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Course number, title (unit value)

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Part 1 - Social Research Methods

One of the following combinations of two half-unit courses:

MY451 Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) and MY452 Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) ^{# A}

OR

MY452 Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) ^{# B}

AND another half-unit course in advanced quantitative methods (MY45*) or in statistics (ST4**), subject to the approval of the student's Academic Mentor.

Exceptionally, students who can demonstrate an understanding of quantitative research methods commensurate with those covered in MY452 can substitute a more advanced MY45* course from the following list for MY452. This would be subject to the approval of the student's Academic Mentor. Please note that in such cases, the substitute course will be treated as a 'course critical to assessment' in place of MY452 (see Exam Sub-Board local rules for more information):

MY454 Applied Statistical Computing using R (0.5) ^{# *}  (not available 2018/19)

MY455 Multivariate Analysis and Measurement (0.5) ^{# *}

MY456 Survey Methodology (0.5) ^{# *}

MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) ^{# *}

MY459 Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis: Quantitative Text Analysis (0.5) ^{# *}

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MY400 Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (0.5) and MY421 Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) ^{# C}

Exceptionally students who can demonstrate an understanding of qualitative research methods commensurate with those covered in MY421 can substitute a more advanced MY42*course from the following list for MY421. This would be subject to the approval of the student's Academic Mentor. Please note that in cases where a student substitutes a course in for MY421, the substitute course will be treated as a 'course critical to assessment' in place of MY421 (see Exam Sub-Board local rules for more information):

MY426 Doing Ethnography (0.5) ^{# *}  (not available 2018/19)

MY427 Qualitative Research with Non-Traditional Data (0.5) ^{# *}  (not available 2018/19)

MY428 Qualitative Text Analysis (0.5) ^{# *}

MY429 Special Topics in Qualitative Research: Introspection-based Methods in Social Research (0.5) ^{# *}  (withdrawn 2018/19)

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MY499 Dissertation (1.0) ^D

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Part 2 - Optional Courses

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit from the following (access is not guaranteed for any option and course choices are subject to timetabling constraints):

Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following:

DV434 Human Security (0.5)

MG405 Behavioural Decision Science (0.5) ^#  (withdrawn 2018/19)

MY405 Research Methods for Evaluation in Health, Development and Public Policy (0.5) ^#

MY426 Doing Ethnography (0.5) ^#  (not available 2018/19)

MY427 Qualitative Research with Non-Traditional Data (0.5) ^#  (not available 2018/19)

MY428 Qualitative Text Analysis (0.5) ^#

MY454 Applied Statistical Computing using R (0.5) ^#  (not available 2018/19)

MY455 Multivariate Analysis and Measurement (0.5) ^#

MY456 Survey Methodology (0.5) ^#

MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) ^#

MY459 Special Topics in Quantitative Analysis: Quantitative Text Analysis (0.5) ^#

MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5)

MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5)

PB425 Issues in Social Psychology: Group Dynamics (0.5) ^#

SA451 Social Policy Research (1.0) ^#

SO407 Politics and Society (1.0)

ST416 Multilevel Modelling (0.5) ^#

ST425 Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation (1.0) ^#

ST442 Longitudinal Data Analysis (0.5) ^#

Or any other Graduate level courses from across the LSE (subject the approval of your Academic Mentor and the MSc Social Research Methods Programme Director).

OR

Gender Stream

One half-unit from the following:

GI402 Gender, Knowledge and Research Practice (0.5)

GI424 Gender Theories in the Modern World: An Interdisciplinary Approach (0.5)

And one optional half unit graduate level course (typically from the Department of Gender Studies) as agreed with your Academic Mentor.

OR

Population Stream

One compulsory half-unit:

SA481 Population Analysis: Methods and Models (0.5) ^#

And courses to the value of 0.5 units from the following:

DV411 Population and Development: an Analytical Approach (0.5)

DV444 Global Health and Population Change (0.5) ^#

DV456 Population, Health and Development: Evidence and Projections (0.5) ^#

DV457 Sexual and Reproductive Health Programmes: Design, Implementation and Evaluation (0.5)

DV458 Demographic Change and Development (0.5)  (not available 2018/19)

GI415 Gender and European Welfare States (0.5)

GI417 Gender, Population, and Policy (0.5)

SA4D1 Critical Population Health Issues in High and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) ^#  (not available 2018/19)

OR

Social Policy Stream

One compulsory full-unit:

SA451 Social Policy Research (1.0) ^#