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BSc in International Social and Public Policy

Programme Code: UBISPP

Department: Social Policy

For students starting this programme of study in 2020/21

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year

Students may elect to qualify for a specialism in Development and to have this title attached to their degree certificate and transcript. See the details at the bottom of this page for more information.

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.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

Year 1

Paper 1

SP100 Understanding International Social and Public Policy (1.0)

Paper 2

SP101 Foundations of Social Policy Research (1.0)

Papers 3 & 4

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

SP110 Sociology and Social Policy (1.0) #

 

SP111 Social Economics and Policy (1.0) #

 

SP112 Politics of Social Policy Making (1.0)

Year 2

Paper 5

SP200 Comparative and International Social Policy (1.0) # 1

Paper 6

SP201 Research Methods for Social Policy (1.0) #

Papers 7 & 8

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:
(up to one full unit of approved outside options only)

ISPP Selection List 1

ISPP Selection List 2

Recommended Year 2 Outside Options List (ISPP)

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Year 3

Paper 9

SP399 Dissertation (1.0)

Papers 10, 11 & 12

Social Policy students are not normally permitted to take level 100 (ie 1st year) courses in their final year of study. Any requests to take a level 100 course will need explicit permission from your Academic Mentor and you should, therefore, ensure you discuss the reasons for your request with them before submitting your course selection on LSE for You.

Courses to the value of 3.0 unit(s) from the following:
(up to one full unit of approved outside options only)

ISPP Selection List 2

ISPP Selection List 3

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

ISPP Selection List 1

ISPP Selection List 2

ISPP Selection List 3

Recommended Year 2 Outside Options List (ISPP)

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

1 : Before taking SP200 you must take SP100

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

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 'SP').

Development Specialism

In order to qualify for the Development Specialism, students must meet two requirements:

  • Completion of SP210 Development and Social Change; and
  • Their dissertation will need to focus on a question relevant to the specialism

Degree certificates which include a Development specialism will state the following in the title: BSc in International Social and Public Policy (Development).

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.