruit
students with the very best academic
potential irrespective of their background.
In order to achieve this we encourage
applicants from the widest possible range
of schools and colleges to take advantage
of the opportunities available at LSE.
For details of specific opportunities see
the Widening participation section and
Information for teachers and schools on
the LSE website.
Each application received is carefully
considered on an individual basis, taking
into account the full range of information
presented on the UCAS form including the
personal statement, academic achievement
(including both past and predicted grades),
subject combinations and references, before
a final decision is made. We also consider
the educational circumstances of applicants.
As you will see from the individual
programme information, there is a great
deal of competition for places at the
School. In 2010, we received 19,000
applications for 1,200 places. This means
that if you are predicted or if you achieve
the grades set out in the standard offer,
unfortunately this will not guarantee you
an offer of admission.
Age requirements
Admission to the School is based upon
academic merit and potential. As the School
has a responsibility for safeguarding children
under English Law, appropriate senior staff
will be notified of an offer of admission
made to anyone who will be younger than
18 years of age at the time of registration.
AS and A levels
We expect applicants who are studying
A levels to offer four AS levels (taken after one
year of advanced study) and then proceed to
three full A levels (A2s). If resourcing issues
at your school prevent this then we advise
you to ask your referee to indicate in your
reference whether resources are available to
teach four or five AS levels in Year 12, and
whether timetabling arrangements allow
the uptake of a wide range of subjects. We
normally make conditional offers based on
three full A levels (A2s).
decisions based on predicted A level
grades, as well as previous academic
qualifications, the personal statement and
academic reference.
Key skills
Students are not required to have the Key
Skills certificate for admission to LSE.
General Studies/Critical Thinking
at A level
If you are taking General Studies or Critical
Thinking at A level, your grades in this
subject will not be counted towards the
requirements of any conditional offer we
make. However, if you hold a conditional
offer for LSE and you don’t quite achieve
the grades we have asked for, we might
then take a good grade in such a subject
into account when making our final
confirmation decision.
A* grade at A level
Unit grades
AS unit grades already attained are used
as part of our decision making process
for some of our mathematics based
programmes. As competition for places at
LSE is intense, it is important that applicants
achieve consistently high grades throughout
both years of their A level study. Please
note that in cases where AS grades are not
provided, it is likely that the Undergraduate
Admissions Office will request these before
a decision can be made.
For the majority of our programmes,
admissions tutors will continue to make
Following the introduction of the A* at A
level in 2010, LSE will include an A* in its
standard offer for a number of our degree
programmes. Please check individual
degree entries for details.
Applicants applying for programmes
requiring A* with A levels taken before
2010 when A* was not available will
be considered equally alongside other
applicants. Selectors may request to see
unit marks in order to assess applications.
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For programmes requiring A* in
Mathematics, an A* in Further Mathematics
in addition to an A grade in Mathematics
would be an acceptable alternative.
Retakes
Competition for places at the School is
intense, so it is important that you achieve
consistently high grades throughout both
years of your A level (or equivalent) studies.
Whilst grades can be improved by re-sitting
individual modules, we prefer students who
have achieved high grades in their AS and
A2 examinations at their first attempt.
Extended Project
LSE recognises and values the addition of
the Extended Project (EP) to the post 16
curriculum, although we acknowledge that
not all applicants will have the opportunity
to complete one. For this reason, it is
not normally included in any conditional
offer that we make. However, the skills of
independent study and research which can
be demonstrated through the EP are clearly
good preparation for undergraduate study.
We therefore encourage those of you who
are undertaking an EP to make reference
to it in your application.
Whilst the grade that you achieve for your
EP may not be specified in any conditional
offer, it may be taken into consideration in
the summer if you narrowly miss your
A level grades.
Cambridge Pre-U
LSE is happy to consider candidates
applying with the Cambridge Pre-U
Diploma or one or more principal subjects
in combination with A levels.
At LSE offers are based on the achievement
of specific grades in identified subjects.The
School does not make use of the UCAS
tariff. Therefore, where an A level student
is asked to achieve a grade A, we will ask
for a Pre-U subject grade of D3. Where an
A level grade B is required we will ask for a
Pre-U principal subject grade of M1.
Other qualifications
Polish Matura
We accept a range of other UK and
international qualifications, including
the following:
Singapore A levels and the
Integrated Programme
International Baccalaureate
Scottish Advanced Highers (normally
three Advanced Highers or two, plus
one A level)
Further details can be found at www.ucas.
com/students/ucas_tariff/factsheet/cie
Irish Leaving Certificate
Advanced Diplomas
Australian state school
leaving qualifications
LSE will consider Advanced Diplomas
in pathways which are relevant to the
programme applied for on an individual
basis. For instance, we might consider
Society Health and Development,
Business Administration and Finance or
Public Services for our Social Policy, or
Sociology programmes. In such cases
we would consider applications from
candidates with the Advanced Diploma
(including an A level as part of their
Additional/Specialist Learning (ASL)) who
are also taking an additional free-standing
A level in a generally preferred subject.
Welsh Baccalaureate
Austrian Reifeprüfung/Matura
Belgian Diploma van Hoger Secundair
Onderwijs/Certificat d’Enseignement
Secondaire Supérieur
Canadian province school
leaving qualifications
Dutch Diploma Voorbereidend
Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO)
European Baccalaureate
Finnish Ylioppilastutkinto/
studentexamen
VCE A level
French Baccalaureate
Since the technical and vocational subjects
currently offered in the VCE A level are
not particularly appropriate to the subjects
studied at LSE, we would normally expect
such candidates to take, in addition, two A
levels in traditional academic subjects. The
conditions of individual offers may vary if the
admissions tutor considers this appropriate.
German Abitur
Hong Kong A levels
Malaysian Sijil Tinggi Persekolohan
Malaysia (STPM)
Mauritius Cambridge Overseas Higher
School Certificate
US Advanced Placement Tests
More details of the grades expected in these
qualifications together with information on
other acceptable qualifications can be found
on the LSE website at
lse.ac.uk/internationalStudents
Subject combinations and ‘nonpreferred’ subjects
We are looking for evidence that you
have academic ability and achievement
in breadth. For some degrees we require
Mathematics at A level or equivalent;
details of subject requirements can be
found in the programme entries.
The School considers not only the
subjects offered by applicants at A level
and AS level, but also the combination
of them. Certain subjects are considered
by our admissions tutors to be a more
effective preparation for studying at LSE.
Admissions tutors will normally consider
one of the subjects listed below only if
it is offered in combination with two
generally preferred subjects. For example,
Mathematics, French and Economics
would be a suitable combination for
almost any of our degrees. Mathematics,
French and Business would also be
acceptable, but we would prefer the first
example. On the other hand, Mathematics,
Accounting and Media Studies would not
normally be considered as suitable as this
combination includes two subjects on
the ‘non-preferred’ list below. You should
also note that we are less concerned with
subject combinations at AS level. Successful applicants normally offer three
A levels (A2s) in our generally preferred
subjects, or two generally preferred
subjects and one from the following list of
subjects that are ‘non-preferred’. The list is
regularly reviewed by admissions tutors:
Our non-preferred subjects are:
Accounting
Art and Design
Business Studies
Communication Studies
Design and Technology
Drama/Theatre Studies*
Home Economics
Information and Communication
Technology
Law
Media Studies
Music Technology
Sports Studies
Travel and Tourism
An A level (or equivalent) in your first/
native language may not be counted.
* The Departments of Anthropology,
International History, International
Relations, Social Policy and Sociology
consider Drama and Theatre Studies
equally with other generally preferred
subjects. Therefore, they will consider
Drama and Theatre Studies alongside one
other subject from the non-preferred list.
However, the majority of departments
continue to feel that Drama and Theatre
Studies is not appropriate or relevant to
their degree programmes and still consider
it to be ‘non-preferred.’
Please see the Entry requirements
section of the LSE website at lse.ac.uk/
ughowToApply for more information
about non-preferred subjects.
GCSEs
If you have taken GCSE level qualifications,
or equivalent, these will also be taken into
account when the admissions tutors assess
your application. Some departments look
for a number of A or A* grades at GCSE.
Details can be found in the admissions
criteria section of the website at
lse.ac.uk/UGadmissionsCriteria
Programme requirements
Please see individual programme entries
for specific requirements.
Usual standard offers
We express our standard offer in terms of A
levels (by which we mean A2s) and Higher
level point in the International Baccalaureate
(IB). Predicted or actual grades which meet or
exceed the standard offer will not guarantee
an offer of admission. Furthermore, these are
only a guide and in some cases candidates
will be asked for grades which differ from
this. In cases where the applicants for a
given programme are of a particularly high
calibre, competition for places can be intense
and the offer you receive may be higher than
our ‘usual standard offer.’ We do not use
the UCAS tariff when setting our offers. We
require specific grades in particular subjects.
English language requirements
All students are required to be sufficiently
proficient in the English language to
benefit from their studies at the School.
It is not necessary to have the required
grade in an acceptable English language
qualification when you make your
application to LSE. However, if you are
made an offer of a place at LSE and English
is not your first language, it is likely that you
will be asked to provide evidence that your
spoken and written English is satisfactory.
The following English language
qualifications are acceptable to LSE:
• GCSE English Language with a grade B
or better.
• International General Certificate of
Secondary Education (IGCSE) English as
a First Language with a grade B or better
including the Speaking and Listening
coursework component (Edexcel) or grade
2 in the optional speaking test (CIE).*
• International English Language Testing
Service (IELTS) academic test with a score
of 7.0 in all four components.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) with a minimum score of 627 in
the paper test including 5.5 in writing and
50 in TSE, or 107 in the internet based
test with a minimum of 25 out of 30 in
each of the four skills.
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in
English (CPE) with grade B or better.
• Cambridge English Advanced (formerly
known as Certificate in Advanced English)
with a grade A.
• Cambridge English Language (1119)
conducted overseas by the University of
Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate:
B4 or better.
• O level (1120 Brunei, 1125 Mauritius A,
1127 Singapore) grade B or better.
• Singapore Integrated Programme (IP)
Secondary 4 English Language grade B
or better.
• Pearson Test of English (General) with
a distinction at level 5 in both the written
test and oral test.
* Exceptions
If students offer the IGCSE in English as a
First Language without the Speaking and
Listening component or O level English
(other than those specified above) and
have been educated in the medium of
English during their five most recent years
of study (prior to 1 September 2010), then
we will accept the qualification as sufficient
evidence of English language proficiency.
Please note that test scores must be
achieved from one sitting of the relevant
qualification. We will not accept individual
component scores from multiple tests.
The LSE Language Centre runs a range
of pre-sessional courses for international
students. Details can be found at
lse.ac.uk/language
Considering your application
UCAS sends application forms to LSE from
the end of September onwards.
Gathered field
Given the level of competition for many of
our programmes you may be advised that
your application is being held as part of
a ‘gathered field’ to be considered along
side all ‘on-time’ applications.
The ‘gathered field’ allows admissions
tutors to give fair and equal consideration
to all the applications which are received
by UCAS by the closing date of 15 January.
Since we do not receive the final ‘on-time’
application forms until late January, we
hold some earlier applications as part of
this process. It means that we wish to
look again at the early applications in the
light of the later UCAS forms which we
receive. We will contact you if we intend
to consider your application as part of the
gathered field.
LSE Entrance Examination
We ask some applicants (eg those on
Access or Foundation courses, or those
whose qualifications are not familiar to us)
to take the LSE Entrance Exam. The exam
gives the admissions tutor the opportunity
to see a sample of the applicant’s original
work, produced under exam conditions.
The exam is a three hour paper comprising
English comprehension exercises, essay
questions and mathematical problems. No
specific preparation is required although
those asked to sit the exam may view a
copy of previous years’ papers online.
Interviews
We do not normally interview applicants.
Interviews may be arranged for mature
students or those with unusual qualifications,
or where the School needs more information
to help in making a decision. It is not possible
for applicants to request an interview with
the admissions tutor.
Processing your form
We may ask applicants to provide further
information relating to their application.
For example, we may require information
concerning entry qualifications, fee
status or criminal convictions. Applicants
should provide this information as
soon as possible to avoid delays in the
consideration of their application.
You should notify the Undergraduate
Admissions Office if the details or
circumstances of your application
changes in any way. For example, you
should let us know if you change the
A level or equivalent subjects stated
on your UCAS form or if there are
extenuating circumstances which impact
on your course of study (eg illness, family
circumstances or disruption to the delivery
of your course at school).
Notification of the admissions decision
Appeals
We will notify you of the final decision
on your application through UCAS, which
can be accessed via the UCAS Track service.
With 19,000 applications for just 1,200
places, competition for places at the
School is intense. Unsuccessful applications
can only be reconsidered in exceptional
cases, such as if a candidate’s study has
been affected by personal circumstances
which were not declared on the
application form or if there is evidence of
a failure of procedure in the admissions
process. Please note that even in such
circumstances, although our full attention
will be given to appeals, there can be no
guarantee that a place can be offered.
We receive a high volume of applications for
many programmes, so it may take some time
before you receive our final decision.
Offers of admission
If we make you an offer of admission, you
should reply to this offer through UCAS.
By accepting an offer of admission, you
are agreeing to abide by the rules and
regulations of the School, and accept
that your relationship with the School is
governed by English law, and that the
English courts have sole jurisdiction. Copies
of the regulations are available on request.
Your offer of admission and acceptance of
a place applies to a named degree. Only in
exceptional circumstances will the School
permit a student to transfer from one
programme to another within the School
at or after registration.
If you receive an offer of a place at LSE, we
will send you further information about
the School, an invitation to a Visit Day and
information on registration and orientation.
Further information for offer holders can
be found at lse.ac.uk/UGofferHolders
Adjustment period
The level of competition at the School
means that it is unlikely that there will be
any vacancies on LSE programmes by the
time A level results are published in midAugust. Therefore we do not envisage that
we will be accepting applications during the
adjustment period in 2012 but this will be
confirmed on the LSE website. However, the
School would welcome new applications for
admission in the following year from those
who have done better than expected and
meet the School’s entry requirements.
Information for overseas
students
Students from all over the world have been
welcomed at LSE since the foundation of
the School in 1895. At present there are
over 150 countries represented on campus,
making LSE a uniquely international and
cosmopolitan university in the centre of an
equally cosmopolitan world city, London.
At undergraduate level, around 50 per
cent of our students come from outside
the UK. In an increasingly globalised world,
LSE provides you with an opportunity
to study the social sciences in a truly
international way, surrounded by an
entirely international community.
Application and entrance requirements
You should read the information on How
to apply and Entrance requirements on
pages 30 to 35. All applicants from outside
the UK should apply to LSE in the normal
way through UCAS by 15 January.
In addition to A levels and the IB, we accept
a number of international qualifications
which are listed on page 33. You can
find information about these and other
international qualifications on the country
pages on the LSE website, at lse.ac.uk/
internationalStudents. These pages will
tell you which qualifications are acceptable
to LSE in conjunction with the LSE Entrance
Exam and with A levels. If LSE does not
accept the qualification of your home
country, the website will provide information
on what alternatives you could take.
In considering applicants with overseas
qualifications, we look for achievement
at a similar level to those students taking
A levels or IB. For students with the
Baccalauréat from France, we would
normally expect a ‘Mention Tres Bien’,
and may ask for a grade of 16 or above
in specific subjects where the entry
requirement for a course is A*AA-AAA or
Mention Bien where the entry requirement
is AAB-ABB. For students with the Abitur
from Germany, we would normally expect
an overall grade between 1.2 and 1.5
depending on the entry requirements of
the programme applied for.
Although many overseas qualifications
meet the minimum requirements for
eligibility, this does not guarantee
admission to the School. Competition
for places on LSE degrees is intense;
the individual programme entries in this
prospectus list the number of applications
for and available places on each
programme, which will give you some idea
of the competition for admission.
Some degree programmes set specific
subject requirements. These include:
• GCSE grade C or better in Mathematics
or the equivalent
This means that students are expected to
understand basic techniques in arithmetic,
algebra and geometry and to be able to
apply them.
• A level Mathematics (eg, for degrees in
mathematical and statistical subjects)
This means that students are expected
to have basic skills in calculus, including
integration, differentiation, trigonometric
and exponential functions.
LSE staff regularly travel overseas to advise
applicants and prospective students. You
can find out about up-coming visits on the
LSE website at lse.ac.uk/LSEvisitsYou
English language requirements
If you are made an offer of a place at LSE
and English is not your first language, then
you will be asked to provide evidence of
your written and spoken English. Details of
acceptable English language qualifications
can be found on pages 34 and 35.
The LSE Language Centre also runs
presessional English language programmes.
See page 21 for further information.
Support for overseas students
If we offer you admission we will ensure
that your transition to the UK and to LSE
in particular is as smooth as possible.
We will send you up to date information
on visas and entry clearance, costs of
living in London and the availability of
financial support (see pages 10 and 27),
accommodation (page 12) and the dates
of LSE orientation. As an overseas student,
you will be guaranteed accommodation for
the first year of study in either an LSE or
a University of London Hall of Residence,
provided you apply by the deadline
specified in your offer pack.
In some countries the LSE Student
Recruitment Office, in collaboration with
local alumni groups, runs pre-departure
events which allow offer-holders to meet
each other as well as recent LSE alumni
before they start at the School.
The British Council provides information for
overseas students to help them make an
informed choice about studying in the UK.
For further information on the benefits and
opportunities of higher education in the UK
you should look at the website for Education
UK at www.educationuk.org and also on
the UK Council for International Student
Affairs website at www.ukcisa.org.uk
Information for older students
LSE welcomes applications from older
students and values the contribution they
make to the School community. LSE also has
a large proportion of postgraduate students.
This means that the student population at
LSE is rather older on average than at many
other universities; older undergraduates
should not feel out of place.
In considering a degree at LSE, you will
no doubt want to think about adapting
to new patterns of work, as well as the
financial and social commitments involved.
The information in this prospectus,
together with the online resources, should
help you with these choices.
Application and entrance requirements
You should read the information on How to
apply and Entrance requirements on pages
30 to 35 and apply to LSE in the normal
way through UCAS by 15 January. It is
essential that your reference is provided by
someone who knows your studies and/or
employment record well.
There is no need to send extra information
about your work unless the admissions
tutor requests it, following the receipt of
your application. If you start an Access
or other course in October, your referee
will be unable to say much about your
progress in time for the UCAS deadline
for applications. In that case, you should
apply in the normal way, ie by 15 January,
and your referee should send a further,
more detailed report in February. Please
remember to quote your Personal ID
number on additional correspondence so
that we can match it to your UCAS form.
We are looking for evidence of recent
study (ie during the last two to three years)
and both the ability and the motivation
to study at a fairly demanding level.
Some older students will have done A/AS
levels after a break from study. Relevant
study can consist of two subjects from the
generally preferred list of A levels on page
33, technical or vocational qualifications,
Open University credits, Access or Return
to Study courses.
In considering applications from Access
course students we will look at the number
of contact hours a week between teachers
and students, how much written work the
course requires of students, and whether the
course ends in a formal written examination.
If you have taken a course which was not
formally examined, we would not normally
make an offer of admission without asking
you to take the LSE Entrance Exam and
attend an interview. If you have had a
break from study after taking a course
which was formally examined, we would
not normally make an offer of admission
without interviewing you. Even for a
degree which may not appear to be in
a quantitative subject, you may need
to be able to deal with statistics. The
LSE Entrance Exam will test relevant
mathematical understanding.
Support for older students
At LSE, teaching and learning depend
very much on your own study and
contributions to class discussions and
debates: you have to be a self-starter,
willing and able to take initiatives in your
own studies. Assessment is based more on
traditional unseen examinations than in
some other universities. The School offers
several sources of advice and guidance
to support you in your transition to
academic life, your study throughout the
degree programme and in preparation for
examinations. The academic adviser (page
22), as well as your tutors and lecturers,
can help with a range of issues, while
study skills support is available from the
Teaching and Learning Centre (page 22).
Further information
Fee status
On receipt of your UCAS form the School
carries out an assessment of your fee
status determining the amount you are
likely to pay at Registration. This decision
is based on guidelines provided by the
Department of Education: Education (Fees
and Awards) Regulations 1997.
The Education (Fees and Awards)
Regulations 1997 state that to be
considered for ‘Home/EU’ fee status,
a student must demonstrate:
a) that s/he was settled in the UK/EU
within the meaning of the Immigration
Act 1971 on the first date of the academic
year – 1 September of the year the
applicant wishes to apply for (settled,
meaning ordinarily resident in the UK/EU
without any restriction); AND
b) that s/he has been ordinarily resident in
the EEA/Switzerland for a specified three
years preceding the commencement of
their course (ordinarily resident, meaning
habitually resident in the EEA/Switzerland);
AND
c) that no part of this period of residence
in (b) above was wholly or mainly for the
purpose of receiving full time education.
You may be asked to provide documentary
evidence of your status/residence.
Once a student has registered at LSE, the
student can only appeal against his/her
fee status assessment in highly exceptional
circumstances (either a change in law or
if a student becomes an EU national or
child of an EU national or if an asylum
seeking student is granted refugee status,
Exceptional Leave, Humanitarian Protection
or Discretionary Leave).
If you would like guidance on your status
for fees, independent advice is available
from UKCISA. Please visit www.ukcisa.
org.uk for more information.
Admissions policy
A copy of the School’s admissions policy
is available online on the Undergraduate
Admissions web pages at
lse.ac.uk/UGhowToApply Data protection
Any information provided by you may
be held by UCAS and by the School
on computer in accordance with the
requirements of the Data Protection
Act 1998. Among other purposes, this
information will form the basis of records of
registered students supplied to the Higher
Education Statistical Agency (HESA), which
is owned and managed by the universities
to provide statistics for the Higher Education
Funding Councils and universities.
All information supplied to HESA
is subject to strict confidentiality
safeguards, and is published only as
statistical tables. In addition to the HESA
requirements described above, LSE, like
all UK universities, collects and processes
information on its students for various
essential administrative, academic and
health and safety reasons, in order to
pursue its legitimate interests as an
institute of higher education.
Details of the type of information held
on computer by any organisation, the
purposes for which it is held, its sources
and those to whom it may be disclosed
are listed in the national Data Protection
Register. This is a public register which
is available in most public libraries in the
UK. The School’s entry describing its staff
and student records (which would include
your records as an applicant) is registered
under number K4325564, and a copy of
the entry is available on request, or can be
accessed at the website of the Office of
the Information Commissioner, at www.
informationcommissioner.gov.uk
You have the right of access to your
personal records held on computer and/
or in relevant paper files; you may obtain
a copy of information held about you on
computer and/or in relevant paper files
at the School. A fee of £10 is payable for
each enquiry, which should be addressed
to Dan Bennett ([email protected]),
the Data Protection Officer at the School.
