Frequently Asked Questions

Course selection for postgraduate students will open at 10am on Friday 27 September 2019 until 5pm on Monday 14 October 2019. You can select a course on LSE for You as follows:

1. Log into LSE for You using your LSE username and password.

2. Expand the 'Graduate Course Choice' option in the left hand menu and select 'Graduate Course Choice - Student'.

3. Click on the 'select or drop courses | accept or decline offers | withdraw requests' button.

4. Select courses from the available options, including compulsory courses for your programme. 

Some departments have capped courses, which means that places on these courses will be limited. These courses are offered on a first come first served basis and as soon as the number of students registered reaches the capped number, the status of these courses will change to "full" and no one else will be able to select them.

For capped or controlled access courses, you will be notified by email when the Department makes a decision. If the Department chooses to offer you a place then you will have to accept that offer before you will be enrolled on the course. Act quickly - offers expire after 48 hours!

Other courses do not require confirmation. 

Yes but only if you are applying for capped or controlled access courses. If you intend to use an offer to replace another course you are registered for, you must withdraw from that course before you accept the new offer, to ensure that you do not exceed the maximum number of units your programme regulations allow you to take.

Yes, you should attend all lectures during the first two weeks of term so you do not miss anything.

All classes have a limit in size. Students should sign-up as soon as they have signed up for a course. If a course is oversubscribed then unfortunately you may not get in. However, please bear in mind that students have the option to drop courses before the deadline (ie 14 October). Please check the course regularly as a class space may become available.  

Any course outside of the Department will require permission from the Academic Mentor.

Note: MSc Accounting and Finance students are allowed to select up to one unit outside of the regulations for your programme. 

If you have not registered for a course on LSE for You then you are required to ask the course teachers permission to attend the course. However, during the first two weeks of term you are able to attend all courses that you are interested in without permission.

If you have chosen a non-compulsory controlled access (capped) course, you will be asked to enter a statement in support of your application and you are strongly recommended to do so if required. Please check the relevant course as not all courses need a statement.

Absolutely, seminar sign-up is accessible throughout the course selection windows. If you fail to sign up for seminars during this time, the department may allocate you to a seminar group of their choice on your behalf. You can sign up for seminars via LSE for You