Master of Public Policy
Programme Code: TMMPP
Department: School of Public Policy
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
The programme is taught over 9 months.
To be awarded the degree, students must complete courses to the value of 4.0 units. Some courses have a unit value of 1.0 and some have a unit value of 0.5.
No interim award is available: students completing courses with a total value of less than 4.0 units receive no award, regardless of performance in the courses that have been successfully completed.
Students must take core courses to the value of 3.0 units, and a range of other courses from within the School of Public Policy to a total combined value of 4.0 units as shown.
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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Core Courses All students must complete the following core courses: | ||
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Introductory course |
PP409 Introductory Teaching for the Master of Public Policy (MPP) (0.0) | |
Paper 1 |
PP401 Political Science for Public Policy (0.5) | |
Paper 2 |
PP402 Quantitative Methods for Public Policy (0.5) | |
Paper 3 |
PP403 Public Management (0.5) | |
Paper 4 |
PP404 Economics for Public Policy (0.5) | |
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Upon satisfactorily demonstrating prior knowledge of Economics, students may be exempted from PP404 and will be free to take an additional half unit option course subject to the approval of the Programme Director. | |
Paper 5 |
PP405 Public Policy Applications (0.5) | |
Paper 6 |
PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy (0.5) | |
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Option Courses | ||
Papers 7 & 8 |
Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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FM474A Managerial Finance (0.5) | |
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FM474W Managerial Finance (0.5) | |
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GV4F8 Institutions and Global Trade (0.5) | |
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GV4K1 Participatory Governance (0.5) | |
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PP411A Political Entrepreneurship (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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PP411W Political Economy Applications for Public Policy (0.5) # | |
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PP412 Cold War II? Public Policy Implications of US-China Relations in the 2020s (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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PP413 Growth Diagnostics in Development: Theory and Practice (0.5) # | |
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PP414 Policy-Making: Process, Challenges and Outcomes (0.5) | |
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PP416 Beyond the policy cycle: how theory explains practice (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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PP419 Advanced Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis (0.5) # | |
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PP423 Anticipatory Policymaking (0.5) | |
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PP424 Happiness and Public Policy (0.5) | |
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PP425 Strategic Policymaking: Economic Analysis, Narrative Development, Political Feasibility, and Implementation (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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PP426 Public Policy for Blockchains and Digital Assets (0.5) # | |
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PP448 International Political Economy and Development (0.5) | |
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PP449 Comparative Political Economy and Development (0.5) | |
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PP450 Public Organisations: Theory and Practice (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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PP4B4 Dissertation (1.0) | |
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PP4E5 Innovations in the governance of public services delivery (0.5) | |
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PP4G3 Designing and Managing Change in the Public Sector (0.5) | |
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PP4J2 New Institutions of Public Policy: Strategic Philanthropy, Impact Investment and Social Enterprise (0.5) | |
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PP4J4 Designing and Implementing Evidence-Informed Policies and Programmes (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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PP4J5 Fiscal Governance and Budgeting (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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PP4V8 Policy Paper (0.5) | |
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PP4X6 Welfare Analysis and Measurement (1.0) (not available 2024/25) | |
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In addition, students may choose up to 1.0 unit (per year of study) of courses from elsewhere in LSE with approval of the Programme Director and subject to acceptance by the course convenor. Availability of a place on a course outside the School of Public Policy is not guaranteed and is subject to space, regulations, and timetable constraints. | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.
1 : PP417A can not be taken with PP417W
2 : PP417W can not be taken with PP417A
The Bologna Process facilitates comparability and compatibility between higher education systems across the European Higher Education Area. Some of the School's taught master's programmes are nine or ten months in duration. If you wish to proceed from these programmes to higher study in EHEA countries other than the UK, you should be aware that their recognition for such purposes is not guaranteed, due to the way in which ECTS credits are calculated.
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.