How to contact us
If you need to contact the Undergraduate
Admissions Office directly during your
application process you can get in touch
with us in one of the following ways:
Post:
Undergraduate Admissions Office
LSE
Houghton Street
London
WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0)20 7955 7125
Fax +44 (0)20 7955 6001
For security purposes, you will need
to provide the following information
in all of your correspondence to the
Undergraduate Admissions Office:
• Personal ID number or LSE Student
Number (after you have made an
application)
• Name
• Date of birth
• Programme applied for
You will also be asked to provide this
information if you call the office.
Other LSE programmes of study
University of London
International Programmes
The University of London International
Programmes allow students from
anywhere in the world to complete
qualifications through independent
study. Students can choose from a range
of degrees and diplomas in economics,
management, finance, social science and
information systems, each developed
by LSE academics and awarded by the
University of London.
The programmes of study are subject to
the same rigorous academic standards
that shape LSE’s internal qualifications. LSE
academics write syllabuses, create learning
materials, and set and mark examinations
to the same standards applied internally.
The degree programmes available are:
• BSc Accounting and Finance
• BSc Accounting with Law
• BSc Banking and Finance
• BSc Business
• BSc Development and Economics
• BSc Economics
• BSc Economics and Finance
• BSc Economics and Management
• BSc Geography and Environment
• BSc Information Systems and
Management
• BSc International Development
• BSc International Relations
• BSc Management
• BSc Management with Law
• BSc Mathematics and Economics
• BSc Politics and International Relations • BSc Sociology
• BSc Sociology with Law
There are also two programes for students
with a first degree: a BSc Graduate Entry
route and a Diploma for Graduates.
In addition to the degrees listed above, the
Diploma in Economics and the Diploma
in Social Sciences are qualifications for
students who have the ability, motivation
and potential to study at degree level, but
who may not have the necessary formal
entrance requirements. Students who
successfully complete the Diploma can
transfer to a degree and complete in a
further two years. These Diplomas are only
available in institutions granted permission
to admit students on to these programmes.
A list of institutions can be found at:
www.londoninternational.ac.uk/
onlinesearch/institutions/index.jsp LSE considers applications from students
of the University of London International
Programmes for second year entry to
complete their undergraduate degrees.
However, applicants should be aware
that competition for admission to LSE is
intense and should refer to the section
Direct entry to second year on page 30.
To be considered, students will need
to have achieved or be predicted high
marks in the Diploma in Economics, the
Diploma in Social Sciences or the first
four full foundation courses of one of the
degrees; having studied syllabuses similar
to those taken by internal students. Those
interested in applying must do so via
UCAS (ucas.com), indicating that they are
applying for second year entry. Please see
the lse.ac.uk/UGhowToApply section for
further information. If you would like further information about
the degrees offered through the University
of London International Programmes,
please visit londoninternational.ac.uk
or email [email protected]
or contact LSE Office for University of London
International Programmes
Houghton Street
London WC2A 2AE
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7768
Fax: +44 (0)20 7955 7421
Website: lse.ac.uk/study/UOLIP
DID YOU KNOW... For more than 150 years, the
University of London has been
offering International Programmes to
students all over the world. There are
currently more than 45,000 students
studying in over 180 countries.
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The General Course
LSE Executive Education
The General Course offers students from
overseas universities the opportunity
to spend a fully integrated year of
undergraduate study at LSE.
LSE Executive Education offers a range of
training and educational programmes for
executives and managers in both private
and public sectors based upon the latest
thinking and research from LSE.
General Course students will normally
have a GPA in excess of 3.3/4, or the
equivalent, and will have completed
two years of university level study at an
institution outside the UK by the time
of their enrolment at the School. Those
admitted are attached to one of 19
academic departments and take four
year-long courses chosen from more than
250 available. Students attend lectures
and classes with degree seeking students,
have an academic adviser, and take the
undergraduate examinations at the end
of the academic year. In addition, General
Course students enjoy a bespoke social
calendar, may attend any LSE lecture
course and have full use of the Library
and all student social, health and welfare
facilities. Please note that LSE does not
offer any semester study options.
Applications are considered from February
onwards in the year of entry and continue
to be accepted until all the available
places have been filled. If you have any
questions, or need application material,
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6613
Fax: +44 (0)20 7955 6001
Website: lse.ac.uk/generalCourse
Options include:
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• Open enrolment courses
• Fully customised learning solutions
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The majority of students each year are
undergraduates but courses are also
attended by professionals, both from private
sector and government organisations,
which helps make the Summer School a
unique and rewarding learning experience.
Summer School courses are offered in the
following disciplines: accounting and finance;
economics; English language; international
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management. For more information, please
see lse.ac.uk/summerSchool or contact the
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Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7227
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7128
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LSE Executive Summer School
Website: lse.ac.uk/executiveEducation
LSE launched an Executive Summer
School in 2009. The programme aims to
deliver cutting edge research to global
professionals from both the private and
public sectors. For more information visit
lse.ac.uk/executiveSummerSchool
Summer schools
LSE runs three summer schools, two in
London and one in Beijing.
LSE Summer School
The LSE Summer School based on the LSE
campus in London provides an opportunity
to share in our tradition of academic
excellence with members of LSE faculty. The
Summer School programme takes place
between July and August, offering threeweek intensive courses, which are taught
and examined to LSE standards and based
on the regular undergraduate courses.
In 2010 around 4,000 students from
over 120 countries and a wide range of
LSE-PKU Summer School
LSE and Peking University jointly deliver a
two-week Summer School each August,
based at the PKU campus in Beijing. Courses
are delivered in English by faculty from both
institutions, in subjects such as management,
economics, international relations and
finance. Further information can be found at
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BSc International Relations
L250 BSc/IntRel
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BSc International Relations and History
VL12 BSc/IRHis
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ML16 BA/AnthLaw 46
M100 LLB/Law
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BSc Management
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V300 BSc/EcHist
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G1L1 BSc/MathEc
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BSc Economics
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LV15 BSc/PhilEc
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VL31 BSc/EcEcH
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BSc Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method V503 BSc/Phil
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BSc Economics with Economic History
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BSc Social Anthropology
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BSc Social Policy
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BA Geography
L702 BA/Geog
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LLK1 BSc/SPE
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BSc Social Policy with Government
LL42 BSc/SocPGo
90
BSc Government
L230 BSc/Gov
66
BSc Social Policy and Sociology
LL34 BSc/SPSoc
91
BSc Government and Economics
LL12 BSc/GovEco
66
BSc Sociology
L301 BSc/Soc
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LV21 BSc/GovHis
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G3N3 BSc/StatFin
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44 undergraduate prospectus Accounting and finance
Accounting and finance
aim is to give you an understanding of
accounting and finance that will be useful
throughout your career. This means that,
unlike professional courses, we do not
teach accounting or finance techniques
with the aim of immediate application, but
to enable our students to critically evaluate
their usefulness in different contexts.
Our staff includes internationally
acknowledged leaders in both academic
research and in professional accountancy
and the financial markets.
Accounting and finance are concerned
with more than just computational
skills. Both subjects are central to
the way in which management,
shareholders and society at large
perceive, understand and seek
to change and control the nature
of organisations, as well as to an
understanding of how the market
allocates finances to firms.
Recent graduates have gone on to
work in the areas of professional
accountancy, investment banking,
investment analysis and management,
management consultancy and financial
management, as well as to more
advanced academic study.
We will encourage you to adopt a critical
and flexible viewpoint and to look at the
subject from a variety of perspectives,
including the international dimension.
The Department of Accounting strongly
supports the activities of the LSESU
Accounting Society, which is a highly
enterprising group of students within
the School.
Degree structure
The degree involves studying 12 courses
over the three years, plus LSE100. Half of
these are in accounting and finance, and
half in related disciplines. You will have the
opportunity to specialise in various fields
within the subject area.
Features of LSE courses
Teaching and assessment
Our programme is widely regarded as
being at the forefront of international
teaching in this field. We are known
for pioneering new approaches to the
study of the modern practice of financial
management in organisations. Our
You will usually have about 12 to 15 hours
of lectures and classes each week but you
will also have to work hard on your own –
reading, writing essays or working on class
assignments. You will have an academic
adviser who is a member of staff from the
Department of Accounting. The adviser’s
role is to follow your progress and deal
with any concerns you might have.
You will usually be assessed by written
examinations at the end of each academic
year. Some courses are assessed partly by
essays or other work submitted during the
year. To progress through the degree you will
need to pass the appropriate examinations.
Professional training
If you successfully complete the degree
then, depending on the options you have
taken, you may obtain exemptions from
some examinations of the professional
accountancy bodies. However, professional
syllabuses are subject to frequent revision
and it is not possible to specify now what
exemptions may be available when you
graduate. Further information can be
obtained from the Department or from the
professional accountancy bodies themselves,
including the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW),
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
Scotland (ICAS), the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants (ACCA), the Chartered
Institute of Management Accountants
(CIMA), the Chartered Institute of Public
Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) and the
Institute of Investment Management and
Research (IIMR).
Preliminary reading
If you wish to gain further insight into the
subject we suggest that you look at one of
the following books:
P Atrill and E McLaney Financial
Accounting for Decision Makers (6th
edition, FT Prentice Hall, 2010)
Z Bodie, R Merton and D Cleeton Financial
Economics (2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2009)
W Clarke How the City of London Works
(7th edition, Sweet and Maxwell, 2008)
A Bhimani, C T Horngren, S M Datar and G
Foster Management and Cost Accounting
(4th edition, Prentice Hall, 2008)
P Howell and K Bain Financial Markets and
Institutions (5th Edition, FT Prentice Hall, 2007)
BSc Accounting
and Finance
lse.ac.uk/accounting
lse.ac.uk/finance
UCAS code: NN34 BSc/AccFin
Course requirement: GCSE pass at
grade A or above in Mathematics, or A
level at grade B or above in Mathematics
(or equivalent). No specific subjects are
required at A level, although candidates
normally have A level Mathematics (or
equivalent). Candidates offering A level(s)
in the Humanities are encouraged to
apply. Those candidates who do not
have A level Mathematics (or equivalent)
should be prepared to develop their
mathematical skills, and will be provided
with support including tailored first year
courses in mathematics and statistics
Usual standard offer: A level:
grades A A A
International Baccalaureate: Diploma
with 38 points including 7 6 6 or 6 6 6
at Higher level
Other qualifications are considered. See
page 33 for more information
Applications 2010: 1,978
First year students 2010: 142
Accounting and finance undergraduate prospectus 45
First year:
First year
(*half unit)
The first year specialist introductory course,
Elements of Accounting and Finance,
will bring you into contact with students
from other departments who can take it
as an option. The aim of the course is to
introduce students to the preparation,
uses and limitations of accounting
information and to some issues in finance
and investment. There is also a course in
Economics. Your choice of quantitative
methods courses will depend on your
background in mathematics and statistics.
You may be able to choose one of your
first year courses as an outside option from
a wide range taught in other departments
in subject areas including anthropology,
computing, economic history, geography,
law, mathematics, philosophy, politics,
psychology and sociology.
Elements of Accounting and Finance
Economics B
Probability and Statistics for the Social
Sciences or Quantitative Methods
(Mathematics)*, and Quantitative Methods
(Statistics)* or Elementary Statistical Theory†
Mathematical Methods or Basic Quantitative
Methods or an outside option†
LSE100 (Lent term only)
† Choice will depend on your previous
level of mathematics.
Second year:
Managerial Accounting
Principles of Finance
Microeconomic Principles or
Macroeconomic Principles
One option in econometrics, management,
business statistics, commercial law or an
outside option
LSE100 (Michaelmas term only)
Third year:
Financial Accounting, Analysis and Valuation
One option in accounting
One option in finance
One option from a list including options
in accounting, finance, economics,
management, business statistics,
Commercial Law or an outside option
If you have not studied A level Mathematics,
you will be required to take courses in
mathematics and statistics to give you access
to the full range of options in years two and
three. This means you will not be able to take
an outside option in your first year.
Second and third years
There are three core accounting and finance
courses. Managerial Accounting focuses
on planning and control in organisations,
operational and strategic decisionmaking, and includes an assessment of
emerging topics, such as comparative cost
management practices, and management
accounting and e-business. Principles of
Finance examines companies’ longer term
investment decisions, and the ways in which
these may be financed in the financial
markets. Financial Accounting, Analysis and
Valuation provides an insight into the theory
and practice of corporate financial reporting
to investors and other interested parties.
You take two further courses, one in
accounting and one in finance, in your
third year (and may also take a third
course in either accounting or finance
in place of an outside option). These are
chosen from Management Accounting,
Financial Management and Organisational
Control (cost management and planning
and control practices in complex
organisations), Auditing, Governance
and Risk Management (the framework
of accountability relationships between
corporate managers, investors and
other stakeholders), Corporate Finance,
Investments and Financial Markets
(corporate finance, investments and
performance evaluation, international
finance, and market microstructure), and
Quantitative Finance (asset pricing, risk
management, financial forecasting and
derivatives pricing).
In the second year you take a further course
in economics and in each year you will
select a course from a range of options.
Management related options include
Organisational Theory and Behaviour and
Operational Research Methods. Business
statistics options include Introduction
to Econometrics. Alternatively, you may
choose from courses offered by other LSE
departments. If you wish to gain exemptions
from professional accountancy examinations
you will normally need to take Commercial
Law as an option.
46 undergraduate prospectus Anthropology
Anthropology
different characteristics are outlined on the
following pages.
and counselling, law, administration of
refugees, nursing, teaching, business,
theatre and film.
Anthropology degrees across the UK share
a common core of cross-cultural study. At
LSE we are distinctive in our strengths in
the fields of law, human rights, cognition,
religious practice, kinship, gender,
nationalism and everyday forms of the state.
Social anthropology studies human
societies and cultures in a broad
comparative perspective. Social
anthropologists try to explain the
causes of variation in social and cultural
behaviour, and also to understand what
it means to belong to a cultural group
whose values and rules may be very
different from those familiar to you.
Studying anthropology will provide
a framework to help you see what is
universal to all human societies and
what is variable. The programmes aim
to build your capacity to analyse social
and political relations and so to engage
productively in major debates of today
concerning social justice, multiculturalism
and the direction of political and
economic change in today’s world.
Social anthropology is not a vocational
degree, unless you choose to carry
on with research in the subject. But it
provides an excellent foundation for
many careers. Thus, recent graduates
have gone on to work in human rights,
journalism, development, medicine
Our concern with the global south
(or ‘third world’) leads to a serious
engagement with issues of development,
globalisation, industrialisation and the
effects of neoliberalism.
As well as encouraging sympathetic
understanding of different cultural
practices, we also make a priority the
development of the critical faculties of
our students. We analyse all forms of
information – from texts to films – in
ways that will enable you to question
received versions of the world. Thus, as
a student you will increase your factual
understanding of the world, and of the
interdependence of different parts of it.
While an anthropology degree is not a
vocational training, the skills you develop
in reading critically, writing coherently,
reasoning effectively and public expression
are widely valued by employers.
Degree structures
We have two degree programmes, both
of which involve studying 12 courses
over the three years, plus LSE100. Their
Most courses involve weekly lectures of
one hour each, and associated classes
where you discuss reading assignments in
a small group with a teacher. In the first
two terms you have up to eight contact
hours of formal tuition a week. In addition,
we show films about anthropology and
the world’s cultures throughout the first
two terms. There are tutorial meetings,
linked to essay assignments, which vary
in number depending on the degree.
Your academic adviser is available to offer
general guidance and assistance with both
academic and personal concerns.
Assessment is generally a combination
of continuous assessment (which usually
involves one or two substantial essays per
course) with a traditional unseen examination
in May or June each year. In the final year
of the BA/BSc Social Anthropology, students
write a ‘special essay’ of up to 8,000 words.
Law courses are normally examined wholly
by unseen examination.
Preliminary reading
If you wish to gain further insight into social
anthropology we suggest that you look at
one or more of the following books:
T H Eriksen Small Places, Large Issues:
an introduction to social and cultural
anthropology (Pluto Press, 2001)
K Gardner Songs at the River’s Edge: stories
from a Bangladeshi village (Virago, 1999)
A Ghosh In an Antique Land (Granta
Books, 1992)
M Shostak Nisa: the life and words of a
!Kung woman (Harvard UP, 2000)
BA Anthropology
and Law
lse.ac.uk/anthropology
UCAS code: ML16 BA/AnthLaw
grades A A B
with 37 points including 6 6 6 at
Higher level
Applications 2010: 148
First year
(*half unit)
Introduction to Social Anthropology
Ethnography and Theory: Selected Texts
Public Law
Property I* and Introduction to the
Legal System*
Second year
Political and Legal Anthropology
Criminal Law
Law of Obligations
An option to the value of one course unit
in anthropology
Anthropology undergraduate prospectus 47
Third year
Law and Institutions of the European Union
Property II
Options not already taken to the value of
one course unit in law
Options not already taken to the value of
one course unit in anthropology
First year
You will take courses to the value of four
units in the first year; equally divided
between anthropology and law, to give you
a balanced grounding in both subjects.
Second year
In the second year you must take the
core courses of Political and Legal
Anthropology, Criminal Law and Law
of Obligations. Political and Legal
Anthropology explores fundamental
questions about how a wide range of
societies handle conflict, dispute, violence
and the establishment and maintenance
of forms of political and legal order.
For the remaining unit you can choose
anthropology courses from a list of
approved options. These include the
core courses from the BA/BSc in Social
Anthropology (Kinship, Sex and Gender;
Economic Institutions and their Social
Transformations; Anthropology of Religion;
Advanced Theory of Social Anthropology)
as well as ethnographic and thematic
option courses, the availability of which
varies from year to year.
The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and
Gender considers the varied ways in which
the family, kinship, personhood, femaleness
and maleness, birth and sex are understood
in different cultures. The Anthropology
of Economic Institutions and their Social
Transformations examines the institutions of
pre-market and market economies and their
transformation as a result of state policies,
development initiatives and incorporation
into the global market. The Anthropology
of Religion examines the differences
between local religious practices and world
religions, explores the reasons why ritual
is so central to the organisation of cultural
life, looks at the character of particular
cosmologies and symbolic schemes,
analyses the logic of some non-western
systems of thought and philosophy, and
considers the relationship between religion
and modernity. Advanced Theory of Social
Anthropology goes deeply into the roots
of modern theory in social anthropology, it
examines structuralism, feminism, Marxism
and postmodernism, and addresses
contemporary perspectives and debates. Third year
In the third year you must take Law and
Institutions of the European Union and
Property II. For the remaining two course
units you may again choose from the list
of approved options, one course unit each
from law and anthropology.
Options
(* half unit)
Anthropology full unit courses
(offered every year)
The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender
The Anthropology of Economic Institutions
and their Social Transformations
Advanced Theory of Social Anthropology
The Anthropology of Religion
Daphne Laura Giachero
Italian/Belgian,
grew up in Germany
1st year, BA Social
Anthropology
Studying anthropology at LSE is an incredible privilege. The Department is
rather small and therefore has a familiar and welcoming atmosphere and it is here
that British social anthropology took shape. From Malinowski to Bloch, many of the
most prominent figures in the field have chosen this particular place to do their
research or to teach. This tradition continues today, in fact you will find yourself
being taught by today’s most respected anthropologists.
I immediately felt at home on the LSE campus, which is in the heart of London and
without any doubts just as lively, vibrant and international. By joining and engaging
in societies one gets to know many really interesting and friendly people. In fact
after only a few months, I already feel very attached to the School and feel part
of something great.
I am convinced that LSE not only makes each and every student a formidable future
social scientist, but a much more rounded person too. Since I arrived here I have been
involved in things that I had never done before. For instance, I joined the student
tutoring volunteer programme, which has given me the chance to assist the teacher
and support the pupils of an underpriviliged inner city school. In addition, I will also
be taking part in the huge Annual Dance Show.
I used to like the idea of going on to work for the United Nations after my studies
and was very excited about the fact that LSE annually organises an International
Organisations Fair where students are recruited. However, the programme has
filled me up with so much enthusiasm that I wish I could leave on an ethnographical
fieldwork experience right away.
48 undergraduate prospectus Anthropology
Anthropology half unit courses
(typically six are offered each year)
The Anthropology of a Selected Region
(eg South East Asia*, Melanesia*, India*,
Southern Africa*, Post-Soviet Eurasia*,
Philippines*, South Asia*)
Cognition and Anthropology*
The Anthropology of Christianity*
The Anthropology of Development*
Anthropology and Human Rights*
Children and Youth in
Contemporary Ethnography*
Intellectual Property Law
First year:
The Law of Corporate Insolvency
Labour Law
Ethnography and Theory: Selected Texts
Legal and Social Changes Since 1750
Reading Other Cultures: the Anthropological
Interpretation of Text and Film
Outlines of Modern Criminology*
Public International Law
Sentencing and Treatment of Offenders*
One outside option
Taxation
Second year:
Media Law
The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender
Jurisprudence
Anthropology and Media*
and their Social Transformations
You choose one introductory option in any of
the following subjects: economics, geography,
employment relations and organisational
behaviour, international relations, law, politics,
social psychology, language and literature or
population studies.
The Anthropology of Borders
and Boundaries*
BA/BSc Social
Anthropology
The Anthropology of Post-Soviet Eurasia*
lse.ac.uk/anthropology
Options to the value of one course unit
from topics in social anthropology
Anthropological Approaches to Questions
of Being*
UCAS code: BA L601 BA/SocAnth
UCAS code: BSc L603 BSc/SocAnt
Third year:
grades A A B
Advanced Theory of Social Anthropology
Higher level
Options to the value of one course unit
from topics in social anthropology Research Methods in Social Anthropology*
Law option courses
Administrative Law
Commercial Contracts
Medical Law
Other qualifications are considered
and applications from mature students
are welcomed. See page 33 for more
information
Civil Liberties and Human Rights
BA Applications 2010: 252
Information Technology and the Law
BA First year students 2010: 26
Conflict of Laws
BSc Applications 2010: 80 Family Law
BSc First year students 2010: 12
Law of Business Associations
Advanced Torts
Law of Evidence
International Protection of Human Rights
Law and the Environment
of the world. Ethnography and Theory:
Selected Texts introduces classic problems
in understanding social institutions as
they have appeared in the works of
major theorists. Reading Other Cultures:
the Anthropological Interpretation of
Text and Film will develop your skills in
anthropological analysis, your ability to
read and reflect on complete book-length
texts, to make well grounded comparisons
and to generate independent opinions.
The Anthropology of Religion
Special Essay Paper in Social Anthropology
As anthropology may be considered an art
or a science, we allow you a choice of BA or
BSc in the title. The programme is the same.
