LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in Urban Policy

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Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

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

Students take the first year at Sciences Po and the second year at LSE. At LSE students will follow the programme regulations for either the MSc in Local Economic Development; or MSc in Regional and Urban Planning Studies; or MSc in Urbanisation and Development as follows:

Programme Code: TMURPO

Department: Geography and Environment

For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24

MSc in Local Economic Development Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units as shown and a dissertation (1 unit). A total of 4 units.

Papers 1 & 2	Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:
	GY404 Inclusive Growth (0.5) ^#
	GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)
	GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) ^#
	GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
Paper 3	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: Any course not already taken under Papers 1 & 2, from the Papers 1 & 2 options list below
	EU477 Labour Markets and the Political Economy of Employment in Europe (0.5) ^# (not available 2023/24)
	GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation (0.5) ^#
	GY420 Environmental Regulation: Implementing Policy (1.0)
	GY428 Applied Quantitative Methods (0.5) ^#
	GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) ^# (not available 2023/24)
	GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	GY447 The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (0.5) ^#
	GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5)
	GY460 Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (0.5) ^#
	GY465 Concepts in Environmental Regulation (0.5)
	GY470 Urban Africa (0.5)
	GY475 Issues in Environmental Governance (0.5)
	GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)
	GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5)
	MY452A Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) ^# ¹
	MY452W Applied Regression Analysis (0.5) ^# ²
	A relevant course from another programme as approved by the Programme Director.
	Papers 1 & 2 options list
Paper 4	GY486 Dissertation - MSc Local Economic Development (1.0)
MSc in Regional and Urban Planning Studies Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of three full units and a dissertation. Additionally all students are required to take GY450 Planning Practice and Research. This programme is externally accredited by the RICS. Further information is available on the Geography and Environment Department website (see Quick Links to Regional and Urban Planning Studies).

Paper 1	GY447 The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning (0.5) ^#
Paper 2	GY448 Social and Political Aspects of Planning (0.5)
Paper 3	GY454 Urban Policy and Planning (0.5) ^#
Paper 4	Courses to the value of 1.5 unit(s) from the following:
	GI409 Gender, Globalisation and Development: An Introduction (0.5)
	GI420 Global Development and Its Discontents: Feminist Perspectives (0.5)
	GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation (0.5) ^#
	GY403 Contemporary Debates in Human Geography (0.5)
	GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5)
	GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)
	GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) ^#
	GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) ^# (not available 2023/24)
	GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5)
	GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	GY439 Cities, Politics and Citizenship (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	GY441 The Politics of Housing (0.5)
	GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5)
	GY449 Urban Futures (0.5) ^#
	GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5)
	GY460 Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (0.5) ^#
	GY462 Real Estate Finance (0.5)
	GY465 Concepts in Environmental Regulation (0.5)
	GY470 Urban Africa (0.5)
	GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)
	GY479 Urban Transformations (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	GY480 Remaking China: Geographical aspects of Development and Disparity (0.5)
	PP465 City-Making: the Politics of Urban Form (0.5)
	SO480 Urban Inequalities (0.5)
	A half-unit course from another programme at the discretion of the Programme Director, by special permission only.
Paper 5	GY450 Planning Practice and Research (0.0) ^A
Paper 6	GY484 Dissertation - MSc Regional and Urban Planning Studies (1.0)
MSc in Urbanisation and Development Full-year programme. Students must take courses to the value of four full units.

Paper 1	GY452 Urban Research Methods (0.5)
	GY459 Urban Theory and Policy in the Global South (0.5)
Paper 2	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:
	DV400 Development: History, Theory and Policy (1.0) ^#
	DV407 Poverty (0.5) ^B
	DV411 Population and Development: an Analytical Approach (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	DV418 African Development (0.5)
	DV420 Complex Emergencies (0.5)
	DV421 Critical Perspectives on Global Health and Development (0.5) ^C (not available 2023/24)
	DV433 The Informal Economy and Development (0.5)
	DV442 Key Issues in Development Studies (0.5)
	In exceptional cases it may be possible to make alternative choices for Papers 2 & 3 with the approval of the Programme Director.
Paper 3	Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:
	GY400 The Economics of Urbanisation (0.5) ^#
	GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South (0.5) ^# (not available 2023/24)
	GY432 Urban Ethnography (0.5)
	GY438 Urban Asia: Cities and Social Change (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	GY439 Cities, Politics and Citizenship (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	GY441 The Politics of Housing (0.5)
	GY446 Planning for Sustainable Cities (0.5)
	GY449 Urban Futures (0.5) ^#
	GY455 Economic Appraisal and Valuation (0.5)
	GY470 Urban Africa (0.5)
	GY476 Applied Geographical Information Systems (0.5)
	GY479 Urban Transformations (0.5) (not available 2023/24)
	SO480 Urban Inequalities (0.5)
	Other urban and/or development courses available in the School as approved by the Programme Director.
Paper 4	GY488 Dissertation - MSc Urbanisation and Development (1.0)

Papers 1 & 2 options list

GY404 Inclusive Growth (0.5) ^#
GY409 Globalisation and territorial development: Theory, Evidence and Policy (0.5)
GY410 Economics of Local and Regional Development (0.5)
GY413 Regional Development and Policy (0.5) ^#
GY415 Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy (0.5) (not available 2023/24)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

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

1 : MY452A can not be taken with MY452W

2 : MY452W can not be taken with MY452A

Footnotes

A : GY450 is non-assessed but compulsory.

B : DV407 is a capped course with priority for International Development students so admission is not guaranteed.

C : DV421 is a capped course with priority for International Development students so admission is not guaranteed.

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.