Auditing in the Department of Methodology

We allocate auditing places after the course selection period and appreciate your patience.

In the meantime, feel free to attend the lecture and seminar, but bear in mind that you will need to give up the seminar seat to any students taking the course for credit or if the group is full.

Our priority will always be students taking a course for credit. If we have spaces available in the seminars after the course selection period, we will offer places to auditors.

Auditing places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, and we cannot guarantee auditing places. 

I only intend to attend the lecture, but not the seminar.

You do not need to seek permission to audit lectures only for Methodology courses.

Students are welcome to attend lectures in person or access the passive parts of our courses, i.e., recorded lectures on Moodle and any self-directed exercises. All Methodology Moodle pages are open-access, and lecture recordings will be posted there.

I am an LSE MRes/Research student; how should I apply to audit?

Registered LSE MRes/Research students can apply to audit Methodology courses via LSE For You by marking them as 'audit' in the final step when composing your 'Student Statement'. There is no need to fill out the online form.

I am not an LSE student; can I still apply to audit?

Non-LSE students are permitted to audit courses only when they register as an Intercollegiate Student, if eligible.  

The course(s) that I am interested in auditing are not included in the application form.

Unfortunately, some course(s) do not allow auditing due to course design. You are welcome to attend the lecture or visit the Moodle page.

When and where are the seminars?

Please refer to the timetable information page for the lecture and seminar details. If you are an auditor, the lecture and seminar will not appear on your personal timetable.

Can I indicate my preference for the seminar group?

As we cannot guarantee places in any seminar group, there is no need to indicate a preference. Please also bear in mind that there may be limited flexibility in changing the seminar groups after allocation.

I have changed my mind and want to stop auditing.

Please email methodology.admin@lse.ac.uk, as we usually have a waiting list. If you have already attended some seminars, please also inform the seminar teacher.