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BSc in International Social and Public Policy with Politics

Programme Code: UBISPPPOL

Department: Social Policy

For students starting this programme of study in 2024/25

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year

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.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

LSE100

LSE100 is a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of classification.

Students will choose ONE of the three half-unit options below:

LSE100A The LSE Course: How can we transform our climate futures? (0.5)

LSE100B The LSE Course: How can we control AI? (0.5)

LSE100C The LSE Course: How can we create a fair society? (0.5)

Year 1

Paper 1

SP100 Understanding International Social and Public Policy (1.0)

Paper 2

GV101 Introduction to Political Science (1.0)

Paper 3

GV100 Introduction to Political Theory (1.0)

Paper 4

SP101 Foundations of Social Policy Research (1.0)

Year 2

Paper 5

SP200 Comparative and International Social Policy (1.0) #

Paper 6

SP201 Research Methods for Social Policy (1.0) #

Paper 7

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

ISPP Selection List 1

ISPP Selection List 2

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Paper 8

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Government Selection List 1

Government Selection List 2

Year 3 A

Paper 9

SP399 Dissertation (1.0)

Paper 10

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

ISPP Selection List 2

ISPP Selection List 3

Paper 11

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Government Selection List 2

Paper 12

Social Policy students are not normally permitted to take level 100 (ie 1st year) courses in their final year of study. Any requests to take a level 100 course will need explicit permission from your Academic Mentor and you should, therefore, ensure you discuss the reasons for your request with them before submitting your course selection on LSE for You.

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Government Selection List 1

Government Selection List 2

Government Selection List 3

ISPP Selection List 2

ISPP Selection List 3

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Government Selection List 1

Government Selection List 2

Government Selection List 3

ISPP Selection List 1

ISPP Selection List 2

ISPP Selection List 3

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

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

Footnotes

A : Unless explicitly noted, no first year Social Policy course can be taken in Year 3 by Social Policy students.

It is not always possible to offer students a place on each of their preferred courses. This is particularly the case where courses are offered outside the Department of Social Policy (ie not prefixed with 'SP').

Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.