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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MY454 Applied Statistical Computing using R (0.5) ^{# *}  (withdrawn 2019/20)

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 2020/21)

MY427 Qualitative Research with Digital and Visual Data (0.5) ^{# *}  (not available 2020/21)

MY428 Qualitative Text and Discourse 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MY429 Special Topics in Qualitative Research: Introspection-based Methods in Social Research (0.5) ^{# *}  (withdrawn 2018/19)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)  (not available 2020/21)

MG405 Behavioural Decision Science (0.5) ^#  (withdrawn 2018/19)

MY405 Research Design for Policy and Programme Evaluation (0.5)

MY425 Case Studies and Comparative Methods for Qualitative Research (0.5)

MY426 Doing Ethnography (0.5) ^#  (not available 2020/21)

MY427 Qualitative Research with Digital and Visual Data (0.5) ^#  (not available 2020/21)

MY428 Qualitative Text and Discourse Analysis (0.5) ^#

MY454 Applied Statistical Computing using R (0.5) ^#  (withdrawn 2019/20)

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 Organisations, Groups and Identity (0.5) ^#

SA451 Social Policy Research (1.0) ^#  (withdrawn 2019/20)

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) ^#  (not available 2020/21)

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: 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) ^#  (withdrawn 2019/20)

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

DV411 Population and Development: an Analytical Approach (0.5)  (not available 2020/21)

DV444 Global Health Challenges: Epidemics, Disease, and Public Health Response (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 Key issues in Global Health and Development (0.5)

GI415 Gender and European Welfare States (0.5)

GI417 Feminist Population Politics (0.5)  (not available 2020/21)

SA4D1 Critical Population Health Issues in High and Middle-Income Countries (0.5) ^#  (withdrawn 2019/20)

OR

Social Policy Stream

One compulsory full-unit:

SA451 Social Policy Research (1.0) ^#  (withdrawn 2019/20)