Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

Introductory course

PP407 Pre-Sessional Coding and Mathematics Bootcamp (0.0)

Paper 1

PP440 Micro and Macro Economics (for Public Policy) (1.0)

Or

Upon satisfactorily demonstrating prior knowledge of Micro and Macro Economics, students may be exempted from PP440 and will be free to take an additional unit of option course subject to the approval of the Programme Director.

Paper 2

PP478 Political Science for Public Policy (1.0)

Paper 3

PP455 Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (1.0)

Or

PP456 Quantitative Approaches and Policy Analysis (0.5) ¹

and an additional 0.5 unit option course - for students who demonstrate sufficient prior knowledge of Econometrics to be exempt from the first half of PP455

or

PP419 Advanced Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis (0.5) ^#

and an additional 0.5 unit option course - for students who demonstrate sufficient prior knowledge of Econometrics to be exempt from PP455 in its entirety

Paper 4

PP422 Data Science for Public Policy (1.0) ^#

Paper 5

PP4B5 Capstone Project: MPA - Data Science for Public Policy (1.0)

Paper 6

PP415 Technology, Data Science and Policy (0.5) ^#

Paper 7

1.0 or 1.5 unit(s) from Public Policy:

PP406 Philosophy for Public Policy (0.5)

PP410 Public Economics for Public Policy (0.5) ^#

PP411W Political Economy Applications for Public Policy (0.5) ^#

PP413 Growth Diagnostics in Development: Theory and Practice (0.5) ^#

PP414 Policy-Making: Process, Challenges and Outcomes (0.5)

PP417W The Practice of Effective Climate Policy (0.5)

PP418 Globalisation and Economic Policy (0.5) ^#

PP419 Advanced Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis (0.5) ^#

PP423 Anticipatory Policymaking (0.5)

PP424 Happiness and Public Policy (0.5)

PP426 Public Policy for Blockchains and Digital Assets (0.5) ^#

PP431 Reimagining Capitalism (0.5)

PP432 International Organisations, Policymaking and Diplomacy in a contested world (0.5)

PP433 Topics in Model Based Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy (0.5) ^#

PP434 Automated Data Visualisation for Policymaking (0.5)

PP435 Trade Policy and Development (0.5) ^#

PP448 International Political Economy and Development (0.5)

PP449 Comparative Political Economy and Development (0.5)

PP452 Applying Behavioural Economics for Social Impact: Design, Delivery, Evaluation and Policy (0.5) ^#

PP454 Development Economics (1.0) ^#

PP4E5 Innovations in the governance of public services delivery (0.5)

PP4G3 Designing and Managing Change in the Public Sector (0.5)

PP4J2 New Institutions of Public Policy: Strategic Philanthropy, Impact Investment and Social Enterprise (0.5)

Paper 8

1.0 or 1.5 unit(s) from Data Sciences: ^A

GY460 Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis (0.5) ^#

HP434 Methods and Data for Health Systems Performance Assessment (0.5)

MA402 Mathematical Game Theory (0.5) ^#

MA407 Algorithms and Computation (0.5) ^{# *}

MA423 Fundamentals of Operations Research (0.5) ^{# *}

MY459 Quantitative Text Analysis (0.5) ^{# B}

MY461 Social Network Analysis (0.5)

MY474 Applied Machine Learning for Social Science (0.5) ^#

MY475 Applied Deep Learning for Social Science (0.5) ^#

ST416 Multilevel Modelling (0.5) ^{# *}

ST442 Longitudinal Data Analysis (0.5) ^{# *}

ST443 Machine Learning and Data Mining (0.5) ^{# *}

ST446 Distributed Computing for Big Data (0.5) ^{# *}

ST449 Artificial Intelligence (0.5) ^{# *}

ST454 Bayesian Data Analysis (0.5) ^{# *}

ST455 Reinforcement Learning (0.5) ^{# *}

ST456 Deep Learning (0.5) ^{# *}

MY472 Data for Data Scientists (0.5) ² or

ST445 Managing and Visualising Data (0.5) ^{# 3 *}

In addition, students may choose courses from elsewhere in LSE not listed in these regulations 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 and not listed in these regulations is not guaranteed and is subject to space, regulations, and timetable constraints