MSc in Global Politics
Programme Code: TMGLPO2
Department: Government
For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
The MSc includes a core course, GV4K4 The Politics of Globalization (Paper 1) which all students must take. It draws on specialist knowledge from across the LSE's Politics staff to offer a comprehensive introduction to the changing structure of the global order, and the contemporary challenges of global politics. The rest of the MSc allows considerable choice of options whilst seeking to blend a global focus with more detailed thematic or regional knowledge. All students must write a 10,000 word dissertation.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to staff sabbaticals and research leave, the School cannot guarantee that all the courses listed below will be available.
Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
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Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
GV4K4 The Politics of Globalization (0.5) | |
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Papers 3 & 4 |
Courses to the value of 2.5 units from the following. Access to the optional courses is not necessarily guaranteed and may require the permission of the course coordinator; please consult the individual course guides for further information on availability: | |
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DV413 Environmental Problems and Development Interventions (0.5) # | |
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DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5) | |
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DV418 African Development (0.5) | |
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DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5) | |
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DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) | |
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DV424 International Institutions and Late Development (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
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DV429 Global Civil Society (0.5) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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DV434 Human Security (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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DV460 Bayesian Reasoning for Qualitative Social Science: A modern approach to case study inference (0.5) # | |
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EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # | |
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EH483 The Development and Integration of the World Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0) | |
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EU431 European Integration from a Global Perspective (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU443 European Models of Capitalism (0.5) | |
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EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5) | |
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EU473 Informal Governance (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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EU481 The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (0.5) | |
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GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5) | |
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GI420 Globalisation, Gender and Development: Theorising Policy and Practice (0.5) | |
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GI423 Globalisation and Sexuality (0.5) # 2 (not available 2021/22) | |
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GV427 Democracy in East and South Asia (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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GV432 Government and Politics in China (0.5) | |
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GV441 States and Markets (0.5) | |
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GV442 Globalisation and Democracy (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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GV443 The State and Political Institutions in Latin America (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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GV444 Democracy and Development in Latin America (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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GV465 War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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GV479 Nationalism (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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GV4A5 International Migration and Immigration Management (0.5) | |
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GV4C2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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GV4C9 Globalization and Democratization in Southeast Asia (0.5) | |
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GV4D3 Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization, and Decentralization (0.5) | |
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GV4D4 The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (0.5) (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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GV4E1 Comparative Democratization in a Global Age (0.5) | |
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GV4E2 Capitalism and Democracy (0.5) | |
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GV4E8 Power Sharing and Institutional Design in Divided Societies (0.5) | |
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GV4F2 Popular Politics in the Middle East (0.5) | |
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GV4F9 The Challenges of Governance in sub-Saharan Africa (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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GV4G5 The History and Politics of the Modern Middle East (1.0) (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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GV4H2 Contemporary India: The World's Largest Democracy in the Early 21st Century (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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GV4J4 Citizen Representation and Democracy in the European Union (0.5) | |
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GV4J8 Middle East Politics in Transnational Perspective (0.5) | |
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GV4K2 Postcolonial and Comparative Political Theory (0.5) | |
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GY421 Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
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IR449 Conflict and Peacebuilding (0.5) # (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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IR455 Economic Diplomacy (0.5) (withdrawn 2019/20) | |
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IR461 Islam in World Politics (1.0) | |
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IR462 International Political Theory (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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IR464 The Politics of International Law (0.5) (not available 2021/22) | |
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IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
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IR467 Global Environmental Politics (0.5) | |
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IR471 Critical International Law (0.5) | |
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IR480 The Politics of Inequality, Development and the State (0.5) | |
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IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) # (not available 2021/22) | |
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IR482 Russia and Eurasia: Foreign and Security Policies (1.0) # (withdrawn 2018/19) | |
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MG476 Corporate Social Responsibility and International Labour Standards (0.5) # | |
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Or a course not listed approved by the MSc Convenor. | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
1 : GI422 can not be taken with GI423
2 : GI423 can not be taken with GI422
Footnotes
A : Students must pass this course in order to pass the degree.
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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.