First year
There are three core courses. Introduction
to Social Anthropology discusses the
characteristic theories and methods of
anthropology. It seeks to explain what is
variable and what is universal in human
culture and society by examining a range
of political, economic, family, and religious
systems found among different peoples
There are five core courses and an
extended essay (which counts as one
course unit) over the two years. The
Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and
Gender considers the varied ways in
which the family, kinship, personhood,
femaleness and maleness, birth and sex
are understood in different cultures.
Political and Legal Anthropology explores
fundamental questions about how a
wide range of societies handle conflict,
dispute, violence and the establishment
and maintenance of forms of political
and legal order. The Anthropology of
Economic Institutions and their Social
Transformations examines the institutions
of pre-market and market economies
and their transformation as a result of
state policies, development initiatives and
incorporation into the global market.
The Anthropology of Religion examines
differences between local religious
practices and world religions, explores
the reasons why ritual is so central to the
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organisation of cultural life, looks at the
character of particular cosmologies and
symbolic schemes, analyses the logic of
some non-western systems of thought and
philosophy, and considers the relationship
between religion and modernity. Advanced
Theory of Social Anthropology goes deeply
into the roots of modern theory in social
anthropology, it examines structuralism,
feminism, Marxism and postmodernism,
and addresses contemporary perspectives
and debates.
Cognition and Anthropology*
In the second and third years you will
also take options equivalent to one course
unit per year. Over the two years you must
take at least two half unit courses which
focus on the anthropology of a selected
geographical or ethnographic region (for
example, South Asia, India or Melanesia).
Children and Youth in
Contemporary Ethnography*
It may be possible, dependent on
timetabling, for you to take options from
three other colleges of the University
of London which have anthropology
departments: Goldsmiths College,
University College London, and the School
of Oriental and African Studies.
Options
In recent years the Department has offered a
number of the half-unit social anthropology
options listed below. Only about six options
are offered in any given year, and options
in coming years will change to reflect the
research interests of staff.
(* half unit)
The Anthropology of a Selected Region
(eg South East Asia*, Melanesia*, India*,
Southern Africa*, Post-Soviet Eurasia*,
Philippines*, South Asia*)
The Anthropology of Christianity*
The Anthropology of Industrialisation and
Industrial Life*
Applied statistics
and actuarial science
The Anthropology of Development*
service, postgraduate studies and
business consultancy.
Anthropology and Human Rights*
Social Anthropology and Darwinian Theories*
Anthropology and Media*
Anthropological Approaches to Questions
of Being*
The Anthropology of Borders
and Boundaries*
Research Methods in Social Anthropology*
If you have enjoyed A level
Mathematics and are interested in the
applications of statistics to the social
sciences, business and finance, you
should consider one of the three
programmes offered in this area.
BSc Actuarial Science applies
mathematical skills to a range of
applied subjects, and helps to solve
important problems for insurance,
government, commerce, industry and
academic researchers. Recent graduates
have gone on to work in the areas of
insurance (life and general), as well as
banking, finance and statistics.
allows a much broader choice of
courses applying statistics to the
social sciences, as well as a choice
of specialisation in social science
fields such as economics, finance,
demographics, information science or
sociology. Recent graduates have gone
on to work in the areas of insurance,
banking, accounting, statistics, civil
BSc Statistics with Finance is an exciting
new programme to be launched in 2011,
and set up following demand from
the industry. Combining mathematics,
statistics and finance it forms an
excellent preparation for work in the
field of finance and elsewhere, as well
as for graduate studies. Graduates will
be able to go on to work in the areas
of insurance, banking, accounting,
statistics, civil service, graduate studies
and business consultancy.
Applicants should apply for no more than
one of these programmes. They have
exactly the same first year courses and,
subject to satisfactory progress, students
may move between these three degrees,
should they wish to, in their second year.
All three programmes make heavy demands
on mathematical and statistical abilities.
Of the three programmes, the BSc
Actuarial Science programme has the
heaviest mathematical and statistical
component. Courses taken as part of
the degree can lead to exemptions from
subjects of the core technical stage of
the examinations of the Institute of
Actuaries. Applicants are strongly advised
to visit the Institute of Actuaries website
for further information.
The programme is accredited by the
Institute of Actuaries and therefore there
are two ways to get exemptions. For
50 undergraduate prospectus Applied statistics and actuarial science
details please look at the current students
exemptions section on our website.
The BSc Business Mathematics and
Statistics programme offers a much
broader choice of optional courses.
After the first year you will be able to
choose which aspects of the application
of mathematics and statistics suit your
interests and career aspirations best.
The main pathways available are:
• Applicable mathematics
• Applied statistics
• Business methods
• Acuarial science (where courses followed
are identical to those in the Actuarial
Science degree)
The BSc Statistics with Finance aims to
give a thorough grounding in mathematics
and statistics applicable to finance, as well
as finance itself. Around 75 per cent of
the programme consists of mathematics
and statistics courses, and 25 per cent of
finance courses. The programme in the
first and second year is largely fixed, while
a wider variety of options are available in
the third year.
Several courses on either BSc Business
Mathematics and Statistics or BSc
Statistics with Finance may give
entitlement to exemptions from the
Institute of Actuaries examinations.
There are usually opportunities for
internships in actuarial and financial
firms which students from all three
programmes can arrange for themselves
with help from the Careers Service or with
placement companies that co-operate with
the Department of Statistics directly.
Degree structure
Each degree involves studying 12 courses
over three years, plus LSE 100.
You will usually attend a mixture of
lectures and related classes, seminars or
workshops totalling between 10 and 15
hours per week. Your academic adviser
will be available to offer general guidance
and assistance with both academic
and personal concerns, and you will be
expected to meet him or her every term.
Most courses are assessed by a three hour
examination in June. A small number of
courses are assessed by project work. The
class of degree you will attain is based
on the assessment over all three years,
with the emphasis on marks gained in the
second and third years.
Preliminary reading
If you wish to gain further insight into
the exciting world of mathematics and
statistics we suggest that you look at one
or more of the following books: V Bryant Yet Another Introduction to Analysis
(Cambridge University Press, 1990)
P Eccles An Introduction to Mathematical
Reasoning (Cambridge University Press, 1998)
T H Wonnacott and R J Wonnacott
Introductory Statistics (Wiley, 1990)
N L Biggs Discrete Mathematics (Oxford
University Press, 2003)
D Hand Statistics: a very short introduction
(Oxford University Press, 2008)
E R Tufte The Visual Display of Quantitative
Information (Graphics Press, 2001)
K J Devlin The Millennium Problems: the
seven greatest unsolved mathematical
puzzles of our time (Granta Books, 2005)
J S Rosenthal Struck by Lightening: the curious
world of probabilities (HarperCollins, 2005)
J A Paulos Innumeracy: mathematical illiteracy
and its consequences (Fsg Adult, 2001)
Introduction to Abstract Mathematics
Economics B
LSE100 (Lent Term only)
Second year:
Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference
Further Mathematical Methods (Linear
Algebra and Calculus)
Actuarial Investigations: Financial*
Survival Models*
lse.ac.uk/statistics
One option in sociology, social psychology,
statistics (including Applied Regression*
and Applied Statistics Project*),
mathematics or population studies
UCAS code: N321 BSc/ActSci
LSE100 (Michaelmas Term only)
grade A or A* in Mathematics
Third year:
grades A A A, one of which must be
Mathematics. Further Mathematics is
highly desirable
Stochastic Processes*
Higher level (with 7 in Mathematics)
Actuarial Mathematics: Life
Time Series and Forecasting*
Regression and Generalised Linear Models*
Actuarial Mathematics: General*
Stochastic and Actuarial Methods in Finance
(Students can substitute some of these
courses to the value of one unit with
another approved subject; Stochastic
Processes and Time Series and Forecasting
cannot be substituted.)
First year:
First year
General books related to mathematics
and statistics
(* half unit)
P J Davis and R Hersh The Mathematical
Experience (Houghton Mifflin, 2000)
Mathematical Methods
Elementary Statistical Theory is a theoretical
statistics course which is appropriate
whether or not your A level Mathematics
course included statistics. It forms the basis
for later statistics options. Mathematical
Methods is an introductory level ‘how to do
Elementary Statistical Theory
Elements of Accounting and Finance or
Applied statistics and actuarial science undergraduate prospectus 51
it’ course designed to prepare you for using
mathematics seriously in the social sciences,
or any other context. Elements of Accounting
and Finance will give you an introduction
to the preparation, uses and limitations of
accounting information and the problems
of finance and investment. Introduction to
Abstract Mathematics introduces the student
to rigorous mathematical thinking and is
strongly recommended for first year students.
You will also take an economics course.
Second year
The second year courses are:
Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference:
this will develop your knowledge of
probability and statistics beyond the first year
course. It will also provide the probability and
statistics basis for all third year courses.
Further Mathematical Methods: this covers
the mathematics needed for statistics and
actuarial courses.
Actuarial Investigations: Financial: a course
on compound interest techniques from an
actuarial viewpoint.
Survival Models: an introduction to
actuarial mathematics and statistics.
An outside option: you can choose from
courses in economics, mathematics,
sociology, social psychology and
information systems, or anything else that
might interest you. Alternatively you can
do an applied statistics project.
Third year
There are no options in the third year, but
you might substitute up to one full unit
of these courses with an option taught
outside the Department.
You might be able to gain exemptions
from the core technical stage of the
Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
examinations if you reach a sufficient
standard in the relevant LSE courses. This
is normally well above a pass mark. In
addition to this, LSE has an accreditation
agreement with the Institute and Faculty of
Actuaries. This means that students with
a high enough average mark on related
courses can get all exemptions on offer,
even if that is not the case for individual
courses. The exemption system on a course
by course basis will still be in place.
There may be changes to the programme
given here for the second and third
years of the degree to keep up with
developments in actuarial science.
BSc Business Mathematics
and Statistics
First year:
Economics A or Economics B (Economics A
must be approved by the Departmental Tutor) Elements of Accounting and Finance or
LSE100 (Lent term only) Second year:
One statistics option Another option in mathematics, statistics
or operational research
One option from a list of subjects in
economics, information technology, finance,
social psychology or a language course
UCAS code: G0N0 BSc/BMS
LSE100 (Michaelmas term only) Course requirement: GCSE pass at
Third year:
grades A A A including Mathematics.
Further Mathematics or a science
is recommended
At least one option in advanced topics in
statistics or actuarial science
At least one option in advanced topics in
mathematics or operational research
Not more than two options from advanced
topics in management, economics,
accountancy, finance, social psychology,
law and demography Mathematics course included statistics. It
forms the basis for later statistics options.
Mathematical Methods will continue
your A level studies and includes calculus
and linear algebra. Economics B provides
an introduction to microeconomics
and macroeconomics. Finally, you can
choose between the courses Elements
of Accounting and Finance and Abstract
Mathematics. Elements of Accounting and
Finance will give you an introduction to
the preparation, uses and limitations of
accounting information and the problems
of finance and investment. Introduction
to Abstract Mathematics is for students
who want to deepen their mathematical
skills and is useful for certain mathematics
courses in the second and third year.
Second year
You take a course in Further Mathematical
Methods, building on the Mathematical
Methods course. You take one course
in applied statistics, which allows you to
develop concepts in the areas of sample
surveys and experiments, as well as
regression and analysis of variance.
You will also take another course in statistics,
mathematics, or operational research. Your fourth course is chosen from a
list including: Microeconomic Principles
Information Technology and Society
First year
You follow a largely common first year
programme with both BSc Actuarial
Science and BSc Statistics with Finance.
Elementary Statistical Theory is concerned
with both theory and application and is
appropriate whether or not your A level
A demography course
You may also choose to take a
language course.
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Third year
Your choice in the third year is very wide.
You should take at least two of the courses
on offer in statistics, mathematics and
closely related areas.
(* half unit)
You may take up to two outside options
from a list including: Managerial Accounting
Organisational Theory and Behaviour
Commercial Law
Statistics options include:
Stochastic and Actuarial Methods in Finance*
Market Research: An Integrated Approach
Aspects of Market Research*
Demographic Description and Analysis
A language course
Note that your choice may be limited by the
second year subjects you have taken. Due to
timetabling constraints, it may not be possible
to choose certain course combinations. Differential Equations*
UCAS code: G3N3 BSc/StatFin
Discrete Mathematics*
Theory of Algorithms*
Algebra and its Applications*
Other related options include:
Model Building in Operational Research
Decision Analysis Second year:
Probability, Distribution Theory, and Inference
Principles of Finance One course in mathematics or statistics
Probability for Finance and Economics*
Economics B
Real Analysis*
Mathematics of Finance and Valuation*
Monetary Economics
BSc Statistics
with Finance
Chaos in Dynamical Systems*
Elements of Accounting and Finance or
Optimisation Theory*
Game Theory
(*half unit)
Industrial Economics
Bayesian Inference*
Mathematics options include:
First year:
grades A A A including Mathematics.
Further Mathematics is highly desirable
LSE100 (Michaelmas term only) Third year:
Corporate Finance, Investments and
Financial Markets or Quantitative Finance One course in advanced topics in
mathematics, statistics or operational research International Baccalaureate: Diploma
One additional course in mathematics,
statistics or finance, or a topic of choice
from other departments
First year
Applications 2010: New programme
in 2011
Elementary Statistical Theory is concerned
with both theory and application and is
appropriate whether or not your A level
Mathematics course included statistics. It
forms the basis for later statistics options.
Mathematical Methods will continue
your A level studies and includes calculus
and linear algebra. Economics B provides
an introduction to microeconomics and
macroeconomics. Finally, you can choose
between the courses Elements of Accounting
and Finance and Abstract Mathematics.
Elements of Accounting and Finance will give
you an introduction to the preparation, uses
and limitations of accounting information
and the problems of finance and investment.
Introduction to Abstract Mathematics is
for students who want to deepen their
mathematical skills and is useful for certain
mathematics and statistics courses in the
second and third year.
Second year
You take a course in Further Mathematical
Methods, building on the Mathematical
Methods course. In Probability, Distribution
Theory, and Inference, you will receive the
statistical foundations needed for the third
year. In the Principles of Finance course you
examine the theory of financial decisionmaking by firms and the behaviour of the
capital markets in which these decisions
are taken.
For the fourth course you can choose
among subjects such as statistical project
work, applied regression, actuarial science,
real analysis, differential equations, discrete
mathematics, optimisation theory, or
theory of survey sampling.
Third year
In the third year you have more choices than
before. Two half unit courses (Regression and
Generalised Linear Models, and Time Series
and Forecasting) are compulsory, a choice of
two courses in advanced topics in finance,
for the remaining two course units various
options are available depending on your
interests and career plans.
Economic history undergraduate prospectus 53
(* half unit) Statistics options include:
Stochastic and Actuarial Methods in Finance*
Market Research: An Integrated Approach
Aspects of Market Research*
Bayesian Inference*
Decision Sciences in Theory and Practice You may take up to two outside options
from a list including: Organisational Theory and Behaviour
Monetary Economics
Real Analysis*
Demographic Description and Analysis Differential Equations*
Note that your choice may be limited by the
second year subjects you have taken. Due to
timetabling constraints, it may not be possible
to choose certain course combinations.
Probability for Finance and Economics*
Finance options include:
Financial Markets Quantitive Finance
Accounting options include
Financial Accounting, Analysis and Valuation
Other related options include:
Within the degrees students may choose
between economic courses, quantitative and
non-quantitative courses, as well as from a
range of geographical areas and time periods.
Commercial Law
Game Theory
and research staff, is the largest in the
country in this subject area. Our courses
cover all the main approaches to the subject.
Mathematics options include:
Economic history
If you are looking for a more structured
degree with less choice you should
consider the joint degree with economics.
Economic and social history is
concerned with understanding the
process of change in the past.
It uses the skills of the economist,
the statistician and the sociologist, as
well as those of the historian. Typical
issues which the subject addresses are:
economic globalisation in a historical
perspective, the effect of business
organisation on economic performance,
the economic and social effects of
wars, the importance of education and
human capital in economic change,
change in social behaviour in the past,
the history of economic development
in the third world, and the causes of
population change and migration.
Our graduates can be found in senior
positions throughout the professions,
the City, business, the civil service
and government.
Our Department, which has 16 full-time
teachers, as well as shorter term teaching
You will gain a range of research skills
including numeracy, the ability to evaluate
and analyse data, and to present an
argument orally or on paper. These skills
are highly valued by most employers.
Degree structure
You may take a degree in economic history
at LSE in a number of ways: in a single
honours degree, in a joint honours degree
with economics, or as a major subject with
a minor in economics. You may also take
economic history as a minor subject with
economics as a major (see Economics).
All degrees involve studying 12 courses
over the three years, plus LSE100.
You will have 8 to 10 hours of timetabled
classes per week. As well as lectures, all
courses are taught in small weekly discussion
groups led by a member of staff. You will
usually have to present about four papers
or essays for each course, as well as making
class presentations. You will have an academic
adviser who will advise on course choices,
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offer general guidance and assistance with
both academic and personal concerns and
help with your project.
The 10,000 word research project is
counted as one paper out of the eight
in the second and third years. All other
courses are assessed by means of formal
three hour examinations.
Preliminary reading
subject we suggest that you look at one or
more of the following books:
First year:
The Internationalisation of Economic
Growth, 1870 to the Present Day
Economics A or Economics B
One outside option
One international history course from an
approved list
Second year:
Theories and Evidence in Economic History
grades A A B
Higher level
UCAS code: V3L1 BSc/EcHEc
grades A A B with A in Mathematics
The Making of an Economic Superpower:
China since 1850
Third year:
Comparative Economic Development: Late
Industrialisation in Russia, India and Japan
Either a second economic history option or
one outside option
Two advanced economic history options
One other economic history option
UCAS code: V300 BSc/EcHist
lse.ac.uk/economicHistory
One economic history option
Second year courses
with Economics
The Evolution of Economic Policy in
Advanced Economies
R Floud Land of Hope and Glory: the
people and the British economy, 18301914 (Oxford University Press, 1997)
Economic history options
China’s Traditional Economy and its
Growth in the Very Long-Term
Business and Economic Performance since
1945: Britain in International Context
A L Kenwood and A Lougheed The
Growth of the International Economy,
1820-1990 (Allen & Unwin, 1992)
In addition, you choose two courses in
the second year from a wide range, at
least one of which has to be in economic
history. In the third year, you choose three
courses in economic history and submit a
10,000 word project.
The Economic History of North America:
from Colonial Times to the Cold War
Higher level (to include Mathematics)
J Diamond Guns, Germs and Steel: the
fates of human societies (Norton, 1997)
E L Jones Growth Recurring: economic change
in world history (Clarendon Press, 1988)
relevant historical questions. Comparative
Economic Development covers the
industrialisation process in late developing
countries such as Russia, Japan and India.
(This course is optional in joint degrees.)
Latin America and the International Economy
10,000 word project
Towns, Society and Economy in England
and Europe 1450-1750
First year
From Money to Finance: European
Financial History, 800-1750
You take basic courses in economic history
and economics, combined with two
options from any of the first year courses
made available by other departments.
You take two compulsory courses. Theories
and Evidence in Economic History examines
theories and concepts used in economic
history and provides an introduction to the
methods used by economic historians to
collect evidence and generate inference on
The Industrial Revolution First year students 2010: 3
In this degree, economics is a minor
subject. It is similar to the joint degree
with economics, but you would not take
statistics courses in first and second year.
You would take two economic history
courses, and an option from another
subject area at LSE, with only one
economic principles course. Similarly, in
the third year, you would only need to take
one further economic principles course.
Advanced third year courses
The Origins of the World Economy 1450-1750
First year:
Africa and the World Economy
Issues in Modern Japanese
Economic Development
Innovation and Finance in the 19th and
20th Centuries
Economics B
One outside option
Economic history undergraduate prospectus 55
Second year:
One outside option
Third year:
Second year:
The Origins of the World Economy 1450-1750
Second year courses
20th Centuries
Third year:
One advanced economic history option
One option in general economic history
10,000 word project
UCAS code: VL31 BSc/EcEcH
grades A A B with A in Mathematics
BSc Economics and
Economic History
Second year courses
One econometrics course
One economics option or an outside option
One advanced economic history option
10,000 word project
This joint degree is an alternative way
of studying economics. It will appeal if
you want training in the application of
economic theory and quantitative methods
to real problems.
First year
You take courses in economics, mathematics,
statistics and economic history.
Advanced Economies
China since 1850 Applications 2010: 231
You take four more courses in economics
or quantitative methods (or three such
courses and an outside option) and three
in economic history, one of which is the
compulsory second year course, Theories and
Evidence in Economic History, the other an
advanced course. You will also complete a
research project in economic history in which
you will use quantitative and/or computing
skills. You will have some freedom to choose
between different economics and economic
history courses.
The Industrial Revolution
First year:
Economics B
LSE100 (Lent term only) Business and Economic Performance since
Advanced Economies
China since 1850
The Origins of the World Economy
1450-1750
20th Centuries
Economics options (joint degree)
Second year courses
Microeconomic Principles
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Introduction to Econometrics
Principles of Econometrics
Economics
Third year courses
Advanced Economic Analysis
Problems of Applied Economics
History of Economics: How Theories Change
Development Economics
Monetary Economics
International Economics
Economic Analysis of the European Union
Public Economics
Labour Economics
Overview
What caused the great economic crisis
of 2008 and what policies were the right
reaction? Is globalisation increasing inequality
within countries? Between countries? Why,
as economies grow richer, are people often
not any happier? Can government policies
influence this? Why are some governments
captured by elites and more prone to
corruption than others? What steps should
be taken now to combat global warming?
Questions such as these, all of which are
being examined by leading economists at LSE,
illustrate the broad scope of economics today.
Economics today tackles a broad range
of problems, from barriers to economic
development to international financial
crises. An open-minded and scientific
approach to these issues requires formal
modeling of economic relationships, and
testing hypotheses against data. The study
of economics therefore involves developing
problem-solving skills, including mathematical
and statistical abilities, and applying these
skills, without losing sight of the real world.
A first degree in economics provides an
excellent preparation for a range of careers,
but we particularly welcome students who
want to learn about economics, rather than
simply prepare themselves for a prosperous
future. Many of our graduates choose to
pursue careers in the financial sector, for
example in banking and financial services,
analytical and trading fields, advising on
mergers and acquisitions. Others choose to
join international organisations; to become
professional accountants and auditors,
or to take up positions as economic or
management consultants. A significant
number choose to go on to graduate study,
not only in economics but also in finance,
management, development and other fields.
