Support During Your Studies

Your Academic Mentor should be your first point of contact in the Department. We also have a Professional Service Staff team in the Department, who you can contact about administrative queries of if you are unsure on the most appropriate LSE service for your situation: 

Programme Manager
Each of our BSc and MSc programmes have a dedicated programme manager who has oversight of the day to day running of your programme. This includes being the first point of contact for students and staff in the department, particulary for administrative queries and advise on department policies. They plan and organise Welcome, social events, the student-staff liasion committee, have oversight and run our assessments, can help you with Moodle, give advice on extensions and deferrals, and much more. If you have a question and aren't sure who to ask, get in touch with your programme manager and if they are not the best person to answer the query, they can direct you to the right service at LSE. 

BSc queries: sociology.ug@lse.ac.uk.
MSc queries: sociology.msc@lse.ac.uk. 

Departmental Senior Student Adviser (DSSA)
The Student Adviser is available to support you throughout your time at LSE, helping you to navigate the advice and support services available to you (alongside your Academic Mentor and other departmental staff), and to assist with your personal, welfare or wellbeing needs. They will also be the best person to ask for support if at any point your engagement or assessments are being impacted - they can discuss the options available to you and help guide you to the appropriate support. 

You can book a 30min appointment with our Student Adviser (in-person or online) or attend an online drop-in session for quick queries - please refer to the Departmental Senior Student Advice Team webpage for the Sociology booking form and drop-in information. 

The Student Wellbeing Service works with you and the wider school to explore and manage challenges relating to disability, and to support your wellbeing so you can make the most of your LSE experience. The Student Wellbeing Service offers a range of support available to you, including wellbeing advisors, a disability and mental health service and a counselling service.

Find out more information and how to access support here:  https://info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/student-wellbeing/Student-Wellbeing-and-Counselling-Service

The School's Disability and Mental Health Service provides a free, confidential service to all students and is a first point of contact for all disabled students, prospective and current. Specialist advisers are available to see students on a one-off or ongoing basis and cover a range of conditions.

The School's Disability and Mental Health Service provides a free, confidential service to all students and is a first point of contact for all disabled students, prospective and current. Specialist advisers are available to see students on a one-off or ongoing basis and cover a range of conditions. One recommendation they make for you is to put a My Adjustment in place.

My Adjustments (MAs) are LSE’s system of recording the adjustments and support available to disabled students and students with physical and/or health conditions. It is a document tailored to your individual circumstances and needs, and outlines the reasonable adjustments which the School will put in place to support your study.​

Your MAs are based on formal medical evidence and completed in collaboration with you. Your disability and wellbeing advisor will work with you to establish how best we can provide appropriate support. Your MA will be shared with the necessary staff at LSE that will support putting your adjustments in place, and this usually includes your academic mentor and class teacher. 

Recommended adjustments can include:​

• Lecture notes/slides provided in advance of classes​

• Recommendation of extensions for coursework based assessments​

• Extra writing time for exam based assessment

The Faith Centre is home to LSE's diverse religious activities, transformational interfaith leadership programmes and a space for prayer, worship and reflection for all staff and students. The LSE Faith Centre runs innovative programmes and events promoting religious literacy and transformational interfaith leadership supporting students to explore, challenge and question religious differences. They host a wide range of religious and wellbeing activities for all LSE staff and students and are working to create a fully faith-inclusive campus.

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Office serves as a vital resource and leader in promoting and furthering LSE’s commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion for all members of its community. 

The EDI Office provides the delivery of services for students, academic staff, professional services staff, and senior management to support diversity, inclusiveness, equal access, equitable treatment, and multicultural understanding and competency. For example, EDI has set up the Safe Contacts Scheme with 39 trained staff volunteers across departments and divisions who provide a signposting service for any students who might want to report or discuss incidents of bullying and harassment of any form. Learn more about how EDI affects students and support services available here. 

The Language Centre specialises in offering modern language courses targeted to the needs of students and practitioners in the social sciences.

They offer a range of courses and support including English language support during your studies, proofreading and translation, English and modern foreign language courses.