MSc in Global Politics
Programme Code: TMGLPO2
Department: Government
For students starting this programme of study in 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
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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Paper 1 |
GV4K4 The Politics of Globalization (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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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) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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) | |
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DV428 Managing Humanitarianism (0.5) | |
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DV434 Human Security (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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DV460 Bayesian Reasoning for Qualitative Social Science: A modern approach to case study inference (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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EH446 Economic Development of East and Southeast Asia (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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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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EU443 European Models of Capitalism (0.5) | |
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EU457 Culture and Security in Global Politics (0.5) | |
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EU481 The Future: Political Responses to a Challenge (0.5) | |
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EU4A2 Globalisation, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction (0.5) | |
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EU4A4 The Politics of Inequality and Redistribution (0.5) | |
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GI409 Conceptual Foundations in Gender, Development and Globalization (0.5) | |
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GI420 Transnational Feminist Development Agendas (0.5) | |
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GI423 Globalisation and Sexuality (0.5) # 2 (not available 2024/25) | |
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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) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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GV441 States and Markets (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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GV465 War, Peace and the Politics of National Self-Determination (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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GV4A5 International Migration and Immigration Management (0.5) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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GV4C9 Globalization and Democratization in Southeast Asia (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GV4D3 Local Power in an Era of Globalization, Democratization, and Decentralization (0.5) | |
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GV4E1 Comparative Democratization in a Global Age (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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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) | |
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GV4H2 Contemporary India: The World's Largest Democracy in the Early 21st Century (0.5) (withdrawn 2022/23) | |
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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) (not available 2024/25) | |
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GY421 Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives (0.5) # (withdrawn 2020/21) | |
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HP412 Global Health Security (0.5) | |
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IR412 International Institutions (1.0) | |
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IR422 Conflict and Peacebuilding (1.0) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR429 Economic Diplomacy (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR461 Islam in World Politics (1.0) (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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IR464 The Politics of International Human Rights (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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IR466 Genocide (0.5) | |
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IR467 Political Economy of Climate Change (0.5) | |
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IR471 Critical International Law (0.5) | |
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IR479 Eastern Europe: Domestic Regimes and Foreign Policies (0.5) # | |
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IR480 The Politics of Inequality and Development (0.5) | |
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IR481 Europe, the US and Arab-Israeli Relations (0.5) # (withdrawn 2023/24) | |
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LL4C2 World Poverty and Human Rights (0.5) | |
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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
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
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.
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.