LSE Sciences Po Double Degree in Urban Policy

LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Urban Policy

Page contents > MSc Local Economic Development | MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies | MSc Urbanisation and Development

Students take the first year at Sciences Po and the second year at LSE. At LSE students will follow the programme regulations for either the MSc Local Economic Development; or MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies; or MSc Urbanisation and Development as follows:

MSc Local Economic Development

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units as shown and a dissertation.

Paper	Course number and title
1	GY404	Topics in Local Economic Development (H)
2
	GY407	Globalisation, Regional Development and Policy or
	GY408	Local Economic Development and Policy
3	Courses to the value of 1.5 units from the following list: Students will normally choose a further course from those listed under paper 2 (above) or any of the related half-unit courses (GY409 or GY413 - half units of GY407; GY410 or GY415 - half units of GY408). Students are not permitted to combine GY409 and GY413 and they are not permitted to combine GY410 and GY415.
	EU434	The Political Economy of Southeast Europe (H)
	EU439	Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States (H)

	GI418	Feminist Economics and Policy: An Introduction (H)
	GY420	Environmental Regulation: Implementing Policy
	GY428	Applied Quantitative Methods (H)
	GY431	Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H)
	GY438	Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H)
	GY445	Urban Theory, Policy and Practice in the Global South
	GY447	The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (H)
	GY460	Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (H)
	GY465	Concepts in Environmental Regulation (H)
	GY475	Issues in Environmental Governance (H)
	GY480	Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H)
	MY452	Applied Regression Analysis (H)
	A relevant course from another programme
4	GY499	Dissertation

MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation. Additionally all students are required to take GY450 Planning Practice and Research.

Paper	Course number and title
1	GY447	The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (H)
2	GY448	Social and Political Aspects of Regional and Urban Planning (H)
3	GY454	Urban Policy and Planning (H)
4	Courses to the value of one and a half units:
	GI409	Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (H)
	GI420	Globalisation, Gender and Development: Policy and Practice (H)
	GY403	Contemporary Debates in Human Geography (H)
	GY409	Gender, Globalisation and Development (H)
	GY410	Economics of Local and Regional Development (H)
	GY413	Regional Development and Policy (H)
	GY415	Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (H)
	GY421	Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (H)
	GY430	Contemporary Urbanism (n/a 13/14)
	GY431	Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H)
	GY432	Urban Ethnography (H)
	GY438	Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H)
	GY439	Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H)
	GY446	Planning for Sustainable Cities (H)
	GY455	Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H)
	GY460	Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis
	GY462	Real Estate Finance (H)
	GY464	Race and Space (H)
	GY465	Concepts in Environmental Regulation (H)
	GY467	Global Migration and Development (H)
	GY479	The Urban Revolution (H) (n/a 13/14)
	GY480	Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H)
	SA4F9	Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities (H)
	SO452	Urban Environment (H) (n/a 13/14)
	SO465	City-making: the Politics of Urban Form (H)
	A half-unit course from another programme at the discretion of the Programme Director §
5	GY450	Planning Practice and Research (non-assessed but compulsory)
6	GY499	Dissertation
Notes
§ means by special permission only.
This programme is externally accredited by the RICS. Further information is available on the Geography and Environment Department website (see Quick Links to Regional and Urban Planning Studies).

MSc Urbanisation and Development

Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.

Paper	Course number and title
1	GY445	Urban Theory, Policy and Practice in the Global South
2	Students choose courses to the value of 1 unit from:
	DV400	Development: History, Theory and Policy
	DV407	Poverty (H)*
	DV411	Population and Development: An Analytical Approach (H)
	DV418	African Development (H)
	DV420	Complex Emergencies (H)
	DV421	Emerging Health Threats and Development (H) *
	DV433	The Informal Economy and Non-State Governance (H)
	DV442	Key Issues in Development Studies (H)
3
	Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following:
	GY421	Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (H)
	GY430	Contemporary Urbanism (n/a 13/14)
	GY431	Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H)
	GY432	Urban Ethnography (H)
	GY438	Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H)
	GY439	Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H)
	GY446	Planning for Sustainable Cities (H)
	GY455	Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H)
	GY464	Race and Space (H)
	GY467	Global Migration and Development (H)
	GY479	The Urban Revolution (H) (n/a 13/14)
	GY480	Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H)
	SO465	City-making: the Politics of Urban Form (H)
	Other urban and/or development courses available in the School as approved by the programme director
4	GY499	Dissertation on an approved topic
Notes	* Capped course with priority for International Development students so admission not guaranteed.

In exceptional cases it may be possible to make alternative choices for papers 2 & 3 with the approval of the Programme Director.