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This programme is offered in a research and a taught variant.
By taking appropriate combinations of courses students can obtain the MSc with a specialised stream in Comparative Public Policy and Administration, or Public Choice and Public Policy, or Public Management and Administration. Students can choose ONE specialisation to be noted on their degree certificates.
These programmes are based in the Department of Government and offer the following benefits:
* Study in a large, internationally renowned department in the only UK institution devoted solely to the social sciences.
* One of the highest ESRC ratings for Political Science MSc programmes.
* Teaching by world renowned major figures in public administration, public policy and political science.
* A good preparation for further research work or for a career in education, public administration or the private sector.
Compulsory Courses
(* half unit)
* Approaches and Issues in Public Policy and Administration
* either Public Management Theory and Doctrine* or Comparative Public Policy Change* or The Politics of Policy Advice*
* either Quantitative Analysis I: Description and Inference or Quantitative Analysis II: The Generalised Linear Model*
* Dissertation of 10,000 words on a topic chosen in discussion with your supervisor
Options
A total of one full unit from the following:
Public Management
* Accountability, Organisations and Risk Management*
* Public Management of Development*
* Public Management: Theory and Doctrine*
* Public Management: a Strategic Approach*
* Citizens' Political Behaviour in Europe: Elections, Public Opinion and Identities*
* Public Budgeting and Financial Management
* Introduction to Regulation*
* Philosophy and Public Policy*
* Social and Political Aspects of Regional and Urban Planning*
* Environmental Problems, Politics and Development*
* Global Environmental Governance*
* Systems Thinking and Strategic Modelling*
Comparative Public Policy and Administration
* Policy-Making in the European Union*
* European Models of Capitalism*
* Network Regulation*
* States and Markets*
* Public Policy Responses to International Migration*
* Legislative Politics: US*
* Politics of Economic Policy*
* Legislative Politics: European Parliament*
* Comparative Politics of Redistribution in Advanced Democracies*
* Media and Communication Regulation*
* European Social Policy
* Behavioural Public Policy*
* Institutions in the Global Economy*
* Politics of Social Policy: Welfare and Work in Comparative Perspective*
Please note that not every course is necessarily available every year, and some may only be available with permission of the course tutor. Please refer to the Government Department's website for a more up to date index of available courses.
It may be possible, with the permission of the programme convener, to substitute a course from the options list with any other course taught in the Department or by other departments at LSE.
About the research programme
As above for the MSc Public Policy and Administration, substituting the quantitative analysis and one half-unit option from the options list with:
Either Foundations of Social Research 1 or Foundations of Social Research 2
May not be taken together
Fee reductions and rewards
LSE undergraduates starting taught postgraduate study at the School are eligible for a fee reduction in the region of ten per cent of the fee. These reductions are available for UK, EU and non-EU students. The School offers a range of rewards for early payment of fees for all self-financed students.
Scholarships for study at LSE
LSE makes available over £12 million annually in financial support for its students via a range of scholarships, bursaries and award schemes, details of which can be found on these pages. LSE's world class programmes attract a consistently high calibre of applicants, many of whom seek financial support from the School, so there is always much competition for our awards. Securing the necessary funds to attend LSE can be a difficult and time consuming process so you should start to think about it as early as possible. Please be aware that the School will be unable to offer you any financial assistance if you knowingly register under funded. The relevant link on the left will take you to the awards available for your chosen level of study.
The School would like to thank the many donors who have contributed to the New Futures Fund, which provides funds for a number of discretionary scholarships.
Diploma, LLM, MA, MSc and MSc (Research) programmes
There are a range of awards available for study at this level. Approximately 19% of taught masters offer holders are successful in obtaining some form of financial support from the School. The value of support ranges in value from 10% of the tuition fee to a full fees and maintenance award.
Graduate Support Scheme
LSE's major financial support scheme for study at taught masters level is the Graduate Support Scheme (GSS). This scheme is open to all applicants, with the exception of those undertaking specific modular or executive programmes such as the MSc in Finance (Part time) or the MSc in Health Economics, Policy and Management. Around £2 million is available annually in the form of awards from the Graduate Support Scheme. The Scheme is designed to help students who do not have sufficient funds to meet all their costs of study. GSS awards range in value from £3,000 to a maximum of £10,000, and have an average value of £6,000. Application to the Graduate Support Scheme is via the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application form. This form will be made available to you once you have submitted an application for admission to the School. The form will then be available until 27 April 2011.
Awards
If you complete the LSE Graduate Financial Support Application form, and are made an offer of admission by 27 April 2011, you will also be automatically considered for any other awards being offered by LSE, for which you are eligible, with the exception of Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding where there are separate, department led processes in place. AHRC and ESRC funding is relevant to Home UK and Home EU applicants only, and there are also subject restrictions in place. We offer a range of awards based on different criteria such as a specific programme of study, nationality, or country of permanent domicile. In addition, a number of external organisations offer funding to support postgraduate study. We recommend that applicants follow up as many avenues as possible to find funding. Please be aware that if you accept funding from an external source, it is your responsibility to check the terms of the award. Some awards are accompanied by specific terms and conditions which you should be sure you able to meet before accepting the award. Information about other Awards offered by LSE or external organisations. Please take some time to look at all the other awards available to support your study at LSE. The details of these awards are updated each October, but new LSE awards may become available during the course of the admissions cycle. We will only write to successful applicants for these awards. Selection for these awards will take place between May and July 2011 and all successful applicants will be notified by 31 July 2011.
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