MSc in Social Policy (European and Comparative Social Policy)
Programme code: TMSPEUCSP
Department: Social Policy
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Full-year programme. Students must take compulsory courses to the value of one unit, optional courses to the value of two units, the non-assessed course SA4C1 and a dissertation as shown.
Paper |
Course number and title | |
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1 |
The Governance of Welfare: The Nation State and the European Union (H) | |
2 |
Social Policy: Goals and Issues (H) | |
3 |
European Contextual options | |
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European Union Law and Government (H) * | |
Policy-Making in the European Union (H) | ||
Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States (H) | ||
The Political Economy of European Welfare States (H) | ||
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European Union Policy-Making in a Global Context (H) (not available 2017/18) | |
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The Economics of European Social Policy (H) (not available 2017/18) | |
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Or another appropriate course(s) with approval of the Programme Director. | |
4 |
Social Policy Options | |
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Theorising Gender and Social Policy (H) | |
Gender and European Welfare States (H) | ||
Gender, Population, and Policy (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Policy and Planning | ||
Financing Health Care (H) | ||
Measuring Health System Performance (H) | ||
Social Security Policies (H) | ||
Understanding Social (Dis)advantage (H) | ||
Social Policy Research | ||
Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy (H) | ||
Education Policy, Reform and Financing (H) | ||
International Housing and Human Settlements (H) | ||
Social Policy: Organisation and Innovation (H) | ||
Social Rights and Human Welfare (H) | ||
Migration: Current Research, Critical Approaches (H) | ||
Behavioural Public Policy (H) | ||
Housing, Neighbourhoods and Communities (H) | ||
The Third Sector (H) | ||
Issues in Contemporary Policing (H) | ||
Illegal Drugs and Their Control: Theory, Policy and Practice (H) | ||
Policing, Security and Globalisation (H) | ||
Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective (H) | ||
Riots, Disorder and Urban Violence (H) | ||
Welfare Analysis and Measurement | ||
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Or a course from another MSc programme with approval from the Programme Director and the Course Teacher. | |
5 |
European and Comparative Social Policy - Long Essay (10,000 words) | |
Long Essay and the Research Process (not assessed) | ||
Notes | ||
* May only be taken with the permission of the Course Tutor and the MSc Programme Director. | ||
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. | ||
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.