The Economics Department is regularly
ranked number one outside of the USA for
its published research in economics and
econometrics and in 2008 the national
Research Assessment Exercise assessed LSE
Economics as the best single department in
any major discipline. As an undergraduate
in the Department, you will have the
chance to learn from economists at the
cutting edge of their field.
The economics programmes at LSE aim
to provide students with a thorough
grounding in the analytical methods of
economics and to develop their skills
in applying these methods to a diverse
range of problems, both microeconomic
and macroeconomic, in analysing and
constructing complex arguments and in
communicating these effectively.
Our BSc Economics programme provides a
well rounded coverage of the economics
discipline. The BSc Econometrics and
Mathematical Economics programme
enables students to build a particularly
strong quantitative background, which is
becoming more and more important for
a successful career in economics, though
you should note that all modern economics
requires an aptitude for and enjoyment of
mathematics and that the first year core for
all includes both mathematics and statistics.
The BSc Economics with Economic History
programme provides an option for students
with a secondary interest in economic history.
Degree structure
We offer two single honours degrees, one
in economics, and one in econometrics and
mathematical economics. You can also take
economics as a major subject with economic
history as a minor. The following descriptions
show the pattern of study for each degree.
The first year of all our degrees will give
an essential foundation in the subject,
equipping students with the necessary
quantitative skills. Every student will take
economics, mathematics, statistics and one
other course, plus the innovative LSE100
in Lent term. The second year concentrates
on building a firm grasp of core analytical
methods in economics and applying them
to a range of problems, while the third
year allows students to specialise and to
apply those methods to particular areas.
It is also possible to study degrees that
combine economics in various ways with
economic history, environmental policy,
geography, government, mathematics,
philosophy and social policy. Details of these
degrees are in the separate sections for those
subjects. The study of economics in all these
degrees requires core study in economic
Economics undergraduate prospectus 57
principles and mathematics. These degrees
are maintained by other departments at LSE.
(see page 82)
All of the programmes taught in the
Department of Economics take a
mathematically rigorous approach to
the subject, and are therefore very
mathematically demanding. This should
be taken into consideration when deciding
whether this is the most suitable degree
programme for you. If you have taken a gap
year it may be helpful for you to review the
mathematics that you have learnt previously,
in preparation for beginning studies at LSE.
(see page 83)
You will have around 12 hours of lectures and
classes each week, as well as LSE100 teaching.
Classes in groups of around 15 students are
the main form of interaction with teachers.
Each student has an academic adviser
who is available to offer general guidance
and assistance with both academic and
personal concerns on an individual basis.
Courses are assessed through
examinations in June each year. The project
element of the degree in Econometrics
and Mathematical Economics is assessed
through the submission of a report.
Other degrees
including Economics
(see page 54)
(see page 86)
BSc Social Policy and Economics (see page 90)
Preliminary reading
For those wishing to gain further insight into
what economists study, we suggest looking at
one or more of the following popular books:
T Harford The Undercover Economist
(Oxford University Press, 2006) and The
Logic of Life (Random House, 2009)
S D Levitt and S J Dubner Freakonomics
(Penguin, 2005) and Superfreakonomics
(Penguin, 2009)
P Krugman The Return of Depression
Economics and the Crisis of 2008
(Penguin, 2008)
P Collier The Bottom Billion: why the poorest
countries are failing and what can be done
about it (Oxford University Press, 2007)
The UK launch of these books was held at
LSE and a podcast of these authors speaking in our Old Theatre, along with many
other talks, is available at www.lse.ac.uk/
resources/podcasts/PublicLecturesAndEvents.htm
N G Mankiw and M P Taylor
Macroeconomics: European Edition (Worth
publishers, 2008)
BSc Economics
econ.lse.ac.uk
One outside option
UCAS code: L101 BSc/Econ
Course requirement: A level
Mathematics is required. A level
Economics is not essential. Further
Mathematics taken at A level is strongly
preferred and is seen as an additional
or fourth subject. Thus a combination
of Mathematics, Further Mathematics
and one other subject is not seen as
providing the required breadth of
knowledge and skills. No other specific
subjects are required at A level, but we
prefer traditional academic subjects
to subjects such as Communication
Studies, Accounting, Business Studies or
Media Studies.
Second year:
Usual standard offer: For students
taking three A levels: grades A* A A with
an A* in Mathematics. For students taking
four or more A levels: grades A*A A plus
a pass in a fourth A level, with an A* in
recommended. Students taking Further
Mathematics to AS level only will be
required to achieve grade A.
(see page 64)
BSc Government and Economics (see page 66)
R Frank Microeconomics and Behavior (8th
edition, McGraw Hill, 2009)
BSc Environmental Policy with Economics (see page 62)
Economics B
It is also a very good idea to have a look at
one or more economics textbooks, to have a
clear idea of what the serious university study
of the subject involves, which will differ from
these popular presentations. Although the
editions listed below are recommended, other
editions of these books are also relevant.
(see page 55)
First year:
Microeconomic Principles I or
Microeconomic Principles II
Introduction to Econometrics or Principles
of Econometrics
One outside option
Third year:
Four options from economics or closely
related subjects
First year
In the first year you will take compulsory
introductory courses in economics,
mathematics and statistics. This is the
foundation upon which the rest of your
studies will be based. A fourth course
is chosen from a wide range of options
offered by other LSE departments.
The second year consists of compulsory
courses in microeconomics (the study of
households and firms), macroeconomics
(the study of fluctuations and longer
term growth in output, unemployment,
inflation, the exchange rate, etc),
and econometrics (the application of
58 undergraduate prospectus Economics
Mohib Khurram
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2nd year, BSc Economics
LSE is one of the best institutions for studying economics. The programme
is rigorous and combines LSE’s prowess in economics and related concepts with the
flexibility to choose a course outside of my subject area. My main courses not only
ensure that I acquire a sound grasp of economic concepts and theories, but also equips
me with a range of skills in the areas of mathematics, statistics and econometrics.
LSE’s central London location makes it an ideal place to study and spend your
university years. I really enjoy the diversity on campus, and with such a cosmopolitan
student body I get to meet people from so many different countries. The School
has also helped me to develop and polish key transferable skills, opening up many
opportunities for me. With the LSE100 course, I have a sound knowledge of not
just my core programme but also of the other prestigious LSE departments. The
Students’ Union has loads of societies actively running on campus. As part of the
LSESU Debating Society last year, I was able to take part in many debates and
improved my public speaking skills.
LSE’s reputation with employers is unparalleled and with a degree from LSE
my career opportunities are countless. I am quite interested in management
consultancy and LSE’s cache should help me secure employment with one of
the top consultancy firms.
quantitative methods to economic
data). More technical versions of both
microeconomics and econometrics are
also offered, for those who are more
mathematically inclined. A fourth course
is chosen from a wide range of options
taught outside of the Department.
In the third year we offer specialist options in
all the main fields of economic enquiry and
students may choose their courses according
to their interests. One of these courses could
be from a selected list of relevant courses
offered outside of the Department.
Options
Game Theory
20th Centuries
Labour Economics
Locational Change and Business Activity
China since 1850 This list demonstrates the wide range
of third year courses offered on the BSc
Economics programme. The list may
change as new options are developed and
others are withdrawn. Not all options will
necessarily be taught every year:
Operational Research Methods
Philosophy of Economics
Auditing, Governance and Risk Management Political Economy
Business and Economic Performance
Since 1945
Politics and Economic Policy Commercial Law
Comparative Economic Development
Financial Markets or Quantitative Finance Managerial Accounting, Financial
Management and Organizational Control Model Building in Operational Research
Monetary Economics
Politics of International Economic Relations
Public Economics
Problems of Applied Econometrics
The Economic History of North America Economic Policy Analysis
Theories of Regional Development
and Change
Economic Theory and its Applications
Advanced Economies Further Mathematical Methods
Economics undergraduate prospectus 59
BSc Economics with
Economic History
First year:
Economics B
This programme differs from the BSc in
Economics in that you are not required to
take an econometrics course in the second
year, and take fewer economics options in
the third year. Three courses in economic
history are taken in place of these.
econ.lse.ac.uk
UCAS code: L1V3 BSc/EcEcH
prefer traditional academic subjects
to subjects such as Communication
Studies, Accounting, Business Studies
or Media Studies
Third year:
taking three A levels: grades A* A A,
with an A* in Mathematics. For students
taking four or more A levels: grades A*A
A plus a pass in a fourth A level, with an
A* in Mathematics. Further Mathematics
is recommended. Students taking Further
Mathematics to AS level only will be
required to achieve grade A
Two economics options
20th Centuries
Second year:
An economic history option
Options
This list gives a selection of third year courses
offered on this degree programme. The list
may change as new options are developed
and others are withdrawn. Not all options
will necessarily be taught every year:
Economic Policy Analysis
One outside option or an economic
history dissertation International Economics
This degree programme features economic
history as a minor subject. See page 54
for other combinations of economics and
economic history.
Introduction to Econometrics First year
Monetary Economics
In the first year you will take an
introductory course in economics, a
mathematics course, a statistics course,
and an economic history course. This is the
foundation upon which the rest of your
studies will be based.
Political Economy
Issues of Modern Japanese Economic
Development: Late Industrialisation,
Imperialism and High Speed Growth Principles of Econometrics Public Economics
The Origins of the World Economy
1450-1750
BSc Econometrics and
econ.lse.ac.uk
UCAS code: L140 BSc/Ecomt
prefer traditional academic subjects to
subjects such as Communication Studies,
Accounting, Business Studies or Media
Studies. An attractive selection of courses
might be Mathematics and at least one
physical science
taking three A levels: grades A* A A,
with A* in Mathematics. For students
taking four or more A levels: grades
A*A A plus a pass in a fourth A level,
with an A* in Mathematics. Further
Mathematics is recommended. Students
taking Further Mathematics to AS level
only will be required to achieve grade A
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First year:
Game Theory
Economics B
The second year includes compulsory
courses in both microeconomics (the study
of households and firms) and econometrics
(the study of statistical methods applied
to economics). In addition, students have
a choice between macroeconomics and
a mathematics course, and between
statistics and a course chosen from a long
list of options from other departments. History of Economics: How Theories Change
The third year gives opportunity for further
specialisation, according to individual
interests. Some students are most interested
in applied econometrics, some in theoretical
econometrics, and some in mathematical
economics. In addition, two other courses
are chosen from a wide range taught by
the Economics Department and other
departments. Students also complete a
project in quantitative economics, on a topic
of their choosing. This involves obtaining
and analysing data to answer a question of
economic interest. Students are supervised by
a member of staff and find this an enjoyable
element of the course. The quantitative
project provides excellent training for practical
work in future employment or research.
Managerial Accounting, Financial
Management and Organisational Control Mathematical Methods
One outside option
Second year:
Macroeconomic Principles or a course
in mathematics
Probability, Distribution Theory and
Inference or an outside option
Third year:
Econometric Theory or Economic Theory
and its Applications or Problems of
Applied Econometrics
Two economics options
10,000 word project in
quantitative economics
First year
In the first year you will take compulsory
courses in economics, mathematics and
statistics. This is the foundation upon
which the rest of your studies will be
based. A fourth course may be chosen
from the wide range of options offered by
other departments across LSE.
Options
This list demonstrates the range of third year
courses offered on this degree. The list may
change as new options are developed and
others are withdrawn. Not all options will
necessarily be taught every year:
Auditing, Governance and Risk Management
Financial Markets Development Economics
Economic Policy Analysis
Environment
Labour Economics
Monetary Economics
Operational Research Methods
Political Economy
Public Economics Quantitative Finance
One of the critical questions in modern
society is how to manage processes
of economic and social development
so that we can make sustainable
improvements in human welfare
without destroying the environmental
resource base on which all life depends.
Current patterns of population
growth, industrial development,
urbanisation, and the use and
consumption of resources are resulting
in environmental changes on all scales,
from the local to the global. Major
issues include pollution, soil erosion
and desertification, loss of biodiversity,
ozone depletion and global warming.
Although such environmental changes
manifest themselves as physical
problems, the processes which drive
the changes are economic, social and
political. Therefore, any attempts to
manage the use of environmental
resources to achieve more sustainable
forms of development have to begin
with a clear understanding of the socioeconomic processes involved.
Environment undergraduate prospectus 61
schemes seek to achieve objectives defined
by humans within constraints imposed by
political and economic systems.
work in all areas of environmental
policy and economics at the local,
national and international level,
whether in the public sector for
government departments and agencies,
in the private sector for industry
and environmental/management
consultancies or in the NGO sector for
pressure groups and think tanks. Recent
graduates have also gone on to further
study at postgraduate level.
The BSc degrees in Environment and
Development and in Environmental Policy
with Economics differ from most university
environment programmes as they focus
on the subject from a social science rather
than a natural science perspective. This
focus reflects the strengths of LSE research
in understanding the social causes of
problems and making evidence-based
recommendations to address them. The
BSc Environment and Development is
devoted to issues of environmental
change, environmental governance,
and sustainable development within a
global perspective. The BSc Geography
with Economics programme has a more
quantitative focus, and offers students the
chance to gain a deeper understanding of
the economics of environment, combined
with mathematical and economics courses
offered by other departments.
Our teaching emphasises the fact that
the majority of environmental problems
arise from human actions and decisions,
and that all environmental management
You will be taught by a team of very
experienced researchers with acknowledged
expertise in environmental and ecological
economics, environmental policy and
planning, business and the environment,
development studies, environmental
geography, environmental hazards and
environmental risk management and natural
resources management. You will also have
the opportunity to take courses outside the
Department and participate in the lively
academic culture of the School through the
public lecture series. In this way, students
will gain exposure to leading scholars and
practitioners across the social sciences, as
well as prominent public figures.
Degree structure
Students taking either the BSc Environment
and Development or the BSc Environmental
Policy with Economics take 12 courses
over three years, plus LSE100. The degrees
include some exposure to natural science
concepts in the course Environmental
Change: Past, Present and Future. The other
environment-related courses build upon
this understanding of the natural world but
adopt a social science perspective. These
environment-related courses include some
economic analysis, particularly in the course
Applied Environmental Economics. For the
programme, there are also a range of
economics courses which are taken in each
of the three years.
Fieldwork and industrial visits are a
component of both the BSc Environment
and Development and the BSc Environmental
Policy with Economics degree programmes.
Students on these programmes should expect
to pay a fee to contribute to the costs of
fieldwork. Further details on the nature of any
fieldwork and on any associated costs will be
made available upon induction.
For each course you will have a combination
of lectures, seminars and classes totalling
12 to 15 hours per week. Courses which
focus on spatial analysis and research
techniques have practical work. You will
also be involved in fieldwork, mainly in your
first year, some of which may be abroad.
You will have an academic adviser who will
meet you six or seven times a year and help
you to gain the most from your studies.
You will usually have examinations for
each course you have taken at the end of
the academic year. Environmental courses
typically have an examination plus a piece
of assessed coursework (for example, an
extended or practical work).
Preliminary reading
subject, we suggest that you look at one
or more of the following books:
W N Adger and A Jordan (eds) Governing
Sustainability (Cambridge University
Press, 2009)
N Carter The Politics of the Environment:
ideas, activism, policy (Cambridge
University Press, 2nd edition, 2007)
J Elliot An Introduction to Sustainable
Development (Routledge, 2006)
D Pearce and B Barbier Blueprint for a
Sustainable Economy (Earthscan, 2000)
D Simpson, M Toman and R U Ayres
Scarcity and Growth Revisited (Resources
for the Future, 2005)
BSc Environment and
Development (formerly
BSc Environmental Policy)
lse.ac.uk/geographyAndEnvironment
UCAS code: FK84 BSc/EnvDev
Course requirement: GCSE
Mathematics, grade C or above
grades A A B
Higher level
Applications 2010 (BSc
Environmental Policy): 65
First year students 2010 (BSc
Environmental Policy): 9
First year:
Environmental Change: Past, Present
and Future
Sustainable Development
Environment, Economy and Society One course from a list of approved first
year geography and environment options
or an approved outside option
Second year:
Introduction to Development in the South
Environment: Science and Society
Applied Environmental Economics 62 undergraduate prospectus Environment
One course from a list of approved second
year geography and environment options or
an approved outside option
Options
Third year:
Environmental Governance
Environment and Development
Two courses from a list of approved third
year geography and environment options
This degree allows you to build a critical
understanding of processes of environmental
change as they relate to human well-being and
development, while also equipping you with
the broader skills needed for environment and
development policy and analysis.
First year
You take two courses which deal with
the natural environment and with global
issues relating to environmental change
and sustainable development, a third
course on contemporary geographical
issues, and a fourth course from within the
Department of Geography and Environment,
or other departments in the School, such
as Economics, Government, International
Relations and Social Policy. Second and third years
In the second year, you take courses in
Introduction to Development in the South,
Environment: Science and Society and Applied
Environmental Economics, and another course
from an approved list of geography and
environment and outside options. In the third year you take courses in
Environmental Governance, Environment
and Development, and two courses from
an approved list (one of which may be an
Independent Research Project) Demographic Description and Analysis
Third year
Mathematical Methods or Quantitative
Methods (Mathematics)* and Quantitative
Methods (Statistics)*
First year year
Two from:
(Not all options are available every year)
Independent Research Project
One from: Theories of Regional Development and Change
(* half unit)
Economics A or Economics B
Introduction to Political Theory
Contemporary Europe
The Structure of International Society
Methods in Spatial and Social Analysis
Urban Development: Politics, Policy
and Planning
The Geography of Gender: Global Perspectives
Applied Location and Spatial Analysis
The Political Geography of Development
and the South
Second year:
Applied Environmental Economics One course from second year
approved options
Microeconomic Principles I
Third year:
From Empire to Independence: The ExtraEuropean World in the Twentieth Century
BSc Environmental
Policy with Economics
Two courses from a prescribed list of options
Population, Economy and Society
UCAS code: F9L1 BSc/EPEc
Quantitative Methods (Mathematics)* and
Quantitative Methods (Statistics)*
Course requirement: A level in
Mathematics at grade A
Second year year
Usual standard offer: A level: grades
A A B, including an A in Mathematics
This degree allows you the powerful
combination of studying the environment while
furthering your understanding of economics. It
is structured as a major/minor degree and the
programme is tightly specified.
One from:
Industrialisation in Russia, India & Japan
States, Nations and Empires
Economy, Society and Space
Location and Spatial Analysis
Political Geographies, Policy and Space
Research Techniques (Spatial, Social and
Environmental) (compulsory pre-requisite
for Independent Research Project)
Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Change
Environment and Development First year
You take courses which deal with the
physical environment and with global issues,
together with an economics course and a
mathematics course.
In the second year, you take two core
environmental courses, an approved
geography and environment option, and
Microeconomic Principles I. In the third year,
you must take Environmental Governance
along with Environment and Development
and then choose two courses from a
combination of economics and geography
and environment options.
First year:
Environmental Change: Past, Present
and Future
Economics B
Geography undergraduate prospectus 63
Geography
Many staff have specific regional interests
– for example, in Europe, Latin America,
Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and
South East Asia.
Geography degree courses are structured
to help you understand the uneven nature
of economic and social development and
the varying characteristics of people’s lives
in different locations, as well as to develop
skills in the manipulation and evaluation of
geographical information.
The focus of geography at LSE is on
spatial and location dimensions of
economic, social and environmental
processes and problems.
As we attempt to sustainably improve
human welfare and environmental
quality, it is vital that we have a good
understanding of the social, political
and economic forces which shape
development and social change in our
interdependent global economy.
work in the areas of financial services,
planning, consultancy, administration,
marketing, development, teaching and
further study.
The Geography and Environment
Department brings together specialists
from a number of different countries and
disciplines. We are concerned primarily
to improve understanding of the social,
economic and environmental aspects of
geography and inform the policy process.
As part of your learning you will develop the
analytical and communication skills necessary
for many occupations and careers.
The core BA degree is a specialist degree
designed for students who wish to focus
on human geography either on its own or
with some exposure to other social sciences
taught at the School. The degree seeks to
produce highly-trained geographers, skilled
in economic, social and environmental
geography with reference to developed and
developing countries.
Our major/minor degrees allow you the
option of mixing geography with a deeper
understanding of economics.
There are a wide range of course units
taught within our degree, focusing
especially on environmental, social and
economic aspects of geographical enquiry.
If you are particularly interested in the
environment please also see the BSc
degrees listed under Environment.
Degree structure
Preliminary reading
You can specialise in geography in a BA
single honours degree or in a BSc with
economics as a minor subject. The main
characteristics of these degrees are shown
on the following pages. All of these
degrees involve studying 12 courses over
the three years, plus LSE100. The BA
Geography has an Independent Research
Project in the final year. This allows you to
apply your knowledge to a small research
exercise in your own chosen field of
interest. This is optional in the case of BSc
Geography with Economics. However, the
internal structures of each degree are quite
different, as are the levels of choice.
Fieldwork is a component of the BA
Geography and can be part of the BSc
Geography with Economics. Students
on these programmes should expect to
pay a fee to contribute to the costs of
fieldwork. Further detail on the nature of
any fieldwork and any associated costs will
be made available upon induction.
For each course you will have a
combination of lectures, seminars and
classes (12 to 15 hours per week in the
first year). Courses which focus on spatial
analysis and research techniques have
practical work. You will also be involved in
fieldwork some of which may be abroad.
You will have an academic adviser who will
meet you at regular intervals to help you to
gain the most from your studies.
You will usually have examinations for each
course you have taken at the end of the
academic year. Courses usually have a three
hour examination plus an extended essay
(or practical work for methods courses).
P Cloke, P Crang and M Goodwin (Eds)
Introducing Human Geographies (2nd
edition, Hodder Arnold, 2005)
P Daniels, M Bradshaw, P Shaw and J
Sidaway (Eds) Human Geography Issues for
the 21st Century (Prentice Hall, 2008)
P Dicken Global Shift: mapping the
changing contours of the world economy
(Sage Publications, 2007)
R Flowerdew and D Martin Methods
in Human Geography (Pearson/Prentice
Hall, 2005)
P L Knox and S A Marston Places and
Regions in Global Context (Pearson, 2009)
R J Johnston, P J Taylor and M Watts
Geographies of Global Change: remapping
the world (Blackwell, 2002)
W Oates (Ed) The RFF Reader in
Environmental and Resources Management
(Resources for the Future, 2006)
D Perrons Globalisation and Social Change:
people and places in a divided world
(Routledge, 2004)
A Rodríguez-Pose The European Union:
economy, society and policy (Oxford
UNEP Global Environmental Outlook 4:
Environment for Development (UNEP,
2007) www.unep.org/geo/geo4.asp
W Murray Geographies of Globalization
(Routledge, 2006)
64 undergraduate prospectus Geography
BA Geography
UCAS code: L702 BA/Geog
grades A A B
Higher level
Three from:
Applied Environmental Economics London’s Geographies: An Introduction to
Cultural and Historical Geography
An approved outside option
Third year:
Independent Research Project
Three from:
If your interest in geography is mainly in the
areas of society, economy and environment
and you have no desire to pursue further
studies in physical geography, then this
broadly based programme should be ideal.
