LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Urban Policy
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 |
Topics in Local Economic Development (H) | |
2 | ||
Globalisation, Regional Development and Policy | ||
Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (H) | ||
3 |
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following list: | |
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The Political Economy of Southeast Europe (H) | |
Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States (H) | ||
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Feminist Economics and Policy: An Introduction (H) | ||
The Economics of Urbanization in Developing Countries (H) | ||
Environmental Regulation: Implementing Policy | ||
Applied Quantitative Methods (H) | ||
Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H) | ||
Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Urban Theory, Policy and Practice in the Global South | ||
The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (H) | ||
Urban Futures (H) | ||
Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (H) | ||
Concepts in Environmental Regulation (H) | ||
Issues in Environmental Governance (H) | ||
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H) | ||
Applied Regression Analysis (H) | ||
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A relevant course from another programme | |
4 |
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 |
The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (H) | |
2 |
Social and Political Aspects of Regional and Urban Planning (H) | |
3 |
Urban Policy and Planning (H) | |
4 |
Courses to the value of one and a half units: | |
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Globalisation, Gender and Development † | |
Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (H) † | ||
Globalisation, Gender and Development: Theorising Policy and Practice (H) † | ||
The Economics of Urbanization in Developing Countries (H) | ||
Contemporary Debates in Human Geography (H) | ||
Gender, Globalisation and Development (H) | ||
Economics of Local and Regional Development (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Regional Development and Policy (H) | ||
Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (H) | ||
Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (H) | ||
Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H) | ||
Urban Ethnography (H) | ||
Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H) | ||
The Politics of Housing (H) | ||
Planning for Sustainable Cities (H) | ||
Urban Futures (H) | ||
Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H) | ||
Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis | ||
Real Estate Finance (H) | ||
Race and Space (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Concepts in Environmental Regulation (H) | ||
Global Migration and Development (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Urban Revolutions (H) | ||
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H) | ||
Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities (H) | ||
City-making: the Politics of Urban Form (H) | ||
Urban Inequalities (H) | ||
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A half-unit course from another programme at the discretion of the Programme Director § | |
5 |
Planning Practice and Research (non-assessed but compulsory) | |
6 |
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 |
Urban Theory, Policy and Practice in the Global South | |
2 |
Students choose courses to the value of 1 unit from: | |
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Development: History, Theory and Policy | |
Poverty (H)* | ||
Population and Development: An Analytical Approach (H) | ||
African Development (H) | ||
Complex Emergencies (H) | ||
Emerging Health Threats and Development (H) * | ||
The Informal Economy and Development (H) | ||
Key Issues in Development Studies (H) | ||
3 | ||
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | ||
The Economics of Urbanization in Developing Countries (H) | ||
Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (H) | ||
Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H) | ||
Urban Ethnography (H) | ||
Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H) | ||
The Politics of Housing (H) | ||
Planning for Sustainable Cities (H) | ||
Urban Futures (H) | ||
Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H) | ||
Race and Space (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Global Migration and Development (H) (n/a 14/15) | ||
Urban Revolutions (H) | ||
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H) | ||
Urban Inequalities (H) | ||
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Other urban and/or development courses available in the School as approved by the programme director | |
4 |
Dissertation on an approved topic | |
Notes |
* Capped course with priority for International Development students so admission not guaranteed. | |
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In exceptional cases it may be possible to make alternative choices for papers 2 & 3 with the approval of the Programme Director. |
