BSc in Social Policy
Programme Code: UBSPA3
Department: Social Policy
For all third year students in 2017/18.
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the BA/BSc degrees (other than four-year BA/BSc degrees)
Paper |
Course number and title | |
See note |
LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things | |
Year 1 | ||
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1 |
Foundations of Social Policy | |
2 & 3 |
Any two of the following: | |
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Sociology and Social Policy | |
SA103 |
Introduction to Global Population Change (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
Social Economics, Politics and Policy | ||
SA105 |
Crime and Society (withdrawn 2017/18) | |
4 |
An approved paper taught outside the Department. The following courses are strongly recommended: | |
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Economics A or | |
Economics B § | ||
Introduction to Political Theory | ||
Introduction to Political Science | ||
Introduction to Geography | ||
Management, Labour and Work (not available 2017/18) | ||
The Big Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy | ||
Social Psychology | ||
Power, Inequality, and Difference: Contemporary Themes in Sociology | ||
Year 2 | ||
5 |
Comparative and International Social Policy | |
6 |
Research Methods for Social Policy | |
7 |
One from the Selection List below | |
8 |
Either a paper from the Selection List below or an approved paper taught outside the Department | |
Year 3 | ||
9 |
Dissertation | |
10 & 11 |
Two courses from the Selection List below | |
12 |
Either one from the Selection List below or approved paper taught outside the Department. No first year Social Policy course can be taken in Year Three by Social Policy students. | |
Notes |
§ Course allocation dependant on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information. | |
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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. | |
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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. | |
Selection List
Sociology and Social Policy * | |
Social Economics, Politics and Policy * | |
SA105 |
Crime and Society * (withdrawn 2017/18) |
Education Policy | |
Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice | |
Criminological Perspectives (not available 2017/18) | |
Poverty, Social Exclusion and Social Change | |
Health and Social Care Policy | |
Introduction to Global Population Change (not available 2017/18) | |
SA250 |
Demographic Description and Analysis (withdrawn 2017/18) |
Assessing Social Progress (not available 2017/18) | |
Sexuality, Everyday Lives and Social Policy in Developing Countries (H) | |
Crime Control: Ideas and Controversies | |
Notes |
* If not taken under Papers 2 and 3 above. Cannot be taken in Year 3. |
Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.
