MSc in Applied Social Data Science
Programme Code: TMASDS
Department: Methodology
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations
Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules
Students must take two compulsory half-unit MY courses, a dissertation and optional courses (MY and/or non-MY) to the value of two units. The total value of all non-MY courses should not exceed one unit.
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 |
MY470 Computer Programming (0.5) | |
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Exceptionally, students who can demonstrate sufficient prior training in or professional experience with computer programming commensurate with that covered in MY470 can substitute a 0.5-unit course from Paper 3 for MY470. This would be subject to the approval of the MSc Programme Director. | |
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And courses to the value of 0.5 units from the following: | |
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MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5) | |
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Paper 2 |
MY400 Fundamentals of Social Science Research Design (0.5) | |
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And courses to the value of 0.5 units from the following: | |
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Paper 3 |
Courses to the value of 0.5 units from the following: | |
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MY405 Research Design for Policy and Programme Evaluation (0.5) | |
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MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
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MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5) | |
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ST449 Artificial Intelligence (0.5) | |
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Courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: | ||
Paper 4 |
Choice of any other 0.5 unit LSE course (including MY) with approval of the Academic Mentor. | |
Paper 5 |
MY498 Capstone Project (1.0) |
Methodology Options List
MY405 Research Design for Policy and Programme Evaluation (0.5) | |
MY421A Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) | |
MY421W Qualitative Research Methods (0.5) | |
MY424 Advanced qualitative field methods for researching space and place (0.5) # (not available 2023/24) | |
MY428 Qualitative Text and Discourse Analysis (0.5) # (not available 2023/24) | |
MY451A Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
MY451W Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (0.5) | |
MY457 Causal Inference for Observational and Experimental Studies (0.5) # | |
MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5) | |
MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# 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.