MPA Dual Degree
Programme codes: TMDMPA2 (LSE & Columbia) (21 months)
TMDMPA3 (LSE & Sciences Po) (21 months)
TMDMPA4 (LSE & Hertie) (21 months)
TMDMPA5 (LSE & NUS / Lee Kuan Yew) (21 months)
TMDMPA6 (LSE & Tokyo / GraSPP) (24 months)
Department: Institute of Public Affairs
These regulations apply to students entering in or after the 2014/15 academic year.
For all first and second year students in 2017/18.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree
Exam sub-board local rules
Route 1 | ||
Year 1 at LSE | ||
Before Year 1 - All students attend the MPA pre-sessional course (EC408) unless exempted | ||
During Year 1 - All students must complete the three Compulsory Courses: | ||
Paper |
Course number and title | |
1 |
Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) | |
2 |
Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis | |
3 |
Political Science and Public Policy | |
4 |
In addition, in Year 1, all students must complete courses to the value of one unit from the list of options under Paper 4 of the Master of Public Administration (MPA) | |
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The course(s) chosen by the student must have a total credit value of 1.0 unit (therefore, either one course with a credit value of 1.0, or two courses which both have a credit value of 0.5). | |
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Year 2 at Columbia University, Sciences Po, the Hertie School of Governance, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy or the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy | ||
On successful completion of the first year of that programme at LSE, students who have accepted an offer of a dual degree place will transfer to the MPA Dual Degree. See the MPA criteria for progression from Year 1 to Year 2. | ||
Students will follow the second year of the MPA programme at SIPA, Columbia University, the MPP programme at Sciences Po, the MPP programme at Hertie, the MPP programme at Lee Kuan Yew or the MPP/IP at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy. | ||
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Route 2 | ||
Year 1 at Columbia University, Sciences Po, the Hertie School of Governance, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy or the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy | ||
Students will follow the first year of the MPA/MIA programme at SIPA, Columbia University, the MPP programme at Sciences Po, the MPP programme at Hertie, the MPP programme at Lee Kuan Yew or the MPP/IP at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy. | ||
Year 2 at LSE | ||
Paper |
Course number and title |
1 |
EC4B3 or GV4B3 or DV4B3 or EU4B3 or MG4K3 or SA4K3 MPA Capstone Project |
2-4 |
Plus one of the following: |
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EC4V8 or GV4V8 or DV4V8 or EU4V8 or MG4V8 or SA4V8 MPA Policy Paper (H) and 2.5 units of optional courses or |
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EC4B4 or GV4B4 or DV4B4 or EU4B4 or MG4K4 or SA4K4 MPA Dissertation and 2 units of optional courses or |
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Three units of optional courses |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.
