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MSc - Master of Science
Houghton Street
Full Time
29-SEP-25
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
Houghton Street
Full time
29-SEP-25
1 year
MSc - Master of Science
Houghton Street
Part time
29-SEP-25
2 years
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The ISPP programme addresses how states and societies respond to global challenges of social, demographic and economic change, and of poverty, migration and globalisation. It is underpinned by the LSE approach to social and public policy which is explicitly international, interdisciplinary and applied.
Meeting human needs and increasing well-being are universal policy goals but these are addressed differently around the world, with different roles for key stakeholders such as governments, NGOs, families and markets. ISPP approaches the policy process from an international and comparative perspective. Looking at low, middle, and high-income countries, you will gain the skills to identify key social challenges and to analyse the social and public policies used to address them, and the role of different actors in these processes.
You can choose to follow one of seven streams. You can take either the general stream:
Or you can choose one of the following specialist streams:
Whichever stream you choose, ISPP will equip you for a career in social and public policy within government, NGOs, international organisations, private sector providers, or in academia.
The MSc ISPP replaces, consolidates and builds upon five previous MSc programmes: Social Policy and Planning, European and Comparative Social Policy, Social Policy and Development, Social Policy and Development (NGOs) and Social Policy (Research).
Careers
Students who have graduated from programmes similar to this have gone on to work for:
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science.
Students living in
Domestic
£17,624 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£27,680 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£27,680 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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