Please be aware that not all options are
available every year.
First year:
Environment, Economy and Society
and Change
and the South
BSc Geography with
Economics
Mathematical Methods or Quantitative
Methods (Statistics)* Environment, Economy and Society
or Contemporary Europe or Elementary
Statistical Theory (if not taking Quantitative
Methods (Statistics)) or Environmental
Change: Past, Present and Future or
Second year:
LSE100 (Michaelmas Term only)
and Planning
Mathematics at grade A or above
The Geography of Gender:
Global Perspectives
Usual standard offer: A level: grades
A A B including an A in Mathematics
Applied Environmental Economics Environmental Governance
A second year geography and
environment option
LSE100 (Lent term only) First year
The second year core courses provide
a thorough grounding in the key
environmental, economic, social and political
aspects of the discipline and form the basis for
a range of more specialist third year options.
In particular, Research Techniques helps to
prepare you for undertaking the Independent
Research Project in the third year. Your fourth
course may be a geography and environment
option, or a course from another department
at LSE. In the third year you complete your
Independent Research Project and take three
further geography and environment options.
Economics B
Two from:
Environmental)
First year:
UCAS code: L7L1 BSc/GeogE
Either Environmental Change: Past, Present
and Future or Contemporary Europe
Second year:
Europe. You may select a fourth course
from a range of other approved options
available at LSE. You study two core courses, Environment,
Economy and Society and Methods in
Spatial and Social Analysis, and choose
between either Environmental Change:
Past, Present and Future or Contemporary
This major-minor degree is a tightly
focused programme which will help you to
develop a coherent understanding of both
disciplines. Please be aware that not all
options are available every year.
Environmental) (required for Independent
Research Project in the third year)
London’s Geographies: An Introduction to
Cultural and Historical Geography
and Change
Third year:
Government undergraduate prospectus 65
Government
Options
Two from:
and Change †
and the South
The LSE Government Department,
which brings together staff from many
parts of the world, covers almost all
areas of political studies, and represents
a comprehensive range of academic
approaches and expertise.
and Planning
The Geography of Gender:
Global Perspectives
Independent Research Project (requires
Research Techniques course in the
second year)
A second year geography and
environment option
An economics option from a list including
Development Economics, Industrial
Economics and Public Economics
† if not already taken
First year
Core courses in human geography,
economics and mathematics are combined
with options in statistics, research methods
and European geography.
In the second year, you take one
compulsory course in geography, a
compulsory course in microeconomics
and two from a range of geography
and environment options. In the third
year you take compulsory courses in
macroeconomics and geography and
choose two from a given list of options.
Politics is about power, conflict and
ideas. The study of politics involves
analysis of the ways in which
individuals and groups define and
interpret political issues and seek
to shape government decisions. It
encompasses a broad spectrum of
activities relating to public affairs,
from elections and bureaucracies to
wars and terrorism. Because it is at the
junction of power and morality, politics
has always attracted the attention
of philosophers and historians, and
its study, originating in Athens in the
fourth century BC, is the seed bed of all
the social sciences.
Politics graduates have a range of skills
and can fit into a variety of positions
in modern life. Our former students
have followed careers in business and
banking, in the law, in central and local
government, in teaching and research,
in public and university administration,
and in journalism and television.
This list gives you an idea of the range of
subjects available. There are some restrictions
on the combinations of options and the
order in which you can take them. In the
joint degrees fewer government courses can
be taken than in single honours.
Comparative Politics
Democracy and Democratisation In studying for one of the degrees offered
by the Department, you will follow courses
from a range of sub-fields in political science:
comparative politics, rational choice theory,
political economy, public administration and
public policy, European politics and political
theory. You will learn about the concepts and
theories which underpin the study of politics,
including ideas such as justice, democracy,
liberty, sovereignty and rights. You will
compare political phenomena in a variety
of cultures and countries, learning about
the diversity of political processes and using
empirical analysis to answer broad theoretical
questions about the political world.
Theories and Problems of Nationalism
Degree structure
Public Policy Analysis
You can study government in a single
honours BSc degree, or in joint honours
degrees with economics, history, or
philosophy. There is also a joint honours
degree with social policy, described on
page 90. All degrees involve studying 12
courses (as well as LSE100) over a three
year programme of study and all have
some compulsory courses covering topics
in political science, political thought,
comparative politics and public policy. In the
joint degrees, students are required to take in
addition a minimum number of economics,
history or philosophy courses respectively.
Public Choice and Politics
European Politics
Government, Politics and Public Policy in
the EU
Politics and Institutions in Europe
Political Theory
Contemporary Political Theory
Key Themes in the History of
Political Thought
Public Policy
Politics of Economic Policy
Teaching involves lectures and classes.
Classes usually focus on more detailed
discussion of the issues arising from
lectures, and learning how to present
and critique arguments. Classes are held
in small groups of at most 15 students.
You will also have an academic adviser
who will meet you at regular intervals to
discuss your work and offer guidance and
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Government
assistance with both academic and, where
appropriate, personal concerns.
Golder Principles of Comparative Politics
(CQ Press, 2009)
Assessment usually involves a written
examination in each subject at the end of the
academic year. For some courses, assessment
will also involve an extended essay.
There are preliminary reading lists relevant
to the joint degrees with economics or
history in the relevant subject sections.
Preliminary reading
BSc Government
lse.ac.uk/government
K Minogue Politics: a very short
introduction (Oxford Paperbacks, 2000)
grades A A A
R Goodin The Oxford Handbook of Political
Science (Oxford University Press, 2009)
Higher level
Political thought
Many classic texts of political thought are
readily available in a variety of editions, eg,
Machiavelli The Prince
First year:
J S Mill Considerations on Representative
Government
Introduction to Political Science
D Miller A Very Short Introduction to
Political Philosophy (Oxford University
Press, 2003)
Political analysis and political
institutions
A H Birch The Concepts and Theories of
Modern Democracy (Routledge, 2007)
P Dunleavy and J Dryzek Theories of the
Democratic State (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009)
W R Clark, M Golder and S Nadenichek
Third year:
Advanced Comparative or European Politics
Advanced Political Theory
Public Policy
One outside option
UCAS code: L230 BSc/Gov
The general character of politics
F Zakaria The Future of Freedom: illiberal
democracy at home and abroad (Norton,
2003) One outside option
First year
Two of your courses will be in government.
In Introduction to Political Science, you
will study the comparative analysis of a
range of political phenomena, including
the forms of states and regimes,
theories of elections and voting, political
ideologies, the causes and consequences
of democracy, and the management of
the economy. In Introduction to Political
Theory, you will study the foundations
of western political thought, followed
by modern political theory. For your two
remaining courses you may choose from
the range of social science options on
offer across the range of subject areas
taught at LSE. There will be departmental
recommendations on the choice of
appropriate outside options.
Two outside options
In the second year you will take a broad
range of courses covering: Comparative
Politics, European Politics, Public Policy
Analysis and Contemporary Political Theory.
These are designed to give you a grasp of
the comprehensive character of the study of
politics. There is also provision for the study
of an outside option in the second year.
Second year:
Four courses from:
European Politics
Contemporary Political Theory
Public Policy
In the third year students are required to
take more advanced courses which follow
on from the areas of study introduced
in the second year. Opportunities are
available to specialise in areas which
interest you most, ie Comparative Politics,
Political Theory or Public Policy. There is
a further opportunity to take an outside
option in the third year.
BSc Government and
Economics
UCAS code: LL12 BSc/GovEco
Mathematics, grade B or above. A level
or International Baccalaureate Higher
level Mathematics is required
grades A A A including Mathematics
This joint honours degree provides a
particularly strong combination of study,
as the interplay between economics and
the process of government is central to
political life. The programme offers a range
of government course options, including
courses on political economy and public
choice (the use of the analytical tools of
economics in the study of politics).
Government undergraduate prospectus 67
First year:
(*half unit)
Economics B Basic Quantitative Methods or Quantitative
Methods (Statistics)*
Two from:
An outside option
Second year:
Introduction to Political Theory or
Introduction to Political Science † or a
government option
Third year:
it is strongly recommended that they take
a specially designed statistics course in
order to bring them up to the required
level for further study).
You combine advanced study of optional
government subjects with compulsory
courses in Microeconomic Principles and
Macroeconomic Principles, Public Choice
and Politics, and a further range of options
in both subjects. One option from another
subject is possible.
One history option
UCAS code: LV25 BSc/PP
Mathematics, grade B or above
grades A A A
Higher level
One outside option
page 33 for more information lse.ac.uk/government
UCAS code: LV21 BSc/GovHis
grades A A A
Higher level
One economics option
One government, economics or
an outside option
Your study begins with basic courses in
each subject, including a mathematics
course (the choice of course depends on
your previous knowledge of mathematics:
for students without A Level Mathematics,
Introduction to Political Science or
One further government or history option
First year
First year:
BSc Politics and
Philosophy
BSc Government and
History
Two government options
The aim is to provide you with a good
insight into the interaction between
political ideas and institutions on the one
hand, and historical developments on the
other. The emphasis is largely, although
by no means exclusively, on the modern
period, and an optional element of
economic history is included.
This joint honours degree combines
courses from the fields of government and
history in approximately equal weighting.
However, you will have a considerable
amount of choice in how you balance your
study and in the specific courses taken
within each of the two fields.
Second year:
Two history options (national or international)
Two government options
Third year:
One history option (document based)
One government option
Two government and/or history options
(may include an outside option)
This joint honours degree combines
courses from the fields of government
(politics) and philosophy in approximately
equal weighting. However, you will have
a considerable amount of choice in how
you balance your study and in the specific
courses taken within each of the two fields.
Rather than simply studying the core
elements of politics and philosophy ‘side
by side’, the aim of this degree is to
show how the study of each is relevant
for understanding political practices and
behaviour, and for the understanding and
development of political ideals. To this
purpose, in their third year, students will
take a course in Philosophy and Public Policy,
which examines specific policy questions
from conceptual and normative perspectives.
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Nicholas Davies
Shrewsbury,
United Kingdom
2nd year, BSc Politics
and Philosophy
First year:
Logic
European Politics
Reason, Knowledge and Values: An
Introduction to Philosophy
Up to two from:
Introduction to Political Theory or
Either an introductory government option
not already taken or an approved
outside option
Morality and Values
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of the Social Sciences
Philosophy of Economics Evidence and Scientific Method
Scientific Revolutions
Second year:
I applied to LSE because of its reputation. The School is one of the most respected
academic universities in the world and has a very multicultural atmosphere.
What I love most about studying at LSE is that it has one of the most enviable
locations in the world. You have everything you want right on your doorstep, with
landmarks such as St Pauls Cathedral, the Royal Courts of Justice and Westminster
as well as the British Library and the British Museum within a very close proximity.
Furthermore the public lecture series has given me the opportunity to hear the
views of some eminent speakers.
Politics and Philosophy is an invigorating and stimulating degree that helps to open
your mind in terms of considering all the important facets of how and why humanity
rules itself today. The two subjects complement each other well, each helping to
deepen understanding and provide new avenues of enquiry.
In my first year I joined the LSE widening participation scheme. This enabled me
to engage with many different activities external to life at LSE including engaging
with prospective students and communicating with LSE’s various alumni around
the world. This opportunity has given me a platform to communicate to people I
would not have had the chance to otherwise and connect with a greater diversity
of people.
When I graduate I intend to apply to work in central government or go on into
further study.
Four courses in total
Up to three from:
Problems of Analytic Philosophy
Set Theory and Further Logic
Introduction to Political Theory † or
Introduction to Political Science †
Instead of one government or philosophy
course, it is possible to do an extended
essay or an approved outside option.
Political Concepts
Comparative Politics or European Politics
Up to three from:
Morality and Values
Scientific Method or Philosophy of
the Social Sciences or Evidence and
Scientific Method
A course from the philosophy option list
Third year:
Four courses in total
Philosophy and Public Policy
Up to three from:
Political Theory
Public Policy
International history undergraduate prospectus 69
International history
programme by, for example, subsidising
part of the cost of additional language
certificate courses.
Past students have followed a range
of careers in politics, journalism, public
administration, the foreign service,
industry, commerce and the legal
profession, as well as in research,
teaching, libraries and archives. Features of LSE courses
History is a wide ranging and
challenging subject to study. It seeks to
understand the past and to make sense
of the present, adding an important
dimension to the understanding of
many aspects of human society.
The International History Department
is world renowned in its field, offering
a unique perspective on the history
of relations between states, peoples
and cultures. The Department prides
itself on giving students the benefit of
ground-breaking research throughout
its teaching programme.
The departmental environment is
collegial and supportive. Students and
staff attend a number of informal social
events during the course of the year.
Students are also invited to attend a
weekend retreat at Cumberland Lodge
in Windsor Great Park during the
Michaelmas term.
We also encourage our students to
pursue their personal development
outside the confines of their degree
Our degrees will give you a broad
international perspective on the past.
We give attention both to domestic and
international issues and many of the
courses we offer deal with major events in
the history of international relations.
Since the behaviour of countries in the
international arena cannot be understood
without a knowledge of their distinct
social, political, economic and cultural
characteristics, we provide courses
covering major aspects of the history of
ideas and mentalities.
Through studying history you will learn how
to analyse complex evidence from a variety
of sources, to develop your analytical powers
and to present your findings effectively.
These skills and a broad knowledge of the
development of the world around us are
valued by many employers.
Degree structure
You can take history as a single honours
degree in BA History or in a joint honours
degree with either international relations
in the BSc International Relations and
History or with government in the BSc
Government and History. There is a
separate section on economic history. In
all degrees you will study 12 courses over
three years, plus LSE100.
You will have a combination of weekly
lectures and small classes, amounting to
about eight contact hours per week. In
addition, you will need to read extensively
and write between three to five essays
and/or class papers per course. You will
have an academic adviser who will offer
support if any problems should arise.
You will have a written three hour
examination for each course. A 10,000
word dissertation is compulsory in the final
year of the BA History, and is an option
in the final year of the BSc International
Relations and History.
BA History
lse.ac.uk/internationalHistory
UCAS code: V146 BA/Hist
Course requirement: GCSE Mathematics
and English, grade C or above. A level
History is not a requirement
grades A A A
Higher level
First year:
Preliminary reading
Two from: If you wish to gain further insight into the
From Empire to Independence: The ExtraEuropean World in the Twentieth Century
E H Carr What is History? (Penguin, 1964)
War and Society from the Renaissance to
the Napoleonic Era c1500-1815
R Evans In Defence of History (Granta, 1997)
International History since 1890 J Joll Europe Since 1870 (Penguin,
regularly reprinted)
P Kennedy The Rise and Fall of the
Great Powers (Unwin Hyman/Fontana,
1988, 1989)
Plus:
Either a further course not taken above
or an approved outside option
An approved outside option 70 undergraduate prospectus International history
Second year:
Third year:
One from:
Two options from Selection Lists A or B,
one of which must be from Selection List B
if none was taken in the second year
The History of Russia, 1682-1825
The Early Colonial Empires: Europe and the
World 1400-1750
Muslims, Christians and Jews in the Early
Modern World
Anglo-Spanish Relations in the Age of
Elizabeth I and Philip II
The European Enlightenment, c1680-1799
Napoleon and Europe
Modernity and the State in East Asia:
China, Japan and Korea since 1840
Empire and Nation: Britain and India
since 1750
Four Reichs: Austria, Prussia and the
Contest for Germany since 1618
LSE100 (Michaelmas term only) Plus:
Either Representing the Past:
Historiography and Historical Methods or
one option from Selection List A
One option from Selection List A or
one option from Selection List B or
Latin America and the International
Economy or The Evolution of Economic Policy
in Advanced Economies or The Making of an
Economic Superpower: China since 1850
Either a further option from Selection
Lists A or B not already taken or an
approved outside option
offer, you can choose to follow one of several
specialised paths: to take mainly European
or non-European courses, early or modern
courses, or a mixture of periods and areas.
List B
Anglo-Spanish Relations in the Age of
Elizabeth I and Philip II
Russia in Revolution, 1914-1921 ‡
Options
Germany’s New Order in Europe,
1939-1945 ‡
10,000 word dissertation
Most courses are offered every year.
Courses marked ‡ are document based
special subjects (referred to above).
First year
List A You will take at least two broad history
survey courses listed at the beginning of
this section. You may choose your outside
options from any of the courses made
available by other departments at LSE.
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism,
Territory, Religion
From Suez to the Six-Day War: Britain,
the United States and Arab Nationalism,
1952-1970 ‡ Britain and Empire from 1780 to the
Present Day
The European Enlightenment, c1680-1830 ‡
The International History of the Cold War,
1945-1975
You take one course from a wide range of
options before the twentieth century, ranging
from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century.
For your second and third courses you can
pick from a range of subjects covering both
the history of a specific country and the
international history of a region. There is
also an optional course on historiographical
debates and methods of the historian.
Choices cover major European countries
and non-European countries, including the
US, India and East Asia, as well as relations
between powers both within Europe and
outside. Your final course is another approved
outside option.
The History of the United States since 1783 In your third year you will take at least another
two history of a country or international
history courses. At least one of these will be
a document based paper from a wide range
of options which allows you to specialise in
one particular area which interests you (if
not already taken in the second year). You
will also research and write a dissertation of
10,000 words on a topic which you choose.
Because of the wide range of options we
Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Early
Modern World
Four Reichs: Austria, Prussia and the
Contest for Germany since 1618
The Great War 1914-1918
World, 1400-1750
Frontiers of Nationalism, Statehood, and
Independence: the History of Eastern and
South-Eastern Europe, 1914-1990
since 1750
Modernity and the State in East Asia,
China, Japan and Korea since 1840 The Cold War and European Integration,
1947-1992
Latin America and the United States
since 1898 Limited War During the Cold War Era:
The United States in Korea (1950-53) and
Vietnam (1954-75) ‡
Napoleon and Europe ‡
The Cold War Endgame ‡
BSc International
Relations and History
lse.ac.uk/internationalHistory
UCAS code: VL12 BSc/IRHis
Mathematics and English, grade C
or above. A level History is not a
requirement
grades A A A
Higher level
International history undergraduate prospectus 71
This joint honours degree allows you
to combine historical studies with
contemporary and theoretical studies in
international relations.
First year:
International History since 1890
Two of the following: From Empire to Independence: The ExtraEuropean World in the Twentieth Century
War and Society from the Renaissance to
the Napoleonic Era, c1500-1815 A language course
Second year:
International Political Theory
Two modern international history options
(a historiography option course is available)
Either Foreign Policy Analysis or
International Organisations
Third year:
Either Foreign Policy Analysis or
International Organisations (whichever was
not taken in the second year)
A further international relations option Document based special subject in
international history
One international history option (may
include dissertation) or international
relations option or one outside option
First year
The core course The Structure of
International Society examines the nature
and functioning of an international society
of states distinctive for the absence of a
common government. You take a core
course on modern international history
(International History since 1890). Your
final two options are chosen from the
history survey courses listed at the start of
the section or from the wide range offered
by other departments at LSE, including
language courses.
You take International Political Theory.
Additionally you take a core course in
international relations (Foreign Policy
Analysis or International Organisations),
and courses in international history.
In the third year, you take a further
international relations core course with
one international relations course, one of
the document based special subjects in
international history and a further course in
either subject (this may include a dissertation
in history) or from another department.
Aditi Gupta
London, United Kingdom
3rd year, BA History
I initially short-listed LSE as one of my main choices due to its worldwide
reputation for academic excellence and the diversity of subjects offered in its history
degree in comparison to other universities.
I chose the BA History programme at LSE because of its global and modern focus.
I really like the variety of the topics available and the challenge of learning about
something completely new. For example, I can study the history of East Asia, Britain
and India and the Arab-Israeli conflict all in one year and then move swiftly onto
other major countries the next year. In addition, the guidance available to you from
leading world experts in a variety of subjects has been invaluable in my personal
and intellectual development.
I love LSE’s location, right in the heart of London, the home of countless museums
and galleries – as well as the fact that you will never run out of places to go out and
things to see. Being from an Indian background, I appreciate the ethnic diversity of
the student population and I’ve enjoyed meeting people from all over the world.
Before I came to LSE, I never took the lead in any extra-curricular activities and all
activities were dictated by school clubs. The sheer number of societies and social
events at LSE means that there is something for everyone. By my third year here, I
had organised weekly life drawing lessons and taken charge as LSESU Visual Arts
Society president, developing my ability to take the lead in something I’m truly
passionate about.
After I graduate, I want to develop the analytical and research skills I developed
at LSE through internships and to pursue my interests in modern history, current
affairs and art. I am hoping this experience will help me to decide which career is
best suited for me, and I intend to take a master’s course to help me on my way
to my ideal job.
72 undergraduate prospectus International relations
International relations
Our degrees aim to give you insight into
how the international community works.
You will study alongside students from a
wide range of countries.
International relations is the study of
an international system composed of
territorial states which acknowledge
no superior authority over matters
which they consider of vital interest. It
deals with the nature of the changing
relations between states and with nonstate actors. It studies the functioning
of the international system – the forces,
factors and interests, the customs,
rules, institutions and organisations
from which the theory and history of
its development are formed.
Many study the programme for general
interest or to lead to postgraduate
study or research rather than in
preparation for a career. However, a few
students each year enter their country’s
diplomatic service and many more go
into other branches of government and
often reach senior positions. Others
have taken up careers in international
business and banking, in the media, or
in international organisations.
Questions of central interest to
the programme are – why do states go
to war and what impact does this have
on the international system? Why, on
the other hand, do they often cooperate
and obey the law? What is meant by
international integration and how do we
explain regional developments like the
European Union, or the re-emergence
of the United Nations? We will also
investigate the widely different characters
and circumstances of states: the highly
uneven distribution of money, welfare
and knowledge has major implications
for the foreign policies of states towards
each other, and for the maintenance of
international order.
Degree structure
You can take a single honours degree in
our BSc International Relations, or study
it as part of a joint honours degree in the
BSc International Relations and History.
Each course involves a series of lectures
supported by classes where you will meet
in a smaller group with a member of staff.
You will have regular meetings with an
academic adviser who in your first year will
mark your written work for The Structure of
International Society course and discuss your
academic progress and any problems which
you might have. The total teaching time
amounts to around ten hours per week.
