LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Urban Policy
Programme code: TMURPO
Department: Geography & Environment
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
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 (1 unit). A total of 4 units.
Paper |
Course number and title | |
|---|---|---|
1 |
Topics in Local Economic Development (H) | |
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The Economics of Local and Regional Development (H) | |
2 | ||
Globalisation, Regional Development and Policy | ||
3 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following list: | |
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The Political Economy of Southeast Europe (H) (not available 2017/18) | |
Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States (H) | ||
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Labour Markets and the Political Economy of Employment in Europe (H) | ||
The Economics of Urbanisation (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) | ||
The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (H) | ||
Urban Futures (H) | ||
Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H) | ||
Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (H) | ||
Concepts in Environmental Regulation (H) | ||
Urban Africa (H) | ||
Issues in Environmental Governance (H) | ||
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
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A relevant course from another programme as approved by the Programme Director | |
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 Urbanisation (H) | ||
Contemporary Debates in Human Geography (H) | ||
Gender, Globalisation and Development (H) | ||
Economics of Local and Regional Development (H) | ||
Regional Development and Policy (H) | ||
Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H) | ||
Urban Ethnography (H) | ||
Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H) | ||
Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H) | ||
The Politics of Housing (H) | ||
Planning for Sustainable Cities (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Futures (H) | ||
Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H) | ||
Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis | ||
Real Estate Finance (H) | ||
Race and Space (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Concepts in Environmental Regulation (H) | ||
Global Migration and Development (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Africa (H) | ||
Urban Revolutions (H) | ||
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
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 and Policy in the Global South (H) | |
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Urban Research Methods (H) | |
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) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Key Issues in Development Studies (H) | ||
3 | ||
Courses to the value of 1 unit from the following: | ||
The Economics of Urbanisation (H) | ||
Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Cities, People and Poverty in the South (H) | ||
Urban Ethnography (H) | ||
Cities and Social Change in East Asia (H) | ||
Cities, Politics and Citizenship (H) | ||
The Politics of Housing (H) | ||
Planning for Sustainable Cities (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Futures (H) | ||
Economic Appraisal and Valuation (H) | ||
Race and Space (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Global Migration and Development (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
Urban Africa (H) | ||
Urban Revolutions (H) | ||
Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (H) (not available 2017/18) | ||
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. |
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.
