MSc Philosophy and Public Policy

Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory courses, one unit of optional courses, one compulsory seminar and a dissertation as shown.

Paper

Course number and title

1

PH415 

Philosophy and Public Policy

2

PH416

Philosophy, Morals and Politics or

PH423

Scientific Method and Policy

3

Courses to the value of one unit from the following:

 

PH400

Philosophy of Science

PH405

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

PH413

Philosophy of Economics

PH416

Philosophy, Morals and Politics (if not already taken)

PH423

Scientific Method and Policy (if not already taken)

PH425

Business and Organisational Ethics (H)

PH427

Genes, Brains, and Society: Philosophical Issues in the Biomedical Sciences (H)

PH428

Emotion, Cognition and Behaviour: Science and Policy (H)

PH429

Global Justice (H)

PH456

Rationality and Choice

 

Alternatively, you can choose a course or courses to the value of one unit from the wide array of policy courses at LSE on a space-available basis

4

PH499

Dissertation

Students must also take PH421 Dissertation Seminar -  Philosophy and Public Policy (non-assessed)