R Jackson and G Sorensen An Introduction
to International Relations (Oxford
You will have examinations at the end of the
first and second years for each of the four
courses you have taken. There will also be
four examinations at the end of the third year
unless you take the opportunity to submit the
10,000 word dissertation for assessment on
an approved topic of your choice.
M Nicholson International Relations
(Macmillan, 1998)
Note: The International Relations Department
reserves the right to withdraw courses with
fewer than eight students registered.
Preliminary reading
J Young and J Kent International Relations
since 1945: a global history (Oxford
BSc International
Relations
lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations
UCAS code: L250 BSc/IntRel
Mathematics, grade B or above
grades A A A
J Baylis, S Smith and P Owens (Eds)
The Globalization of World Politics:
an introduction to international
relations (Oxford University Press, 2010)
Higher level
C Brown, with K Ainley Understanding
International Relations (Macmillan, 2005)
B Buzan and R Little International Systems
in World History: remaking the study of
international relations (Oxford University
Press, 2000)
M Cox (Ed) E H Carr: a critical appraisal
(Palgrave: 2000, paperback, 2004)
First year:
F Halliday Revolution and World Politics
(Macmillan, 1999)
International History since 1890
F Halliday Rethinking International
Relations (Palgrave Macmillan, 1994)
One from:
D Held et al, Global Transformations:
politics, economics and culture (Polity
Press, 1999)
Reason, Knowledge and Value: An
Key Concepts in Sociology: An
Introduction to Sociological Theory
International relations undergraduate prospectus 73
Plus:
Third year:
One outside option
Four from:
Second year:
International Organisations
Foreign Policy Analysis
One from:
Economics A
The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Nationalism,
Territory, Religion The Great War, 1914-1918
World 1400-1750
Frontiers of Nationalism, Statehood and
Independence: The History of Eastern and
South-Eastern Europe 1914-1990
The International History of the Cold War,
1945-1975
The History of the United States since 1783
Theories and Problems of Nationalism
The Ethics of War
Politics of International Economic Relations
Strategic Aspects of International Relations
Sovereignty, Rights and Justice: Issues in
Systemic Change in the Twentieth Century:
Theories of the Cold War Europe’s Institutional Order
A 10,000 word dissertation
A course relevant to the study of
international relations approved by the
student’s teacher from a selection list
Direct entry to second year
The Department does not normally
accept applications for direct entry into
the second year of the BSc International
Relations programme. Students who are
already studying at another university are
advised to apply for entry into the first year
of the degree rather than for second year.
First year
since 1750
You take the core course The Structure of
International Society, which examines the
nature and functioning of an international
society of states distinguished by the
absence of a common government; and
you take a course in International History
since 1890, which provides some of the
empirical and illustrative material for
the study of international relations. You
choose an option in philosophy, sociology
or political theory. You may choose your
Modernity and the State in East Asia:
China, Japan and Korea since 1840 The Cold War and European Integration,
1947-1992
Four Reichs: Austria, Prussia and
the Contest for Germany since 1618 An approved foreign language course
Sarah Miller
Victoria, BC, Canada
2nd year, BSc
International Relations
The quality and expertise of the lecturers is one of the most unique things
about studying at LSE. Learning from people who are truly at the top in their fields
is fascinating and humbling. Similarly, the energy you can feel at the School is one
of my favourite aspects of LSE. The energetic debates within the student body, the
wealth of events that the School holds, the constant activity in the Library, even the
conversations over coffee all really inspire you.
I chose to study at LSE because it is the perfect place to study international relations.
From my small city, I saw London as the centre of world politics. A place where I could
witness the debates and events happening on my doorstep as I learned about them.
I felt I would be immersed in the wider context of international relations by studying
at LSE, rather than removed from it on a university campus far away from reality. On
top of that, I knew I would emerge with a top degree from an extremely well known
institution. The prestige of LSE definitely attracted me to choosing a degree here.
My programme encourages you to form your own opinions. The lecturers and
teachers do not tell you what is the correct answer, but rather encourage you to
think critically and creatively, learning about different approaches and forming
your own from the wealth of information provided for you.
Through LSE I’ve been able to take part in the Widening Participation Mentoring
Scheme, where I go into a school once a week and assist students with improving
their academic lives, and hopefully help to inspire them to pursue higher education.
In terms of my personal development, LSE has helped me develop my confidence in
speaking in front of others, debate, and my time management skills.
I have not decided on a particular path to follow when I graduate. I would definitely
like to pursue graduate study, but I am not sure if this will be immediately after
I graduate or not. I have a growing interest in diplomacy, and may apply to the
Canadian Foreign Service.
74 undergraduate prospectus Language
xxxx
studies
final course from the full range of options
offered by other departments.
Language studies
Second year
There are three compulsory core courses.
International Political Theory deals with
the key concepts of the subject, and looks
at the development of thinking about
them. Foreign Policy Analysis looks at
the theory and history of how foreign
policy is made and how it is implemented.
International Organisations is concerned
with the work of the United Nations and
of a range of regional organisations in
the security, economic and social areas.
The fourth course is chosen from a list of
options covering economics, the history of
the international economy, international
law and international history or Europe’s
Institutional Order.
Third year
You take four further courses from a list
of options: three from a list of mainly
international relations options (including
an optional dissertation of 10,000 words)
and one from a course relevant to the
study of international relations taught in
another department. Options
International relations options are
listed above.
Outside the Department you may wish
to study a modern foreign language or
the government and politics of a region
or courses concerned with democracy or
development. Alternatively, you may prefer
to pursue a pathway with a more legal or
a more economic emphasis by choosing
among the options permitted by the
regulations for this degree.
The study of language or literature is
placed firmly within the context of society,
economics and politics.
All courses relate language study to the
field of interest of social science students
using a variety of written and audio sources.
Although the School does not offer full
degrees in languages, the LSE Language
Centre runs a successful programme
of degree options. You can take an
option outside your department in most
undergraduate degrees, but please
consult your programme regulations for
precise details.
The options offered are:
English Literature and Society
Comparative Literature and Society
Contemporary Literature and
Global Society
European Literature and Society
Russian Language and Society
German Language and Society
French Language and Society
Spanish Language and Society
In English Literature and Society, you are
introduced to key authors and literary
movements in relation to the twentieth
century. You develop an analytical
approach to literature and an appreciation
of the relevance of its relationship to social
developments and political events
Comparative Literature and Society studies
twentieth century world literature in its
socio-political context, thereby expanding
on the range of themes studied in English
Literature and Society
Contemporary Literature and Global
Society studies world literature in the
context of modern globalised society
European Literature and Society studies
twentieth century European literature
in the context of major trends in politics
and philosophy
In French, German, Russian and Spanish
Language and Society, you continue
to consolidate your existing language
skills, and develop not only linguistic
competence in your chosen language, but
an ability to use language to explore issues
relating to these societies
Many students enter at an advanced
level of language competence of A level
or equivalent. Depending on your main
degree course option and linguistic ability
you can progress through a maximum of
three years of study by taking Language
and Society 3, 4 and 5. However, if you
are an absolute beginner, or if you have
a GCSE or equivalent experience in a
relevant language, you may be eligible to
take either Language and Society 1, or
Language and Society 2. In this case you
should be willing to commit yourself to
two or three years of study, with the aim
of completing Language and Society 3 in
your second or third year of study. Students who follow any of these options
will make gains that are not just language
related. You will develop additional
transferable skills (eg time management,
presentation and organisational skills, team
work), which will not only support your
main course of study, but will also further
enhance your future employment prospects.
Degree option structure
You can take an option outside your
department in most undergraduate
degrees, but please consult your
programme regulations for precise details.
English Literature
and Society
Course requirements: A level or equivalent
accreditation/level
Indicative content:
Study of twentieth century British literature
in its socio-political context
Including topics: war, imperialism
and feminism
Principal movements: modernism, political
engagement (especially the Thirties) and
post-modernism
Language studies undergraduate prospectus 75
Elements of style in prose, poetry
and drama
Development of transferable skills through
the design, management, presentation and
discussion of an original research project
(3,000 words)
Comparative Literature
and Society
Course requirements: Although an A level
pass or equivalent in literature is useful, it
is not an absolute requirement
Indicative content:
Study of twentieth century World
Literature in its socio-political context
Study of major cultural themes eg
Fabianism; utopia/dystopia genre; art
with a social function; Cold War, study of
individual authors
Critical appreciation of literature and the
elements of style in prose, poetry and drama
Extensive use of archive recordings of authors,
and video; students encouraged to draw
upon background in their main discipline
(3,000 words)
Contemporary Literature and
Global Society
Indicative content:
Study of contemporary world literature in
the context of modern globalised society
Study of major cultural themes, eg cultural
imperialism; art as an index of social
change and its role in the media-driven
society of the modern world; individualism
and alienation in the post colonial
and post-totalitarian context; study of
individual authors with a global identity
(3,000 words)
European Literature
and Society
Indicative content:
Study of European twentieth century
literature in the context of major trends in
politics and philosophy
Study of the major trends in modern
philosophy in the context of cultural
themes, eg existentialism seen in the
context of mid-century totalitarianism and
modern media-driven society; the themes
of alienation and identity in twentieth
century literature in a European context
Assessment by final examination and
extended coursework essay (3,000 words)
French, Russian and Spanish
Language and Society 1
(Beginners)
Indicative content:
Beginners to intermediate study of the
target language, performing a variety of
linguistic tasks in a range of factual and
expressive contexts with reference to
culture and society (eg, major cities, leisure
and work, education and careers)
Interpreting documents and data
containing some elementary topical facts
and figures
Building up grammar and vocabulary skills
relevant to the communicative objectives
Working on transferable skills through the
management of a course portfolio and the
delivery of oral presentations
French, Russian and Spanish
Language and Society 2
(Intermediate)
A bridge to advanced study of language
and society:
Discussion of issues that are essential for
contemporary society (work and business,
cultural aspects, youth problems, media)
Interpretation of documents and data
containing a variety of topical facts and
figures (newspaper articles, TV news)
Course requirements: Good pass at A level
or equivalent in the target language
Indicative content:
Post A level study of language and society,
practising all four skills: speaking, writing,
reading and listening within set topics
and tasks
Introduction of key issues (eg racism,
bilingualism, radicalism) from a
multilingual/multicultural perspective
Study of key historical events
Practice of grammar, summary and
translation skills
the management of a course portfolio and
the delivery of oral presentations
French, German, Russian
and Spanish Language and
Society 4 (Proficiency)
Course requirements: completion of
Language and Society 3 or equivalent
accreditation/level
Indicative content:
Advanced study of the target language
and society, practising all four skills:
speaking, writing, reading and listening
within set topics and individual student
project work
Practice of grammar, summary, translation
and essay writing
In-depth study of contemporary topics
(eg globalisation, European integration,
foreign policy)
the management of a course portfolio and
the delivery of oral presentations
Practice of summary and translation skills
based on specialised documents
French, German, Russian
and Spanish Language and
Society 3 (Advanced)
(2,500 words)
76 undergraduate prospectus Law
French and Spanish Language
and Society 5 (Mastery)
Law
Degree structure
You can study law at LSE in a three year
LLB (Bachelor of Laws), or in a joint
honours degree with anthropology.
Course requirements: completion of
Language and Society 4 or equivalent
accreditation/level
Direct entry to the second year of
the degree is not permitted in any
circumstances.
Indicative content:
Further advanced study of the target
language and society, practising all four
skills: speaking, writing, reading and
listening within set topics and individual
student project work
Most courses at LSE are taught through
lectures and compulsory classes which are
small discussion groups. In some courses,
you may have seminars instead where a
short lecture leads on to group discussion.
You can expect about 12 to 15 hours of
tuition each week.
Study key texts/works with an appreciation
of gender, social, political or philosophical
issues in the target societies. Taking samples
from relevant artists, writers and thinkers
(4,500 words)
All students benefit from a set number
of weekly teacher contact hours on our
courses, for example, in Language and
Society 1: six hours, Language and Society
2: five hours, Language and Society 3:
four hours, Language and Society 4: three
hours, Language and Society 5: two hours.
Contemporary, Comparative and English
Literature both involve two weekly contact
hours. Teaching is supplemented by directed
study in the Language Showroom and the
Virtual Learning Environment at LSE. Students
will be assessed by a final examination and
some continuous assessment.
Further details and other information on our
other language programmes can be viewed
on our website: lse.ac.uk/language.
The study of law involves examining
and analysing the rules and institutions
that society establishes to promote
justice and order. In addition to being
a preparation for the legal profession,
knowledge of law and the analytical
and logical reasoning skills it develops
will be valued by many employers.
Recent graduates have pursued
a variety of careers including
accountancy, tax advice, banking,
insurance and the civil service.
We aim to encourage you to develop a
broad outlook on legal issues and gain an
understanding of the functions of law in
society and of the legal system and the
formal rules of law.
Our staff expertise covers an unusually
wide range of specialist options.
The qualities we hope you will develop
while studying law are independent and
original thought, and analytical and logical
reasoning about many varied aspects of
human activity, which will be of value
even if you are not necessarily planning to
become a lawyer.
The Law Department at LSE organises a
series of lively events and evening lectures,
given by distinguished lawyers, throughout
the academic year. Recent speakers include
Lord Philips, Present of the Supreme Court
of the United Kingdom, Justice Scalia, a
senior Justice of the US Supreme Court,
Jack Straw, the former Justice Secretary,
and Professor Jeremy Waldron, from New
York University School of Law.
The Department of Law also runs joint
double degree programmes with Columbia
University Law School in New York and the
University of Southern California. These
LSE LLB/JD (juris doctor) programmes
are open to students at both institutions
and applications are invited from LSE
students during their second year of
study. For further details see www.lse.
ac.uk/collections/law/programmes/
doubledegree/guidelines.htm
You will have examinations at the end of
the year on the courses you have taken.
Some of the optional courses are examined
by essay. You must pass each set of
examinations to progress to the next stage
of the degree.
Professional training
The Bar
A student with a law degree from LSE will
normally be eligible to be considered for
a place on the Bar Professional Training
Course. You should check the position
personally by obtaining the relevant
regulations from: The General Council of
the Bar, 2/3 Cursitor Street, London EC4A
1NE or www.barcouncil.org.uk
To enrol for the Bar Professional Training
Course, you normally need at least a lower
second class honours degree.
The profession of solicitor
To qualify as a solicitor, you will need
to serve for two years under a training
Law undergraduate prospectus 77
contract with a practising solicitor, and
complete a Legal Practice Course approved
by the Law Society. Most law graduates
will normally be granted a certificate of
completion of the academic stage of
training and may attend a Legal Practice
Course before entering into a training
contract. You should check the position
personally with: The Solicitors Regulation
Authority, Ipsley Court, Berrington Close,
Redditch, B98 0TD, www.sra.org.uk/
students/students.page
Preliminary reading
J Adams and R Brownsword Understanding
Law (Sweet and Maxwell, 2006)
lse.ac.uk/law
UCAS code: LLB M100 LLB/Law
Course requirement: A range of good
grades at GCSE level (if taken) followed
by three A levels and accompanied by a
fourth AS level, normally taken in year
12. The Cambridge Law Studies Test is
not considered a relevant qualification
for entry
grades A* A A, with an A* in a
generally preferred subject (with some
flexibility for candidates who do not
conform to the standard pattern of
qualifications as indicated above)
A Bradney et al How to Study Law (Sweet
and Maxwell, 2005)
at Higher level
C Gearty Can Human Rights Survive?
(Cambridge UP, 2006)
The LLB (Bachelor of Laws) consists of three
parts, the Intermediate, Part I and Part II
examinations, taken over three years.
Note: No direct entry into second year
First year:
(* half unit)
Intermediate Exam:
Law of Obligations
Property I* and Introduction to the
Legal System*
Public Law
Criminal Law
Oliver Sidorczuk
Liverpool,
United Kingdom
3rd year, LLB in Laws
I chose LSE because of its prestigious reputation: the leading scholars,
world-renowned programmes of study, the fantastic location and its politically
active student body.
I love the location of the LSE Law Department. We’re in the core of London’s
legal sphere; next to the Courts, law firms and chambers, the Inns of Courts
and Parliament.
The academics in the Law Department are all experts in their fields. As law students,
we are continually challenged by our teachers to examine new ways of understanding
the law’s role in modern society. The diversity and background of students at the
School makes each seminar an intellectually stimulating experience.
Some of my best memories at LSE were spent with the societies and clubs of the
Students’ Union. I’ve benefited greatly from my involvement in Itchy Feet, the
travel society, and Amnesty International. I’ve led trips across the world, launched a
journal, raised funds for political prisoners of conscience and met dozens of similarly
passionate and dedicated students.
When I graduate I’d like to develop my interest in human rights law. I’m currently
researching postgraduate programmes in the Centre for the Study of Human
Rights and I would love to work for a civil liberties or campaigning organisation
in the future.
78 undergraduate prospectus Law
Second year:
Options
Sentencing and Treatment of Offenders*
Part I Exam:
(* half unit)
Half unit essay option (6,000-8,000 words)*
Courses to the value of four units from
law options
This list is to give you an idea of what may
be available: not all of these courses will
necessarily be taught every year.
An outside option (one of over 100
courses in other subjects taught at LSE)
Third year:
Part II Exam:
Jurisprudence
Courses to the value of three units from
law options
Administrative Law
Commercial Contracts
Law of Business Associations
Advanced Torts
Medical Law
First year
You take the subjects necessary for the
Intermediate examination. Public Law will
give you a general introduction to public
law and government in the UK. Law of
Obligations is an introduction to the basic
principles of the law of civil wrongs (tort)
and contracts, particularly in relation to
personal injuries and consumer contracts
and to how those principles meet the
needs of society. Property I (one term)
introduces the fundamental concepts of
the law of property. Introduction to the
Legal System (one term) will introduce
you to the way in which the legal system
works. Criminal Law will give you a
grounding in the general principles of
criminal law and an examination of its
social applications.
Civil Liberties and Human Rights
Conflict of Laws
Family Law
Law of Evidence
Introduction to Civil Law
Intellectual Property Law
Law of Corporate Insolvency
Labour Law
Property II
For the Part I (second year) examination,
you choose optional courses totalling four
units (see below).
Taxation
For the Part II (third year) examination, you
take a compulsory course in Jurisprudence
and choose optional courses to the value
of three units.
Full unit essay option (12,000-15,000 words)
Competition Law
Media Law
Outlines of Modern Criminology*
Intercollegiate law option (an LLB course
taught at another college of the University
of London)
Management undergraduate prospectus 79
Management
and critically evaluate evidence relating
to management practice.
The degree provides foundation
skills and a theoretical grounding
in management research in the first
and second years, and a core course
in organisational strategy and wide
choice of options in the third year. This
degree will serve students in good stead
whether they wish to go straight into
the job market, or proceed to graduate
study in a management discipline.
The LSE Management degree is
designed to provide students with the
knowledge and skills to succeed as the
managers of tomorrow in business,
government and social enterprises
around the globe. The programme will
also give students a good grounding for
management research. To cope with the
challenges of the 21st century, managers
will require a deeper understanding
of the global business environment
and the social world as well as a
greater capacity for ongoing learning
than provided by traditional business
education. Graduates of LSE, as the
world’s leading social science research
institution, are in a unique position to
make sense of, and thrive, as managers
in an unpredictable world.
This BSc in Management aims
to develop an understanding of
management from a social science point
of view, drawing on the various relevant
disciplinary perspectives within the
Department of Management and within
the School, and the ability to understand
A feature of the programme is its emphasis
on the social sciences – in particular,
economics, psychology and sociology – as
a lens for understanding organisations and
management practice. Going beyond fads
and catchphrases, students are encouraged
to think about theory and evidence: ‘What
data might support this claim?’, ‘What
are the unstated assumptions behind
this statement?’. This disciplinary training
is complemented by a series of courses
focusing on the key functions of the
modern organisation, so that graduating
students have good business sense
alongside strong theoretical understanding.
The programme also develops practical
management skills, including the ability
to work in teams, to write clearly both
for managerial and scientific purposes,
to conduct robust and valid quantitative
analysis and present the results, and
to give oral presentations. These skills
are developed throughout the degree
programme starting from the first year.
Moreover, through LSE 100 and the core
course in organisational strategy – and
through attending the many public events
organised by the Department and the
School – the programme gives students an
unrivalled opportunity to develop strategic
awareness and breadth of perspective.
Degree structure
In the first and second years, a range of
foundation courses provide students with
an understanding of the role of the core
business disciplines: accounting, finance,
operations and information management,
human resource management, and
marketing, and a third year core course
provides a viewpoint on organisational
strategy. Alongside these courses,
disciplinary courses provide training in
economics and organisational behaviour,
and in both quantitative and qualitative
research methods, so that students
leave the programme with a good
understanding of the basis of social science
claims to knowledge.
As students progress through the degree
they will develop a better sense of where
they wish to specialise, and what careers
they wish to pursue. In the third year,
students will have a choice of subjects
from a list of options, based on their
own interests and career aspirations. The
Department offers options in subjects
such as decision science, economics,
employment relations, finance, information
systems, leadership, management science,
marketing, organisational behaviour
and strategy. Students will also have
the opportunity to take courses in other
related departments within the School.
You can expect to have between 10 and
15 hours of teaching a week. Teaching
takes place in lectures, and in classes or
seminars, where you will be expected to
discuss the ideas presented in lectures.
You will have to prepare essays, reports,
problem sets or presentations for classes.
Assessment for a course can either take
the form or an essay or assignment to be
handed in, a group project, or an exam
in May or June, or a mixture of these.
Your final grade will be based on your
performance over all three years, with
performance in the second and third
years counting most heavily. You will
be assigned a member of staff as your
academic adviser who will have pastoral
responsibility for you and can advise you
on your choice of subjects.
