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Government – (B.Sc.)
London School of Economics and Political Science
Department of Government
| Application Deadline: | January 15 | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,847 - ≈ € 16,632 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of London School of Economics and Political Science
Politics is about power and ideas, and it determines the public life of society. It encompasses a broad spectrum of activities relating to public affairs, from the competition of political parties to the operations of public bureaucracies. In earlier centuries, politics was largely carried on by a relatively small elite, but modern democracy involves the whole population. Because it is at the junction of power and morality, politics has always attracted the attention of philosophers and historians, and its study, originating in Athens in the fourth century BC, is the seed bed of all the social sciences.
Politics graduates are recognised as flexible people who can fit into a variety of positions in modern life. Our former students have followed careers in business and banking, in the law, in local and central government, in teaching and research, in public and university administration, and in journalism and television.
Features of LSE courses
The LSE Government Department, which brings together staff from many parts of the world, covers almost all areas of political studies, and represents a comprehensive range of academic approaches and expertise.
In studying for one of the degrees offered by the Department, you will look at the social and economic context and study public administration and public policy so that you understand how policies are made and implemented, and with what impact. From a philosophic standpoint, you will consider the concepts by which politics is understood and policies justified including ideas such as justice, democracy, liberty and rights. It is important to gain a comparative view of politics in order to understand political society and the way in which power is exercised. You will have the chance to explore the development of politics in a variety of cultures and countries to form the basis for comparative analysis.
Contents
First year:
* Introduction to Political Science
* Introduction to Political Theory
* Two outside options
* LSE100 (Lent Term only)
Second year:
Four courses from:
* Comparative Politics
* European Politics
* Contemporary Political Theory
* Public Policy
* One outside option
* LSE100 (Michaelmas Term only)
Third year:
* Advanced Comparative or European Politics
* Advanced Political Theory
* Public Policy
* One outside option
First year
Two of your courses will be in government, each consisting of two sections. In Introduction to Political Science, you will study the main forms of states and regimes, followed by the theory and institutional arrangements of democracy. In Introduction to Political Theory, you will study the foundations of western political thought, followed by modern political theory. For your two remaining courses you may choose from the range of social science options on offer at LSE. There will be departmental recommendations on the choice of appropriate outside options.
Second and third years
In the second year you will take a broad range of courses covering: Comparative Politics, European Politics, Public Policy Analysis and Contemporary Political Theory. These are designed to give you a grasp of the comprehensive character of the study of politics. There is also provision for the study of an outside option in the second year.
In the third year students are required to take more advanced courses which follow on from the areas of study introduced in the second year. Opportunities are available to specialise in areas which interest you most, ie Comparative Politics, Political Theory or Public Policy. There is a further opportunity to take an outside option in the third year.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Course requirement: GCSE Mathematics, grade C or above
Usual standard offer: A level: grades A A BInternational Baccalaureate: Diploma with 37 points including 6 6 6 at Higher level
Other qualifications are considered.
English language requirements
Although it is not necessary to have the required grade in an acceptable English Language qualification when you make your application to LSE, if you are made an offer of a place and English is not your mother tongue, it is likely that you would be asked to obtain an acceptable English Language qualification as a condition of your offer.
The following qualifications are acceptable to LSE:
* GCSE English Language with a grade B or better.
* International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) English as a First Language with a grade B or better including the Speaking and Listening coursework component (Edexcel) or grade 2 in the optional speaking test (CIE).
* International English Language Testing Service (IELTS) academic test with a score of 7.0 in all four components.
* Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 627 in the paper test including 5.5 in writing and 50 in TSE, or 107 in the internet based test with a minimum of 25 out of 30 in each of the four skills.
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) with grade B or better.
* Cambridge Advanced Certificate of English (CACE) with a grade A.
* Cambridge English Language (1119) conducted overseas by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate: B4 or better.
* O level (1120 Brunei, 1125 Mauritius A, 1127 Singapore) grade B or better.
* Singapore Integrated Programme (IP) Secondary 4 English Language grade B or better.
* Pearson Test of English (General) with a distinction at level 5 in both the written and the oral test.
Exceptions
If students offer the IGCSE in English as a First Language or O level (other than those specified above) and have been educated in the medium of English during their five most recent years of study (prior to 1 September 2011), then we will accept the qualification as sufficient evidence of English Language proficiency.
Please note that test scores must be achieved from one sitting of the relevant qualification. We will not accept individual component scores from multiple tests
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | High School diploma |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 627 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 107 |
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