BSc Social Policy and Economics (All students)

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BSc in Social Policy and Economics

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For all first, second and third year students in 2014-15

Year 1
Paper	Course number and title
See note	LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things
1	SA100	Foundations of Social Policy
2	EC102	Economics B
3	MA107	Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (H) *and* ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (H)
4	An approved paper taught outside the Departments of Social Policy and Economics
Year 2
5	SA222	Implementing Social Policy: From Principles to Practice
6	EC201	Microeconomic Principles I
7	*Either* EC210 Macroeconomic Principles or EC220 Introduction to Econometrics
8	SA201	Research Methods for Social Policy
Year 3
9	SA320	Comparative and International Social Policy
10	EC325	Public Economics
11	*Either* The paper not taken under No 7 or a paper from the Social Policy or Economics Selection Lists.
12	*Either* a paper from the Social Policy or Economics Selection Lists or an approved paper taught outside the Departments of Social Policy and Economics.
Notes	It is not always possible to offer students a place on each of their preferred courses. This is particularly the case where courses are offered outside the Department of Social Policy (ie not prefixed with 'SA'). For further information please see lse.ac.uk/socialPolicyCourses.
	LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

Social Policy Selection List

SA204	Education Policy
SA217	Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice
SA218	Criminological Perspectives
SA221	Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Change
SA223	Health and Social Care Policy
SA250	Demographic Description and Analysis
SA302	Assessing Social Progress
SA309	Criminal Justice Policy
SA313	European Social Policy (n/a 14/15)
SA349	A Long Essay on an Approved Topic (can only be taken in year 3)

Economics Selection List

EC301	Advanced Economic Analysis (n/a 14/15)
EC302	Political Economy
EC303	Economic Policy Analysis
EC307	Development Economics
EC311	History of Economics: How Theories Change
EC313	Industrial Economics
EC315	International Economics
EC317	Labour Economics
EC319	Economic Theory and its Applications
EC321	Monetary Economics
EC333	Problems of Applied Econometrics
FM212	Principles of Finance