LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Affaires Internationales and either International Relations or International Political Economy

Year 1 at Sciences Po
Joint IR seminar with the whole group (28 hours)
Political Issues or World Politics (56 hours)
Social Science (including Economics) (56 hours)
Specialisation (140 hours)
Compulsory French/English language class (28 hours)
Second foreign language for all students (28 hours)

 

Year 2 at LSE
Students will enrol in either the MSc International Relations or the MSc International Political Economy as follows:

MSc International Relations

Programme code: TMIR2

Department: International Relations

This information is for the 2016/17 session.

Full-year programme. Students must take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of two full units and a dissertation.

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Paper

Course number and title

1

IR410

International Politics

2

Courses to the value of one full unit:

 

EU440

The Balkans in Europe: Transition, Democratisation, Integration

IR411

Foreign Policy Analysis III

IR412

International Institutions

IR415

Strategic Aspects of International Relations 

IR416

The EU in the World

IR418

International Politics: Asia and the Pacific (n/a 16/17)

IR419

The International Relations of the Middle East

IR422

Conflict and Peace Studies (withdrawn 16/17)

IR431

European Union Policy Making in a Global Context (H) (n/a 16/17)

IR433

The International Politics of EU Enlargement (H)

IR434

European Defence and Security (H)

IR439

Diplomacy (H) (n/a 16/17)

IR445

China and the World

IR447

Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H)

IR449

Conflict and Peacebuilding (H)

IR452

Empire and Conflict in World Politics (H)

IR453

Global Business in International Relations (H)

IR454

Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (H)

IR461

Islam in International Relations: From Al-Andalus to Afghanistan (n/a 16/17)

IR462

Introduction to International Political Theory (H) (n/a 16/17)

IR463

The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention (H) (n/a 16/17)

IR464

The Politics of International Law (H)

IR465

The International Politics of Culture and Religion (n/a 16/17)

IR466

Genocide (H)

IR471

The Situations of the International Criminal Court (H)

IR481

Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (H)

IR482

Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (n/a 16/17)

3

A further course or courses from Paper 2 to the value of one full unit or a course from another programme approved by the Department.

4

IR499

Dissertation

 

MSc International Political Economy

Programme code: TMIPE2

Department: International Relations

This information is for the 2016/17 session.

Full-year programme. Students must take one compulsory course, optional courses to the value of 2.5 units and a dissertation as shown.

Paper

Course number and title

1

IR470 

International Political Economy (H)

2 & 3

Courses to the value of two half units from:

 

IR447

Political Economy of International Labour Migration (H)

IR453

Global Business in International Relations (H)

IR454

Governing International Political Economy: Lessons from the Past for the Future (H)

IR455

Economic Diplomacy (H)

IR460

Comparative Political Economy (withdrawn 16/17)

IR467

International Political Economy of the Environment (H)

IR468

The Political Economy of International Trade (H)

IR469

Politics of Money in the World Economy (H)

 

A course from another programme approved by the Programme Director §

4

IR499

Dissertation

Notes

§ means by special permission only.