Preliminary reading
If you wish to gain further insight into
the subject we suggest that you look at
the following:
Eluyahn Goldratt and Jeff Cox The Goal:
a process of ongoing improvement
(Gower, 2004)
A Dixit and B Nalebuff Thinking
Strategically: competitive edge in business,
politics and everyday life (Norton, 1993)
S Robbins and T Judge Organisational
Behaviour (12th edition, Pearson Prentice
Hall, 2006)
J Roberts The Modern Firm: organisational
design for performance and growth
K Legge Human Resource Management:
Rhetorics and Realities (Anniversary
Edition, Basingstoke, Palgrave, 2005)
80 undergraduate prospectus Management
BSc Management
lse.ac.uk/management
Leadership and Communication in Teams*
Organisational Behaviour*
Anthropology, sociology and
organisational behaviour
Organisational Theory and Behaviour
UCAS code: N200 BSc/Man
Second year Course requirement: Traditional
academic subjects (such as Economics,
English Literature, History and the
natural sciences) are preferred to
subjects such as Business Studies or
Accounting. A level pass at grade A
in Mathematics or Higher level (IB)
in Mathematics or another subject
demonstrating quantitative ability
Core Business Disciplines II – Marketing,
Human Resource Management and
Information Systems
Leadership in Organisations: Theory
and Practice
Economics for Management
Capitalism, Democracy and Work in
Comparative Perspective
Analytical Methods for Management or
Social Science Research Methods
for Management
and Social Transformations
One option
The Anthropology of Industrialisation and
Industrial Life*
Third year
Gender and Society
grades A A B including an A in
Mathematics or another subject
demonstrating quantitative ability
Higher level including Mathematics
or another subject demonstrating
quantitative ability
First year
(* half unit) Core Business Disciplines 1a – Accounting*
Strategy
Three options
Students can choose four course units from
a list of options from across the Department
of Management and more generally across
the School. Students may choose to focus
on one particular management specialism
(eg employment relations, management
science) or may instead choose to ‘mix and
match’ and to build their own programme. Options
The list of options is currently being revised
but an indicative list of subjects is:
Accounting and finance
Core Business Disciplines 1b – Finance and
Operations Management*
Economics B
Financial Markets
Quantitative methods (Mathematics)*
Quantitative methods (Statistics)*
Financial Accounting, Analysis
and Valuation
Auditing, Governance and Risk Management
Work, Management and Globalisation Operational Research Methods
Decision Sciences in Theory and Practice
Strategy*
Information Systems in Business
Legal context of management
Commercial Law
Managing Employment Law*
Marketing
International Marketing: A Strategic Approach
Economics and economic history Market Research: An Integrated Approach
Aspects of Market Research* Industrial Economics
Labour Economics
Employment relations and human
resource management
Human Resource Management
Managing Diversity in Organisations*
Selected topics in Employment Relations
and Organisational Behaviour
Management, management science
and information systems
Further Quantitative Methods
(Mathematics)* Game Theory I*
Mathematics and economics undergraduate prospectus 81
Mathematics and economics
Mathematics is essential for an
understanding of modern economics. A
degree combining these two strongly
related disciplines gives you the
opportunity to study both economics
and mathematics in depth and enables
you to acquire the technical aptitude
and analytical skills to proceed to a
successful career in finance, business
and many other fields. Although
specific techniques may go out of
date, the ability to think analytically
is something that remains with you
for the rest of your life, enabling you
to adapt to new developments in
your chosen career. Both our degrees
are carefully structured so that the
mathematical and statistical topics you
study are those of greatest relevance to
economics and finance.
work in the areas of corporate finance,
accountancy, management, and
banking. Many have pursued graduate
study in areas related to mathematics,
economics, or both.
The Mathematics Department at LSE is
internationally renowned for its teaching
and research in mathematics related
to the social sciences, particularly the
mathematics necessary for understanding
economics. Both our degrees are taught
jointly with LSE’s world class Economics
Department and enable you to build a
strong quantitative knowledge base –
increasingly important for a successful
career in economics and finance. This
degree will be of interest if you have
a mathematical/scientific background,
regardless of whether you have previously
studied economics.
The BSc Mathematics and Economics is a
joint degree where students study roughly
equal amounts of both subjects over their
three years. The BSc Mathematics with
Economics has mathematics as its major
subject and economics as its minor subject,
and study of mathematics will make up
approximately 75 per cent of the degree.
Both degrees have exactly the same first
year courses and, subject to satisfactory
progress, students may move between
these two degrees, should they wish to, in
their second year.
Graduates will be able to combine a good
understanding of modern economics with a
high degree of mathematical expertise. This
combination is an excellent foundation for
careers in many walks of life.
Kunal Shah
Nairobi, Kenya
2nd year, BSc Mathematics
and Economics
Once I’d decided to study for a degree in Mathematics and Economics, LSE
was always my preferred destination. The School has an excellent reputation and
great teaching facilities. In addition, the programme goes in to great depth and
I have really enjoyed the integration of the two subjects where mathematics has
been used to solve economic problems and vice versa.
LSE has so far been a phenomenal experience. I love the diversity of the people and
the cultural integration. Being at a university with students from over 150 countries
and encountering the different cultural events sums it all up. My personal highlight
for this year was being chosen to attend a conference in New York which brought
together 350 students to meet 150 of the world’s most influential leaders.
Having been at LSE for just over a year I have involved myself in a variety of projects.
With the range of activities LSE has to offer you will never be idle! I’ve taken part in
an all University Model United Nations conference, gone skydiving, got involved in
committees like the Finance Society where I had the chance to interview employees
from leading firms and been part of the team that launched the first LSE Economics
Conference. I’m also assisting an LSE Consulting Group where we come up with
strategies to help start-up businesses increase profits and growth.
82 undergraduate prospectus Mathematics and economics
Degree structure
The degree involves studying 12 courses
over three years, plus LSE100.
You will usually attend two lectures and
one related class for each course per
week (eight lectures and four classes). In
addition you will work on exercises in your
own time. These are then discussed in the
weekly classes of 15 students. You will have
an academic adviser who will be available
to offer general guidance and advice on
your studies, and you will be expected to
meet him or her at least twice a term.
You will have examinations in all courses
you have taken at the end of each year
(May or early June).
Preliminary reading
For an introduction to mathematics as
it is applied in economics and finance,
we recommend:
M Anthony and N Biggs Mathematics
for Economics and Finance (Cambridge
If you wish to gain further insight into what
economists study we suggest that you first
look at the following popular book:
T Harford The Undercover Economist
Much of university level mathematics
is concerned with formal proofs and
rigorous mathematical argument, and this
is necessary for some of the advanced
mathematics required in finance,
economics, and other fields of application.
For an introduction, we recommend: T Gowers Mathematics: a very short
introduction (Oxford, 2002)
M Liebeck A Concise Introduction to
Pure Mathematics (Chapman & Hall/CRC
Mathematics, 2005)
P Eccles An Introduction to Mathematical
Reasoning (Cambridge University Press, 1997)
R Allenby Numbers and Proofs
(Butterworth-Heinemann, 1997)
BSc Mathematics and
Economics
lse.ac.uk/maths
UCAS code: GL11 BSc/MathEc
pass at grade A* in Mathematics .
International Baccalaureate Diploma
with Higher level Mathematics with 7
grades A* A A, with an A* in
highly recommended
This programme is balanced evenly
between mathematics and economics.
For a major/minor degree with more
emphasis on mathematics, please see BSc
Mathematics with Economics.
First year:
Second year
courses, one in Microeconomic Principles
and another in Further Mathematical
Methods, which build on your first year
studies and reinforce your understanding
of economics and mathematics, whilst
underlining the connections between the
two subjects. You also take another course
from: Macroeconomic Principles, Principles
of Econometrics, and Principles of Finance.
Economics B
Second year:
Further Mathematical Methods (Calculus
and Linear Algebra)
Another option in economics or finance
Either another option in mathematics or an
outside option
Third year:
An advanced option in
mathematical economics
One mathematics option
One economics, mathematics or
finance option
One other option
First year
You take four core foundation courses.
Economics B is an introductory course and
you do not need previous knowledge of
the subject. Elemental Statistical Theory
is also an introductory level course.
Mathematical Methods will continue your
A level studies and includes calculus and
linear algebra. Introduction to Abstract
Mathematics will give you a gentle
introduction to modern mathematics with
emphasis on careful reasoning.
You will usually take a half unit course
in Real Analysis, following on from
the Abstract Mathematics course in
the first year, and another half unit in
either Optimisation Theory, Differential
Equations, Discrete Mathematics, or
Algebra and Number Theory. You may
defer this course to the third year, and take
another appropriate course instead.
Third year
In the third year you take one course in
advanced mathematical economics. Your
additional options total three course units:
these must include two half unit courses
in mathematics, and another in either
mathematics or economics or finance. If
you have not previously taken an outside
option, you may choose any suitable
course taught at LSE, subject to the
approval of the course tutor.
Options
(* half unit)
Mathematics
Differential Equations*
Mathematics and economics undergraduate prospectus 83
Algebra and Number Theory*
Game Theory I*
BSc Mathematics with
Economics
lse.ac.uk/maths
Optimisation in Function Spaces*
UCAS code: G1L1 BSc MathEc
Course requirement: A level pass at
grade A* in Mathematics. International
Baccalaureate Diploma with Higher
level Mathematics with 7
Probability for Finance*
Graph Theory*
Complex Analysis* Economics
grades A* A A, with an A* in
highly recommended
Further Mathematical Methods (Calculus
and Linear Algebra)
Real Analysis
Options to the value of one and a half
course units in mathematics
Third year:
An advanced option in
Two options in mathematics and statistics
One other option
First year
one and a half course units in mathematics
(Optimisation Theory, Differential Equations,
Discrete Mathematics, Algebra and Number
Theory) or statistics (the full unit course
Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference).
Third year
In the third year you take one course
in advanced mathematical economics.
Your additional options total three course
units. You can choose from mathematics,
economics or statistics options, but your
choice must include at least one unit in
mathematics and no more than one unit
of statistics. You can also take one outside
option of any suitable course taught at LSE,
subject to the approval of the course tutor.
This programme is a major/minor in favour of
mathematics. For a programme that is evenly
split, see BSc Mathematics and Economics.
You take four core foundation courses.
Economics B is an introductory course and
you do not need previous knowledge of
the subject. Elemental Statistical Theory
is also an introductory level course.
Mathematical Methods will continue your
A level studies and includes calculus and
linear algebra. Introduction to Abstract
Mathematics will give you a gentle
introduction to modern mathematics with
emphasis on careful reasoning.
First year:
Second year
Game Theory I*
Quantitative Finance
courses, Microeconomic Principles and
Further Mathematical Methods, which
build on your first year studies and
reinforce your understanding of economics
and mathematics, whilst underlining the
connections between the two subjects.
You will take a half unit course in Real
Analysis, following on from the Introduction
to Abstract Mathematics course in the
first year. You will be able to broaden your
mathematical knowledge by taking a further
Graph Theory*
Economic Theory and its Applications Econometric Theory
Advanced Economic Analysis Monetary Economics
Any other approved course in economics
Finance
page 33 for more information Applications 2010: 367
Economics B
Second year:
Options
(* half unit)
Mathematics
Differential Equations*
Algebra and Number Theory*
Optimisation in Function Spaces*
Probability for Finance*
Complex Analysis* 84 undergraduate prospectus Philosophy, logic and scientific method
Economics
Philosophy, logic and
scientific method
Principles of Econometrics nature of our degrees. Recent
graduates have gone on to work
in banking and financial services,
government, management consultancy,
media and education, and have also
proved very successful in gaining entry
to postgraduate programmes.
Statistics
Bayesian Inference*
In studying philosophy at LSE you will
debate and investigate the issues and
problems which have preoccupied
philosophers since Greek times, as well
as learning the skills and techniques of
reasoning. You will do so by studying
works by the major authors of the Western
tradition (including Plato, Aristotle, Hume,
Kant, and Mill) and contemporary sources.
Studying philosophy means engaging
with some profound and fascinating
questions; questions that any inquisitive
and critical thinker will find themselves
asking at some point in their life, but
which many non-philosophers do not
pursue in depth.
Some of these questions are:
How does science generate knowledge?
What distinguishes knowledge from
superstition, ideology or pseudoscience?
Does science discredit religious belief?
What does morality require? What
reasons do we have to act as morality
requires? Is freedom of the will required
for moral responsibility? Is the point
of life to lead as pleasurable existence
as possible?
Our graduates have excellent job
prospects. A recent Guardian survey
ranks us as the Department with far
and away the best job prospects in
the UK for philosophy graduates;
we believe that this is because of the
analytical rigour and interdisciplinary
Our research and teaching programmes
have two distinctive features. The first is a
commitment to clarity of expression and
argumentative rigour. This means taking
great care to avoid obscure or grand
statements that one cannot back up with
precise arguments or evidence. Formal
logic is an important part of the degrees,
as too are the principles of evidence and of
inductive reasoning.
The second is a commitment to doing
philosophy in close contact with the social
and natural sciences. We study questions
of moral and political philosophy,
knowledge acquisition, and scientific
method in an interdisciplinary way. In
addition to courses in familiar areas of
philosophy (like moral philosophy and
philosophy of mind and language), we
therefore offer courses in the Philosophy
of Economics, Philosophy of the Social
Sciences, Philosophy and Public Policy,
Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive
Science, Evidence and Scientific Method
and the History of Science. You will also
have the opportunity to take a significant
number of courses in other departments
at LSE. The skills in reasoning which you will gain
can be applied to any subject matter,
and your studies will provide you with a
good general basis for a wide range of
occupations and professions. Degree options
We offer both a single honours BSc
Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
and a joint BSc degree in Philosophy
and Economics. The Department of
Government also offers the BSc Politics
and Philosophy.
You will have at least a one hour lecture
and a one hour related class for each
course each week.
You will have an examination for each
course in June of the year in which you
have taken it. For each course, you will
have to complete several essays and/or
exercises as part of your class work. Your
attendance at classes and performance will
be carefully monitored, and you will have
a personal academic adviser to provide
assistance and guidance. Preliminary reading
R Descartes Meditations or Discourse on
Method (any edition)
T Nagel What Does It All Mean? (Oxford
Philosophy, logic and scientific method undergraduate prospectus 85
B Williams Morality: an introduction to
ethics (Cambridge University Press, 1972;
revised edition Canto, 1993)
K Popper Conjectures and Refutations:
the growth of scientific knowledge
(Routledge, 2003) First year:
Reason, Knowledge and Values: An
Logic
Two approved outside options
Preliminary listening
The lecture ‘Science and Pseudoscience’
by former LSE philosopher the late Imre
Lakatos, available in a recording at
www.lse.ac.uk/collections/lakatos/
scienceAndPseudoscience.htm
Second year:
BSc Philosophy, Logic
and Scientific Method
lse.ac.uk/philosophyLogicAnd
ScientificMethod
UCAS code: V503 BSc/Phil
Course requirement: GCSE pass
at grade B or better in Mathematics
is required
grades A A A
at Higher level
Philosophy of Science or Philosophy of the
Social Sciences or Evidence and Scientific
Method or Scientific Revolutions
Up to three courses on the philosophy
option list
Third year:
Up to four courses from the Philosophy
option list
First year
In your first year, you take two compulsory
core courses. The first of these, Reason,
Knowledge and Values, gives a critical
introduction to some of the central
problems and classic texts of philosophy.
The second course, Logic, introduces the
basic system of modern formal logic,
including propositional logic, predicate
logic and the theory of identity. You also
select two further courses from the range
of options offered by other departments. Second and third years
In these years you take a core philosophy of
science course: either Philosophy of Science,
the Philosophy of the Social Sciences,
Scientific Revolutions or Evidence and
Scientific Method; plus further philosophy
options and up to two outside options.
An indication of the content of both the
philosophy options is given below.
Philosophy option list
Morality and Values: a discussion of
selected topics in the history of moral and
political philosophy; problems and topics
in contemporary normative philosophy,
including their relation to central
metaphysical and normative disputes.
Philosophy of Science: the nature of
scientific reasoning and the principles
of evaluating evidence; the problem of
induction; the role of probability and the
testing of hypotheses; also some central
philosophical problems highlighted by the
success and methods of modern science.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences: a
discussion of different views concerning the
appropriateness and possible limits to the
scientific approach to the study of society;
the nature of social collectives (are they
merely the sum of the individuals comprising
them?); the nature of rational action and the
role of values in social science.
Philosophy of Economics: the nature
of knowledge in economics, how it is
acquired, how it is justified, and how
(and to what extent) it can be used for
forecasting. It also deals with the basis
of collective and individual decision
making; classical utilitarianism and the
social interest; and individual rights and
distributive justice.
Evidence and Scientific Method: this
course focuses on philosophical issues that
arise at the intersection of science and
society, in particular on how evidence is
used in so-called ‘evidence based policy’
and ‘evidence based medicine’, as well
as on the validity of scientific results in a
pluralistic society.
Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and
Historical Issues: an examination of certain
basic methodological and philosophical
problems as they arise from detailed historical
study of episodes of apparently radical
theory change in science (so-called scientific
revolutions). These include the Copernican
and Newtonian revolutions; the Darwinian
revolution and various revolutionary changes
in accepted theories of light.
Problems in Analytic Philosophy: some
of the main philosophical topics in
philosophical logic, metaphysics, the
philosophy of language and the philosophy
of mind.
Set Theory and Further Logic: the course
is structured in two parts: (a) Set Theory,
including: the axioms of set theory and
their rationale; Russell’s Paradox; relations,
functions and orderings; ordinals and
cardinals; infinity; the basics of transfinite
arithmetic. (b) Extensions of and
alternatives to classical Logic, including
one or more of the following: Modal
Logic; Intuitionistic Logic; Probability and
Decision Theory; Deontic Logic: the logic
of vagueness.
Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Science:
an introduction to key issues in the philosophy
of the biological and cognitive sciences.
Topics to be discussed include: the ‘modern
synthesis’, fitness, the units of selection
problem, the nature of species, adaptation,
the idea of the mind as a computer, mind
and brain, consciousness and attention, social
cognition, emotions and their role in thinking,
innateness and cognitive development,
the modularity of mind, animal minds, and
evolutionary psychology. 86 undergraduate prospectus Philosophy, logic and scientific method
Philosophy and Public Policy (new in
2011-12): this course will focus on the
application of normative analysis of policy
questions, such as the allocation of health
care resources, the limits of autonomy
and personal responsibility, freedom of
speech, and the moral advantages and
disadvantages of markets. First year:
First year
Philosophy option list
Economics B
Morality and Values: a discussion of
selected topics in the history of moral and
political philosophy; problems and topics
in contemporary normative philosophy,
including their relation to central
metaphysical and normative disputes.
Essay: on any approved philosophical topic
relevant to your studies.
In your first year you take a core course
in economics and a core course in
philosophy. Economics B gives you a
thorough grounding in basic microand macroeconomic analysis. Reason,
Knowledge and Values, gives a critical
introduction to some of the central
problems and classic texts of philosophy.
You can then take either two half course
units of mathematics and statistics (in
order to master the basic skills that you
will need for core second and third year
economics courses) or a full unit of
mathematics and a full unit of statistics
(in order to provide yourself with a
more comprehensive basis for advanced
economics courses in your later years).
If you take the two half course units of
mathematics and statistics, you complete
your first year by taking Logic, which
introduces the basic system of modern
formal logic, including propositional logic,
predicate logic and the theory of identity.
If you take the full units of mathematics
and statistics, then you take Logic in the
second year. Reason, Knowledge and Values: An
Either
BSc Philosophy and
Economics
Logic
lse.ac.uk/philosophyLogicAnd
ScientificMethod
Mathematical Methods and Elementary
Statistical Theory (Logic is then taken in
the second year)
UCAS code: LV15 BSc/PhilEc
Course requirement: A level (or
equivalent) in Mathematics is expected
grades A A A, one of which must
be Mathematics
Or
Second year:
An approved course from the
philosophy option list below
Either Logic (must be taken if not taken in
the first year) or an approved course from
the philosophy option list below
Either Microeconomic Principles I or
Third year:
In these years you take the Philosophy of
Economics and several core philosophy
courses (including Logic, if not taken in
the second year). There are also two core
courses in economics: Microeconomic
Principles (the study of households and
firms) and Macroeconomic Principles
(the study of unemployment, inflation,
the balance of payments, etc). You
complete your studies with philosophy and
economics options as outlined above and
one further course which may be chosen
from any subject at LSE.
This joint degree allows you to study some of
the central aspects of philosophy alongside
courses in economics. The course in Philosophy of Economics links the two subjects.
An approved course from the
philosophy option list below
Either an approved course taught outside
the Departments of Philosophy and
Economics or an approved course from the
economics or philosophy option list below
An approved course from the economics
option list below
Philosophy of Science: the nature of
scientific reasoning and the principles
of evaluating evidence; the problem of
induction; the role of probability and the
testing of hypotheses; also some central
philosophical problems highlighted by the
success and methods of modern science.
Philosophy of the Social Sciences: a
discussion of different views concerning the
appropriateness and possible limits to the
scientific approach to the study of society;
the nature of social collectives (are they
merely the sum of the individuals comprising
them?); the nature of rational action and the
role of values in social science.
Philosophy of Economics: the nature
of knowledge in economics, how it is
acquired, how it is justified, and how
(and to what extent) it can be used for
forecasting. It also deals with the basis
of collective and individual decision
making; classical utilitarianism and the
social interest; and individual rights and
distributive justice.
Problems of Analytic Philosophy: some
of the main philosophical topics in
philosophical logic, metaphysics, the
philosophy of language and the philosophy
of mind.
Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and
Historical Issues: an examination of certain
basic methodological and philosophical
problems as they arise from detailed
historical study of episodes of apparently
Social policy undergraduate prospectus 87
radical theory change in science (so-called
scientific revolutions). These include the
Copernican and Newtonian revolutions;
the Darwinian revolution and various
revolutionary changes in accepted theories
of light.
Evidence and Scientific Method: this
course focuses on philosophical issues that
arise at the intersection of science and
society, in particular on how evidence is
used in so-called ‘evidence based policy’
and ‘evidence based medicine’, as well
as on the validity of scientific results in a
pluralistic society.
Set Theory and Further Logic: the course
is structured in two parts: (a) Set Theory,
including: the axioms of set theory and
their rationale; Russell’s Paradox; relations,
functions and orderings; ordinals and
cardinals; infinity; the basics of transfinite
arithmetic. (b) Extensions of and
alternatives to classical Logic, including
one or more of the following: Modal
Logic; Intuitionistic Logic; Probability and
Decision Theory; Deontic Logic: the logic
of vagueness.
Philosophy of Biology and Cognitive Science:
an introduction to key issues in the philosophy
of the biological and cognitive sciences.
Topics to be discussed include: the ‘modern
synthesis’, fitness, the units of selection
problem, the nature of species, adaptation,
the idea of the mind as a computer, mind
and brain, consciousness and attention, social
cognition, emotions and their role in thinking,
innateness and cognitive development,
the modularity of mind, animal minds, and
evolutionary psychology. Philosophy and Public Policy (new in
2011-12): this course will focus on the
application of normative analysis of policy
questions, such as the allocation of health
care resources, the limits of autonomy
and personal responsibility, freedom of
speech and the moral advantages and
disadvantages of markets Social policy
Essay: on any approved philosophical topic
relevant to your studies.
and Development and Criminal Justice
Policy. Others have entered professional
fields such as law, accountancy and
personnel management or gone into
the civil service, local government,
health policy and planning, education,
the voluntary sector as well as the
international community, journalism,
politics and pressure group activities.
