MPA Dual Degree
Programme codes: TMDMPA2 (LSE & Columbia)
TMDMPA3 (LSE & Sciences Po)
TMDMPA4 (LSE & Hertie)
TMDMPA5 (LSE & NUS / Lee Kuan Yew)
These regulations apply to students entering in or after the 2014-15 academic year.
Route 1 | ||
Year 1 at LSE | ||
Before Year 1 - All students attend the MPA pre-sessional course (EC408) unless exempted | ||
During Year 1 - All students must complete the three Compulsory Courses: | ||
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Course number and title | |
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Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) | |
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Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis | |
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Political Science and Public Policy | |
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In addition, in Year 1, all students must complete either: | |
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Courses to the value of one unit from the list of Policy Stream Courses or | |
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Courses to the value of one unit from the MPA options list | |
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The course(s) chosen by the student must have a total credit value of 1.0 unit (therefore, either one course with a credit value of 1.0, or two courses which both have a credit value of 0.5). | |
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Public Policy and Management | |
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Public Management - Strategy, Innovation and Delivery | |
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Public Budgeting and Financial Management | |
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International Development | |
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DV441 |
Development Policy and Management (withdrawn 2015/16) * |
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Political Economy of Development I (H) and | |
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Political Economy of Development II (H) | |
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European Public and Economic Policy | |
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Political Economy of Europe | |
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Public and Social Policy | |
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Welfare Analysis and Measurement | |
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Notes |
* DV441 was withdrawn at the end of 2014/15. It has been replaced by two half units DV448 and DV449 as of 2015/16. | |
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Year 2 at Columbia University, Sciences Po, the Hertie School of Governance or the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy | ||
On successful completion of the first year of that programme at LSE, students who have accepted an offer of a dual degree place will transfer to the MPA Dual Degree. See the MPA criteria for progression from year one to year two. | ||
Students will follow the second year of the MPA programme at SIPA, Columbia University, the MPA programme at Sciences Po, the MPP programme at Hertie or the MPP programme at Lee Kuan Yew. | ||
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Route 2 | ||
Year 1 at Columbia University, Sciences Po, the Hertie School of Governance or the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy | ||
Students will follow the first year of the MPA/MIA programme at SIPA, Columbia University, the MPA programme at Sciences Po, the MPP programme at Hertie or the MPP programme at Lee Kuan Yew. | ||
Year 2 at LSE |
Paper |
Course number and title | |
1 |
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2-4 |
Plus one of the following: | |
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MPA Policy Paper (H) and 2.5 units of optional courses or | |
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MPA Dissertation and 2 units of optional courses or | |
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3 units of optional courses |