LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in the Political Economy of Development

at London School of Economics

First year, at Sciences Po 

The first year is spent at Sciences Po. You join the Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs and study for one of the following programmes:
 

• Master in International Security
• Master in International Public Management
• Master in International Economic Policy
• Master in International Development
• Master in Human Rights and Humanitarian Action
• Master in Environmental Policy
• Master in International Energy

The double degree has specific requirements during the first year. You must pass the first year at Sciences Po to be permitted to proceed to LSE.
 

Second year, at LSE
The second year is spent at LSE and runs from mid-September until the end of August of the following year. It comprises three terms and the summer period for completion of the dissertation. At LSE you will  enrol on MSc Development Management.

This year is centred on a compulsory course that employs a comparative political economy approach to examine the institutional roots of development and non-development. You will also select courses from options in International Development, Economics, Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour, Accounting, Gender, Geography, Government, Management, and Social Policy, and will complete a dissertation of up to 10,000 words.
 

In addition, you will participate in a live group consultancy project for a leading development agency, which forms part of your total assessment. You will have the opportunity to attend a weekly lecture series that brings to the School prominent scholars and practitioners who discuss the findings and methodological dimensions of development research and/or problems of development practice.
 

Development Management 
Employs a political economy approach to examine the causes of development and non-development. 

Research Design and Dissertation in International Development
Combines a dissertation (an independent research project of 10,000 words, on an approved topic of your choice) with supporting lectures on research methods and the use of research in development practice.

Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking and Practice (unassessed)
This non-assessed course introduces students to the practical world of development which will facilitate their career paths and prepare them for the consultancy project, and introduce students to the interface between policy practice and development academia.

Fundamentals of Research Design (unassessed)
Introduces MSc students in the Department of International Development to theoretical and practical foundations of social science research design.

Minimum entry requirements for LSE-Sciences Po Double Degree in the Political Economy of Development

Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in any discipline, with social science or humanities an advantage.
 

Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet the minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.

Every graduate student is charged a fee for their programme.

The fee covers registration and examination fees payable to the School, lectures, classes and individual supervision, lectures given at other colleges under intercollegiate arrangements and, under current arrangements, membership of the Students' Union. It does not cover living costs or travel or fieldwork.
 

Tuition fees 2022/23 for Sciences Po Double Degree in the Political Economy of Development

Home students, second year: £25,440 (provisional) (2023/24 at LSE)
Overseas students, second year: £25,440 (provisional) (2023/24 at LSE)

Quick Careers Facts for the Department of International Development

Median salary of our PG students six months after graduating: £30,000
 

Top 5 sectors our students work in:

• Public administration and defence
• Social work activities
• Extraterritorial organisations
• Management consultancy activities
• Scientific research and development

The data was collected as part of the Graduate Outcomes survey, which is administered by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Graduates from 2017-18 were the first group to be asked to respond to Graduate Outcomes. Median salaries are calculated for respondents who are paid in UK pounds sterling.

We expect students to go on to work in careers in organisations as diverse as central banks, NGOs, multilateral organisations, charities, investment banks, government, consultancies, manufacturing firms and religious missions, and as independent experts and writers.