LSE-UChicago Double Executive Masters in Health Policy

This programme has been discontinued. Last year of entry 2020/21.

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Two-year modular programme resulting in two awards taught across alternating locations, the London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Chicago. Students must take courses at LSE and the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy as shown below.

Programme Code: TMHECPEX

Department: Health Policy

For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22

LSE: Executive MSc in Health Economics and Policy Students must take six compulsory courses and a dissertation as shown.
Year 1 at LSE December
Paper 1	HP4E1E Global Health Policy (0.5)
Paper 2	HP4E2E Paying for Healthcare (0.5)
Paper 3	HP4E3E Evidence Review and Synthesis (0.5)
Year 2 at LSE December
Paper 4	HP4E4E Cost-effectiveness in Health Care (0.5)
Paper 5	HP4E5E Economics of the Pharmaceutical Sector (0.5)
Paper 6	HP4E6E Measuring the Performance of Health Services and Systems (0.5)
Summer
Paper 7	HP4E7E Dissertation in Health Economics and Policy (1.0)
University of Chicago: Executive MA in Public and Health Policy Students must take six compulsory courses and a capstone project as shown.
Year 1 at University of Chicago May
Paper 8	Microeconomics for Health Policy I
Paper 9	Statistics for Health Policy
Paper 10	Leadership, Negotiation & Advocacy in Health Policy: Strategies and Tactics
Summer
Paper 11	Capstone Project
Year 2 at University of Chicago May
Paper 12	Analytical Politics: The Policy-Making Process
Paper 13	Microeconomics for Health Policy II
Paper 14	Health Policy Research Methods

Progression:
Students wishing to defer sitting one or more examinations must seek permission according to the General Academic Regulations for Postgraduate Students. Students must normally pass a minimum of two out of the three LSE half units (papers 1-3) in Year One to be able to proceed to Year Two. The Sub-Board Chair/Programme Director has the discretion to consider progression where a student falls short of this requirement. Students are permitted to re-sit failed exams in line with the School's General Academic Regulations for Postgraduate Students.

Award:
The full programme must be successfully completed in order to be awarded the double degree. This means students who do not progress to Year Two after exhausting all of their attempts at LSE courses or are unable to successfully complete assessments to the satisfaction of either LSE or the University of Chicago cannot be awarded the degree. I.e. Students must successfully complete both LSE and Chicago courses/assessments to achieve an overall award. There is no interim award for partial completion of the programme.

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.