Economics option list
Introduction to Econometrics or Principles
of Econometrics
Political Economy
Economic Analysis of the European Union Social policy is a vibrant subject at LSE,
taught by many leading experts in the
field. People in the Department are broadly
interested in what we should do to ensure
the wellbeing of ourselves and others.
How far do we have a responsibility as
individuals to provide for ourselves? What
should governments, employers, voluntary
organisations and families do? Who gets
what in our society and in other societies,
why and what issues does it raise?
Labour Economics
Monetary Economics
Public Economics
Social policy is a diverse subject
which examines the formation and
implementation of policy across a
broad range of fields, including health
care, education, housing, criminal
justice, international development,
social security and personal social
services (such as child protection and
care for the elderly and people with
disabilities). It also covers issues that
affect society in more general ways,
including race and diversity, social
exclusion, families, crime and deviance
and urban regeneration. As part of the
programme you will study social policy
from an international and comparative
perspective, looking at the influence
of globalisation as well as national and
local context.
The skills you will develop by studying
social policy are attractive to a range
of employers, though they do not
prepare you for a specific career. Many
students go on to take our higher level
MSc programmes including Social Policy
and Planning, Health Policy, NGOs
You will study policies and measures at
many different levels: local, national and
international, and in many different kinds
of organisation: central government
agencies; international organisations;
local authorities and health authorities;
non-profit bodies like housing associations,
non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
and charities; private businesses which have
contracts to supply services; and informal
networks of mutual aid such as those based
on families and neighbourhoods.
We examine the making of legislation, such
as Acts of Parliament, European Union
Directives and international instruments,
and the taking of public expenditure
88 undergraduate prospectus Social policy
decisions, for example, in UK central
government and local authorities. Another
concern is how members of different
groups within society – such as those
defined by gender, social class and ethnicity
– are affected by policies and measures.
There is a strong critical and evaluative
component in the degree, and you will
examine ethical considerations and the
effectiveness of social provision.
The programme includes a comparative
dimension, which includes, but moves
beyond, the traditional focus on Europe
and other industrialised societies to consider
developing and transitional contexts. Degree structure
You may take a single honours degree
in social policy or combine your study
with another subject as a joint or major/
minor degree.
Joint honours and major/
minor degree courses
Although social policy is in itself an interand multidisciplinary subject, it can be
studied in combination with other social
science subjects.
BSc Social Policy and Economics allows
students to develop economic technical
expertise in a growing area of social policy
analysis. This programme draws on the
intellectual traditions of both departments
in an integrated way.
T Newburn Criminology (Willan
Publishing, 2007)
N Timmins The Five Giants (Revised and
updated edition, Harper Collins, 2001)
BSc Social Policy
lse.ac.uk/socialPolicy
You will have weekly lectures and classes
for each course component. Classes are
in smaller groups where you will discuss
issues related to lectures. Preparing for
classes is a very important part of your
work. You will have an academic adviser
who is responsible for guiding and
assisting your learning and is there to help
with any personal difficulties.
UCAS code: L400 BSc/SocPol
Apart from the long essay, each course
has an examination at the end of the
year. Additionally, some courses include
an assessed coursework component. We
monitor your attendance and contribution
to classes, and keep a record of progress
which you discuss with your academic
adviser each term. You will also receive
feedback in the form of written comments
on the essays that you write.
grades A B B
Higher level
First year:
Foundations of Social Policy
Preliminary reading
BSc Social Policy with Government enables
students to broaden their understanding of
political institutions, processes and theories.
Two of the following:
BSc Social Policy and Sociology allows
students to focus on the connections
between the making and implementation of
social policies and contextual aspects of social
structure and the key trends in social change.
P Alcock, K Rowlingson and M May (Eds)
The Student’s Companion to Social Policy
(3rd edition, Blackwell, 2008)
BSc Social Policy and Criminology, offered
within the Department of Social Policy,
combines specific attention to the topic
of crime and criminal justice within the
broader framework of social policy.
J Baldock et al (Eds) Social Policy (3rd
edition, Oxford University Press, 2006)
H Dean Social Policy (Polity – Short
Introductions Series, 2006)
H Glennerster British Social Policy since
1945 (3rd edition, Blackwell, 2007)
Sociology and Social Policy
Social Economics and Policy
Crime and Society
Plus:
One outside option
Second year:
Principles of Social Policy
Research Methods for Social Policy
One social policy option
LSE100 (Michaelmas term only) Either one social policy option or one
outside option
Third year:
Comparative and International Social Policy
A Long Essay on an Approved Topic
Either one social policy option or one
outside option
First year
The core course, Foundations of Social
Policy, gives you a framework for
understanding how and why societies
have developed a variety of institutional
arrangements to provide for their
social welfare needs, focusing on key
developments in Britain since the nineteenth
century, but within a comparative
perspective. Your second and third first year
courses may be chosen from the following:
Sociology and Social Policy, which will
give you an introduction to sociology and
applies sociological perspectives to social
policy fields and issues; Social Economics
and Policy, which provides an introduction
to economics and its application to social
policy; Population, Economy and Society,
which will give you an introduction to
demography and the consequences of
demographic change for social policy; Crime
and Society, which provides an introduction
to criminology and to key issues relating to
crime and social policy.
You may choose your fourth course from
the wide range of options available in
other departments, but students are
encouraged to choose courses that
introduce them to one of several social
science approaches that have relevance to
the study of social policy.
Social Economics and Policy †
Second year:
Crime and Society †
Criminological Perspectives Education Policy Principles of Social Policy European Social Policy
Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice
Criminological Perspectives
Either one outside option or one social
policy option
There are two compulsory courses in the
second year. Principles of Social Policy
examines the ends and means of social
policies with reference to statutory and
non statutory forms of provision within
a comparative framework. Research
Methods for Social Policy will give you a
comprehensive introduction to methods of
social research with a statistical emphasis.
You choose your final two courses from
the options available throughout LSE – at
least one must be a social policy course.
The third year core course, Comparative
and International Social Policy, examines
the distinct challenges of welfare provision
faced by countries from across Europe
and the developing world. You will also
complete a long essay on a relevant topic,
giving you the opportunity to explore an
area which interests you in some depth.
You choose your final two courses from
the options available throughout LSE – at
least one must be a social policy course.
Options
This list shows the range of social policy
options available in the second and third
years. Some will be taught every year, some
in alternate years, depending on demand.
† If not already taken
Sociology and Social Policy †
Population, Economy and Society †
Third year:
Crime Control: Ideas and Controversies
BSc Social Policy and
Criminology
Crime Control: Ideas and Controversies lse.ac.uk/socialPolicy
Either a Long Essay on an Approved Topic
or one outside option
UCAS code: LM42 BSc/SPCr
grades A B B
Higher level
First year:
First year
There are two compulsory courses.
Foundations of Social Policy provides a
framework for understanding the policy
making process by examining changes
in social welfare provision in response to
particular social issues over the nineteenth
and twentieth centuries, in comparison
with other developed countries. Crime and
Society offers an introduction to the main
institutions of the criminal justice system and
the policy context within which they operate.
You choose your third course from the
range of options offered in social policy
and your fourth option from the wide
range available in other departments.
Crime and Society
One outside option
Second year
There are three compulsory courses.
Criminological Perspectives examines
the major theoretical perspectives that
inform our understanding of crime and
the research that contributes to their
formation and testing. Principles of Social
Policy examines the ends and means of
social policies with reference to statutory
and non statutory forms of provision
within a comparative framework. Research
Methods for Social Policy provides a
comprehensive introduction to methods of
social research in social policy.
You may choose your fourth course either
from the range of options offered in social
policy, including Psychology of Crime and
Criminal Justice, or from the available
courses in other departments.
Third year
There are two compulsory courses.
examines the distinct challenges of welfare
provision faced by countries at different
stages of economic development. Crime
Control: Ideas and Controversies provides
a critical understanding of contemporary
crime control policy, paying particular
attention to issues such as policing and
security; crime prevention and surveillance;
drugs; and youth.
The third course will be an option from the
range offered in the social policy options
list. The fourth course may be an approved
paper selected from the range available
in other departments, or alternatively a
long essay on an approved relevant topic,
providing the opportunity to explore an
area that interests you in some depth.
Options
years. Some will be taught every year,
some in alternate years, depending
on demand. 90 undergraduate prospectus Social policy
† If not already taken
Sociology and Social Policy†
Population, Economy and Society†
Social Economics and Policy†
One outside option
Education Policy Second year:
European Social Policy
Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice Either Macroeconomic Principles or
Introduction to Econometrics
Economics
UCAS code: LLK1 BSc/SPE
Course requirement: A level at grade
A in Mathematics
grades A B B, including an A
in Mathematics
First year:
(* half unit)
Economics B
Third year:
Public Economics
One option from social policy or economics
Either one option from social policy or
economics or an outside option
Social policy options
years. Some will be taught every year, some
in alternate years, depending on demand.
BSc Social Policy with
Government
UCAS code: LL42 BSc/SocPGo
Economics options
Political Economy
Economic Analysis of the European Union Development Economics
grades A B B
Higher level
Labour Economics
Monetary Economics
First year:
Problems of Applied Econometrics
One outside option
Second year:
Crime and Society
Education Policy One government option
Third year:
Democracy and Democratisation
Second year:
Sociology options
One government option
Theories and Problems of Nationalisation
Theories and Problems of Nationalisation
Either one option from government or
social policy or one outside option
Government, Politics and Public Policy in
the EU
Political Sociology
Sociological Analysis
Gender and Society
One sociology option
Crime, Deviance and Control
Sociology of Health and Medicine
some in alternate years, depending on
demand.
Crime and Society
Education Policy European Social Policy
Sociology
UCAS code: LL34 BSc/SPSoc
Mathematics, grade C or above. A level
Sociology is not a requirement
grades A B B
Higher level
Third year:
One sociology option
One outside option
some in alternate years, depending on
demand.
First year:
Crime and Society
Education Policy
Either Key Issues in Contemporary
Societies: An Introduction to
Contemporary Sociology or Key Concepts
in Sociology: An Introduction to
Sociological Theory
One outside option
Government options
Politics of Economic Policy
Concepts in Political Theory
Politics and Institutions of Europe
Public Policy Analysis
Key Themes in the History of
Political Thought
Work, Management and Globalisation
Evolution and Social Behaviour
92 undergraduate prospectus Social psychology / Sociology
Social psychology
Sociology
areas, addressing the social problems and
ethical dilemmas that face a globalised
post-modern society.
Social psychology is not available as
a single honours degree subject at
undergraduate level. However, courses are
offered as outside options for students
registered for degrees in other subjects.
Our courses are available in all three years
of the undergraduate programme.
At LSE you will explore specific examples
of social action, social processes and
institutions; compare different types of
social life and societies; examine theories
about the nature of social existence and
change; study different methods of social
research and undertake some research of
your own.
Options
Social psychology is both an exciting
area of research within psychology
and a perspective on the whole of the
discipline. Psychology at LSE looks at
human behaviour in the contexts of
evolution, health and development,
society and culture and in relation to
the economy, communications both
interpersonal and mediated, politics
and social organisations.
The Institute of Social Psychology is a
thriving centre for the study of social
psychology and has an international
reputation for its research led teaching
in a variety of fields. Founded in 1964,
the Institute is dedicated to consolidating
and expanding the contribution of social
psychology to the understanding and
knowledge of key social, economic,
political and cultural issues.
Self, Others and Society: Perspectives
on Social and Applied Psychology:
introduces major perspectives on social
and applied psychology: theories used to
explain social perception, cognition and
behaviour, and their application to real,
practical social problems.
Societal Psychology: Theory and
Applications: discusses major areas
of application of social psychology to
real-world issues. Emphasis is put on
the complexities of translating theory
into practice and on the theoretical
developments which are prompted by
research on topical social issues.
Sociology helps us to understand not
only the unparalleled changes that are
occurring throughout the world and
the changing patterns of relationships
between peoples, but also our own
lives, predispositions, values and
expectations in a way which no other
academic subject can rival.
work in the areas of teaching, media,
journalism, development, social
work, local and central government,
marketing and personnel management,
and to pursue research degrees.
Preliminary reading
subject, we suggest that you look at one
or more of the following books:
D Matsumoto and H Juang Culture and
Psychology (3rd Edition, Wadsworth
Publishing Company, 2004)
D Myers Social Psychology (9th Edition,
McGraw-Hill, 2007)
As a student of LSE you will be taught by
some of the world’s leading sociologists,
introduced to the classical traditions of the
discipline, and brought into direct contact
with the most advanced contemporary
research and scholarship. LSE aims to
be both a guardian of the discipline of
sociology, and a leader in the development
of the social sciences into new intellectual
LSE Sociology embraces a theoretically
and methodologically diverse range of
approaches, focusing upon the following
key areas:
Biomedicine, bioscience, biotechnology:
the new social, political, legal and ethical
challenges facing individuals and society
in the era of biotechnology, biomedicine
and genomics.
Cities and urbanism: the relationship
between social, spatial and physical forms
and processes in cities: urban development
and urban governance; urban
environments, mobility and morphology;
social and spatial exclusion; privatised
control strategies and urban regeneration;
urban economies, including criminal
organisations, markets and cultures; crime
and violence; transnational urbanism,
including cities in global networks.
Crime culture and control: criminological
theory, criminal cultures, organisations
and markets, victimology, criminal
investigation, the changing nature
of crime, alcohol and public disorder,
punishment and control, the relationship
Sociology undergraduate prospectus 93
between privatised control strategies and
urban regeneration, gender and social
control, the emergence of cross border
criminal activity, violence.
Economy culture and society: the nature
of contemporary economic knowledges,
including a critical engagement with both
economics and economic sociology, the
role of economic knowledges in economic
life, and the reconstruction of economic
categories from within social research.
Secondly, transnationalism, development
and globalisation, engaged through clear
empirical focuses. Also substantive areas
that group members in diverse ways,
above all: work and employment, risk and
regulation, money and value, consumption
and market society, creative and cultural
industries, technology and economy.
Human rights, citizenship and social
justice: dimensions of inequality and
injustice, nationally and internationally,
gender and sexual divisions, the political
implications of emerging ‘human rights
regimes’, issues of human rights in a global
context, human rights in transitional justice
and post-conflict reconciliation, human
rights in the context of biotechnology
and bio-ethics, in new forms of legal
regulation, and associated with security,
war and terror.
Politics and society: the social, economic,
institutional and ideological bases
of politics, the interaction of states
and societies, and comparative and
historical approaches. Topics of central
interest are political parties and social
movements, especially the study of
labour movements and the left. The area
encompasses the evolution and impact
of political ideas, including liberalism,
socialism, conservatism, populism and
environmentalism, as well as political and
economic democracy, ethnic violence and
political repression, and fundamental social
and political change.
Race, racism and ethnicity: the social,
cultural and governmental aspects of
colonial and postcolonial societies. Topics
include nationalism, challenges and
transformations in geo-politics, governance
and citizenship in an era characterized by
migration, flight, asylum, multiculture,
cultural hybridity, cosmopolitanism
and supposed ‘civilisational’ conflict.
Comparative research, especially involving
Brazil, South Africa and the United
States, is well represented. Currently key
themes are the optimum social, cultural
and economic conditions for sustainable
‘multiculturalism’; the significance of
race in colonial government, particularly
war, law and states of emergency; the
relationship between cultural plurality and
security; historical study of connections
between race and ethnography; the
impacts of synthetic biology and
molecularisation on racial discourses
and identities; the Bengali diaspora, the
comparative study of diasporas; race,
youth and identity. Our teaching is informed by these
commitments and by our own active
research in these areas.
LSE Sociology aims to provide a learning
environment in which students have
a firm grasp of the key dimensions
of contemporary sociology, and are
encouraged to think critically and
independently. Many of the key issues in
the discipline worldwide are contested
and our teaching aims to equip students
to understand and evaluate these disputes
and adopt a position in relation to them.
Rigorous, critical, independent thought
is the most transferable skill of all, and
the overarching objective of the learning
experience we provide to our students.
The Department of Sociology at LSE
welcomes and values the racial, ethnic,
religious, national and cultural diversity
of all its students, staff, alumni and
visitors. The Department believes in equal
treatment based on merit and encourages
a learning environment based on mutual
respect and dialogue.
Degree structure
You can take a single honours degree in
sociology or study it as a joint subject with
social policy. First year students on the joint
programme will have a choice between
the two first year compulsory sociology
courses, Key Concepts in Sociology and
Key Issues in Contemporary Societies.
You will have eight to ten hours a week
of lectures and related classes in which
you will discuss and contribute papers on
questions raised in the lectures. You will
also be expected to read widely in the
subject. You will have regular contact with
your academic adviser over the course
of your degree, including six to seven
tutorials each year. Your academic adviser
will be available to offer general guidance
and assistance with both academic and
pastoral concerns.
You will have an examination for most
courses at the end of the year. Some
courses are examined partially or wholly
by essays and/or projects. For coursework
that does not contribute to the final
degree mark, you will be given feedback
throughout the year.
Preliminary reading
P Abbot, M Tyler and C Wallace An
Introduction to Sociology: feminist
perspectives (3rd edition, Routledge, 2005)
N Abercrombie et al Contemporary British
Society (3rd edition, Polity Press, 2000)
P Berger Invitation to Sociology: a
humanistic perspective (Penguin, 1988)
J Elster Nuts and Bolts for the Social
Sciences (Cambridge University Press, 1989)
A Giddens Sociology (6th edition, Polity
Press, 2009)
S Hall and B Gieben (Eds) Formations of
Modernity (Polity Press, 1992)
C Jenks (Ed) Core Sociological Dichotomies
(Sage, 1998)
K Morrison Marx, Durkheim and Weber:
foundations of modern social thought
(Sage, 1997)
C F Seale (ed) Researching Society and
Culture (Sage, 2004)
94 undergraduate prospectus Sociology
BSc Sociology
One first year option in sociology or in
another department
lse.ac.uk/sociology
UCAS code: L301 BSc/Soc
Mathematics, grade B or above. A level
Sociology is not a requirement
Second year:
Issues and Methods of Social Research
Sociological Analysis
grades A B B
One second or third year approved
sociology option
Higher level
A further second or third year approved
sociology option or an option in another
department
Third year:
Sociological Project (10,000 word essay)
See also BSc Social Policy and Sociology
The degree programme has a specific
rationale, with progression from a first year
which aims to provide a comprehensive
foundation in the discipline, through a
second year which allows advanced work
on theories and methods, together with a
focus on specific topics, culminating in a
third year which has a focus on in depth
coverage of options drawing on current
research and an opportunity for every
student to conduct sociological research in
a chosen field.
First year:
Statistical Methods for Social Research
Key Concepts in Sociology: An
Introduction to Sociological Theory
Key Issues in Contemporary Societies: An
Introduction to Contemporary Sociology
Two approved second or third year
sociology options
One second or third year sociology option
or one option in another department
First year
There are three compulsory courses. Key
Concepts in Sociology will give you an
understanding of the major sociological
theories, and will introduce you to
different approaches to conceptual analysis
and development within our discipline.
Key Issues in Contemporary Societies will
provide an introduction to and overview
of the most important current sociological
research on contemporary societies in a
comparative context. Statistical Methods
for Social Research will introduce you
to statistical methods and statistical
reasoning, the place of statistics in the
social sciences, and the nature and
purpose of statistical methods.
The other course will be chosen from a
selected list of options offered by other
departments at LSE.
There are two core courses in the second
year. Issues and Methods of Social
Research will teach the key issues and
quantitative techniques that you need
to grasp in order to design and conduct
sociological research. Sociological Analysis
provides students with an in-depth
introduction to major alternative uses and
applications of theory and methodology
within sociological analysis. As the course
develops, students will be introduced to a
range of different conceptual approaches
and qualitative methods.
In the third year you complete a
Sociological Project which is an essay of
about 10,000 words on a subject approved
by the Department. This allows you to
study a topic of interest to you in depth,
usually by carrying out a piece of empirical
research of your own. Your remaining
courses are chosen from options offered
within or outside the Department, most of
which are based on current research.
Options
The following options are indicative of the
range taught in the Department of Sociology.
(* half unit)
Political Sociology: power in liberaldemocratic and socialist societies
Self, Others and Society: perspectives on
social and applied psychology
Gender and Society: gender relations
and inequality
Crime, Deviance and Control: crime and
delinquency, mental illness and drug abuse
as forms of deviancy
Sociology of Health and Medicine: health,
illness and the institution of medicine
Evolution and Social Behaviour: socio-biology
and human society, genes and behaviour
Work, Management and Globalisation:
contemporary perspectives on
employment, labour markets, globalisation
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity:
dealing with key social divisions in the
contemporary world; exploring the theory
and history of racial and ethnic studies
Societal Psychology: Theory and
Applications: applying social psychology to
real world situations
Multi-culture and Multi-culturalism*:
explores debates in historical, political and
cultural sociology
Environmentalism: Theory, Politics and
Practice*: investigates the theory and
philosophy underpinning environmentalism,
examines the political movements and
politics of environmentalism, regulation
through command and control; marketbased instruments such as taxation and
emissions trading; and finally, radical
societal transformation
Atrocity, Suffering and Human Rights*:
sociological perspectives on atrocity,
suffering and human rights in a theoretically
driven empirical programme of study
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Gap year 30
Bursary 28
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A level subjects 32
About the prospectus 1
Academic adviser 22
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Campus map inside back cover
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Economic History with Economics, BSc 54
Economics, BSc 57
Economics and Economic History, BSc 55
Economics with Economic History, BSc 59
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General Course 42
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Geography, BA 64
Geography with Economics, BSc 64
Government, BSc 66
Government and Economics, BSc 66
Government and History, BSc 67
English language requirements 34
Graduate careers 24, see also individual
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Entrance exam 35
Graduate studies 26
Entrance requirements 30, see also
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Environment and Development, BSc 61
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Dean of Undergraduate Studies 22
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Financial support 27
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Director, Message from 2
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Advice and counselling 17
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Athletics Union 14
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UCAS 30, see also individual degree and
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Social Policy and Criminology, BSc 89
ULU 15
Social Policy and Economics, BSc 90
Undergraduates, number of 5
Social Policy with Government, BSc 90
Undergraduate Studies, Dean of 22
Social Policy and Sociology, BSc 91
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Societies 14
University of London Union 15
Sociology, BSc 94
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LSE Open Days 23
Peking University (Summer School) 42
Sports facilities 14
Videos, study at LSE 23
LSE Students’ Union 14
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Statistics with Finance, BSc 52
Visit Day 36
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Student Counselling 16
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Philosophy, Logic and Scientific
Method, BSc 85
Students’ Centre 17
Maintenance loan 27
Male Students, Adviser to 17
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Mathematics with Economics, BSc 83
Politics and Philosophy, BSc 67
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