In 2005-6, I was a MSc student in the Philosophy & History of Science track. In the intensive one-year course, I studied the philosophy of science and physics at LSE and took an intercollegiate course at UCL in the philosophy of mathematics. Now a doctorate student in UC Berkeley’s Logic Group, I look back at my time […]
I arrived at the LSE with a degree in mathematics but no formal training in philosophy. The tight curriculum of the MSc in Philosophy and History of Science enabled me to learn in a very short time about the current debates in the philosophy of science and put me in an excellent starting position for PhD work […]
Tom Cunningham is pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics at LSE. He writes, ‘I enjoyed the MSc economics & philosophy program a great deal. In the philosophy seminars we were able to chew and digest the material I learned in the economics courses. The other students taking the program have become close friends. It wasn’t straight-forward to enter […]
I attended the London School of Economics to supplement my existing graduate work in philosophy prior to my going on to the job market. The education I received surpassed my expectations: in addition to general survey courses, the program offers in-depth instruction in specific topics by leading authorities in the philosophy of science and social science. Students […]
I had just graduated in Theoretical Physics when I went to LSE for the MSc. in Philosophy of History of Science. This program gave me a very good point of entry to the study of philosophical issues concerning physics, in particular, and science, in general. Having never followed an academic training in philosophy the year program gave […]
Studying towards a MSc degree in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method is a highly rewarding experience in terms of academic and personal development. The courses offered are excellent and very well taught by the faculty, whose members are all cutting-edge researchers in their respective fields. Having been interested in the foundations of decision and […]
Chunxiao Liu is a management associate at Citibank Bejing.
Lucilla Bruni works for an economic consultancy in London. She writes: The MSc was very useful in finding a job in economic consulting because of: 1) the very rigorous approach of the Economics courses at the LSE was a guarantee for my employer of the quality of my training in Economics; 2) the Philosophical component of the […]
Alexander Badinski is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University. He writes: The M.Sc. in Economics and Philosophy is one of the greatest programs I ever heard about and I was so glad to have had the chance of attending it. I also enjoyed many of the offered seminar speaches, public lectures and conferences in […]
I came to LSE in 2004-2005 to study a MSc in Philosophy of the Social Sciences. I was very enthusiastic in the beginning. Afterwards, I realized that the program I was studying was ranked number 1 in the Philosophical Gourmet Report! After that, I felt not only enthusiastic, but very lucky and honoured to have the chance […]
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