You will take eight modules over the 22 month period. You will attend LSE for five weeks, as well as for three compulsory weekend workshops on Policy in Practice. You can customise your learning experience by choosing two specialist modules from a range of options.
You may also like to view the Department's webpages about this programme for further detail.
First year
(* denotes a half unit)
Public Policy in Practice Workshop I*
This introductory workshop demonstrates how economists and political scientists approach policy challenges with the aim of encouraging you to start thinking like a social scientist.
Political Science and Public Policy*
This half unit introduces a range of theoretical and empirical tools to analyse the politics of policy-making. The main focus is on political institutions in modern democracies and how they relate to public policy.
Empirical Methods for Public Policy*
This half unit introduces the quantitative evaluation of public policies and focuses on the practical application of state-of-the-art approaches to test the effectiveness of public policy interventions.
Economic Policy Analysis*
This half unit covers both key microeconomic policy issues, such as externalities, public goods and principal-agent problems, and macroeconomic issues such as unemployment, fiscal and monetary policies, international trade and finance, and the determinants of long-run growth.
Public Policy in Practice Workshop II*
This workshop applies the analytical tools that are taught in the week-long modules of the Executive MPA to specific policy areas.
Second year
Public Policy in Practice Workshop III*
This workshop applies the analytical tools that are taught in the week-long modules of the Executive MPA to specific policy areas.
In your second year you also choose two option modules, which allow you to specialise in policy areas of particular interest to you. An indicative list of optional modules is listed below:
Global Market Economics*
Public Economics for Public Policy*
Regulatory Analysis*
Fiscal Governance and Budgeting*
Development Economics*
You can find the most up-to-date list of option courses in the Programme Regulations section of the current School Calendar.
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