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Course number and title

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

1

Either

MA107 Quantitative Methods (Maths) (H) AND ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (H)

Or

MA100 Mathematical Methods

2

Either

GV101 Introduction to Political Science

Or

GV100 Introduction to Political Theory

3

PH103

Reason, Knowledge and Values: An Introduction to Philosophy 

(with supplementary five week Philosophy and Argumentative Writing Seminar)

4

EC100

Economics A or

EC102

Economics B §

5

Either

EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (if MA107 and ST107 taken under paper 1)

Or

ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (if MA100 taken under Paper 1)

6

Either

GV101 Introduction to Political Science (if not already taken under Paper 2)

Or

GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (if not already taken under Paper 2)

7

PH104

Formal Methods of Philosophical Argumentation

8

Either

EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (if MA107 and ST107 taken under Paper 1)

Or

EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (if MA100 taken under Paper 1)

Or

EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (if MA100 taken under Paper 1)

In addition, students will also take EC240 PPE Interdisciplinary Research Seminar (LT) *

Year 3

9

Courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List

10

Courses to the value of one full unit from the Philosophy Option List

11

EC210

Macroeconomic Principles

12

Either

Courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List, Philosophy Option List, or Economics Option List (if MA107 and ST107 taken under Paper 1)

Or

EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (if MA100 taken under Paper 1)

Or

EC221 Principles of Econometrics  (if MA100 taken under Paper 1)

In addition, students will also take EC340 PPE Interdisciplinary Research Seminar (MT & LT) *

Year 4

13

PH341

Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Applications  (n/a 16/17)

14

GV342

Philosophy, Politics and Economics: Capstone and Research Project (n/a 16/17)

15

Any 200 or 300 level courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List, Philosophy Option List, or Economics Option List subject to timetabling constraints

16

Any 200 or 300 level courses to the value of one full unit from the Government Option List, Philosophy Option List, or Economics Option List or outside these departments with permission subject to timetabling constraints.

Notes

§ Course allocation dependant on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information.

* EC240 and EC340 will be assessed in the same manner as LSE100. Marks of F, P, M, DI appear on the transcript but do not affect progression or the final degree classification.

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.

EC301

Advanced Economic Analysis 

EC302

Political Economy

EC303

Economic Analysis of the European Union (n/a 16/17)

EC307

Development Economics

EC311

History of Economics: How Theories Change 

EC313

Industrial Economics

EC315

International Economics

EC321

Monetary Economics

EC325

Public Economics

GV225

Public Choice and Politics

GV227

Politics of Economic Policy

GV245

Democracy and Democratisation

GV247

Theories and Problems of Nationalism

GV248

Power and Politics in the Modern World: Comparative Perspectives

GV249

Research Design in Political Science

GV251

Government, Politics and Public Policy in the European Union

GV262

Contemporary Political Theory

GV263

Public Policy Analysis

GV264

Politics and Institutions in Europe

GV302

Key Themes in the History of Political Thought

GV303

From Empire to Globalisation (withdrawn 16/17)

GV307

Political and Ethnic Conflict and Coexistence: Key Debates (H) (n/a 16/17)

GV308

Leadership in the Political World (H)

GV309

Politics of Money and Finance in Comparative Perspective (H)

GV311

British Government

GV312

Advanced Topics in Government: Executive Politics (n/a 16/17)

GV313

Politics of Trade in Comparative Perspective (H)

GV314

Empirical Research in Government (n/a 16/17)

GV316

Advanced Issues in Applied Political Theory (H)

GV317

The Modern State - Theory and Practice (H)

GV318

Building Democracies from Conflict? Violence, Power-Sharing and Institutional Design (H)

GV325

Advanced Issues in Political Economy (H)

GV335

African Political Economy (H)

GV366

Political Economy of the Developing World

GV390

Government Dissertation Option

LL305

Jurisprudence

LN253

European Literature and Society

PH201

Philosophy of Science

PH203

Philosophy of the Social Sciences

PH213

Scientific Revolutions: Philosophical and Historical Issues  (n/a 16/17)

PH214

Philosophy, Morals and Politics

PH217

Set Theory and Further Logic

PH220

Scientific Method and Policy   (n/a 16/17)

PH221

Problems in Analytic Philosophy

PH222

Philosophy and Public Policy

PH225

Business and Organisational Ethics (H)

PH227

Genes, Brains and Society (H)

PH228

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

PH229

Global Justice (H)  (n/a 16/17)

PH230

Einstein for Everyone: From Time Travel to the Edge of the Universe (H)

PH232

Physics and the City: From Quantum Jumps to Stock Market Crashes (H)

PH311

Philosophy of Economics

PH332

Effective Philanthropy: Ethics and Evidence (H)

PH399

Dissertation in Philosophy