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GRADUATE OPEN EVENING 2011

Graduate Open Evening 2011

Graduate Study at LSE

Will Breare-HallStudent Recruitment and Study Abroad Manager

What is LSE?

� London School of Economicsand Political Science

� Dedicated social science institution

Academic portfolio� Accounting� Anthropology� Area Studies� Cities� Cities and Urban

Development� Development Studies� Economic History� Economics� Europe� Finance� Gender� Geography and Environment� Government� Industrial Relations� Information Systems

� International Development� International History� International Relations� Law� Management� Mathematics � Media and Communications� Methodology� Operational Research� Philosophy, Logic and

Scientific Method� Regional and Urban Planning� Social Policy� Social Psychology� Socio-Legal studies� Sociology� Statistics

What is LSE?


� Dedicated social science institution� Founded in 1895

What is LSE?

Beatrice and Sidney Webb with George Bernard Shaw

What is LSE?


� Dedicated social science institution� Founded in 1895� College of the University of London� International character

LSE StudentsUndergraduateUK 2220 52%EU 348 8% International 1721 40%Total 4269

GraduateUK 1088 19%EU 1561 27%International 3231 55%Total 5880

UK

EU Int

UK

EU

Int

LSE Students

143 countries represented

Why study at LSE?

Why study at LSE?

� World’s leading dedicated social science institution

16 Nobel Prize Winners

LSE: A school of thought

� Professor John Hills� Director of the Centre For Analysis of Social Exclusion and author of the ‘Hills Fuel Poverty Review’

� Professor Julian Le Grand� Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy and Chairman of the Government’s ‘Mutuals Taskforce’

� Professor Eileen Munro� Department of Social Policy and author of the ‘Munro Review’ of child protection

� Professor Christopher Pissarides� Department of Economics and joint winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences

� Professor Lord Nicholas Stern� Chair of the Grantham Research Institute and Head of the ‘Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change’

Why study at LSE?


� Best ratings for social science research in the UK

Research Quality� LSE has the highest percentage of world-leading research

of any university in the country.

� In the 2008 RAE LSE came top nationally by the percentage of research receiving a 4* (world-leading) grade in Economics, Law, Social Policy and Anthropology.

Rank InstitutionTotal staff submitted

GPA%4 * for the institution

%4* or 3* for the

institution1 University of Cambridge 2040.39 2.98 32 71

London School of Economicsand Political Science

2= University of Oxford 2245.83 2.96 32 704 Imperial College London 1224.57 2.94 26 735 University College London 1792.68 2.84 27 66

682= 490.36 2.96 35

Why study at LSE?



� Stimulating academic environment in the heart of London

LSE and London

LSE Public lectures

Why study at LSE?




� Excellent facilities and support services

Library� World’s largest social

science library� 4.1 million separate

items� Long opening hours:

� 24hr during exam period

� Term Time 8am-midnight

� Weekdays - vacation9am - 8pm

� Weekends – vacation

10am - 8pm

British Library of Political & Economic Science

Accommodation

� 11 LSE Halls� 9 UoL Intercollegiate Halls� Self-catered/catered� Single/shared room in flat/corridor� 87% of PG students offered room

in 2010LSE Halls� Direct computer access� Bar, computer room, laundry� £82 - £308 University of London Halls� £109 - £278

Why study at LSE?




� Excellent facilities and support services� Globally respected graduates

LSE Graduates

Graduate study at LSE

� MSc / MA / LLM / MPA degrees� some degrees offer links with partner institutions

in Europe, Asia and the USA

Graduate study at LSELeipzig, Vienna and Wroclaw Universities� MA Global Studies: A European Perspective

Annenberg School, USC and FudanUniversity, Shanghai� MSc Global Media and Communications

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine� MSc Health Policy, Planning and Financing

Peking University� MSc International Affairs� MSc Public Administration and Government

HEC School of Management, Paris� LSE master’s / HEC MBA scheme

Sciences Po, Paris� Affaires Internationales and International Relations or International Political Economy� European Studies� Urban Policy

Sciences Po, Columbia, Hertie School of Governance and National University of Singapore� Double MPA Public and Economic Policy / MPA Public Policy and Management / MPA International Development / MPA European Public and Economic Policy/ MPA Public and Social Policy

Columbia University, New York� International and World History� JD/LLM exchange scheme

Application procedures vary – check individual progr ammes

Graduate study at LSE

� MSc / MA / LLM / MPA degrees� some degrees offer links with partner institutions

in Europe, Asia and the USA

� 2 Diploma programmes � MSc (Research) degrees� MRes / MPhil / PhD degrees

� 1+3 / 2+2 programmes

Graduate study - MSc

Length

� Normally 9, 10, 12 or 24 months full time

Structure� Normally four core and optional courses (including the

dissertation)

Study hours

� 15-20 hours per week with independent studyTeaching

� Lectures, classes and seminars

Assessment � Dissertation and exams at the end of each year

Postgraduate study - PhDLength� Minimum of 2-4 years full-time or 4-8 years part-time Structure� Initial taught courses followed by thesis� Contribute to departmental seminars, workshops and research � Training courses Study hours� In excess of 30 hours per weekTeaching� Programme agreed with supervisor Assessment � 100,000 word thesisIndependent study� Supervisor – specialist in chosen research field

Applying to LSE� Applications opened on 10 October 2011 for entry in

October 2012

� No deadline for most programmes so early application is encouraged

� Decisions usually issued in 8-10 weeks

� On-line tracking of application status

� Confirm availability of programmes before applying

� 20,000 (first choice) applications for approx 4000places in 2010

Applying to LSE� Apply for two programmes, 1st choice and 2nd choice

� Application fee £50 online; £75 on-paper � Application Form

� personal details� academic qualifications� personal statement� LLM applicants should indicate subject specialism and course

choice � Two academic references� Transcript / mark sheet� GRE or GMAT scores (if required)� English language test score (if required)� 1+3, 2+2 and MPhil/PhD programmes require a research

proposal� MPhil/PhD programmes require a sample of written work � MPhil/PhD interview (if required)

Applying to LSE - entry requirements

Diploma� A good Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) degree or

non-UK equivalent qualification.

Master's degree � UK First or Upper Second Class Honours (2:1) degree

or non-UK equivalent in a subject appropriate to the programme to be followed.

MPhil/PhD � UK taught master's degree or non-UK equivalent in a

subject appropriate to the research to be undertaken.

Entry requirements vary – check individual programme s

Financial Support

Fees vary depending on programmeMaster’s

� Approx. £7,350- £26,496� LSE Alumni Discount

MPhil/PhD� Approx. £3,825 UK/EU� Approx. £14,160 overseas

£10million available per year in financial support� Graduate Support Scheme� Country-based Awards/Scholarships� Programme-based Awards/Scholarships

Graduate Open Evening 2011General Information Stands and Talks� Graduate Admissions; Careers; Financial Support; Alumni Relations; Students’ Union; Accommodation, and Research at LSE, � Lower Ground Floor, New Academic Building

Departments / Institutes� Information Stands � 6– 8.30pm� various locations in the New Academic Building and Student Services Centre

Access to Library and buildings� You must show your Visitor Sticker to gain access

Enjoy your evening

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