This programme will bring you up-to-date with current international issues in the relationship between development and population. Issues debated in the MSc in Population and Development include: Is poverty the main cause of rapid population growth? How can mass media be used effectively by reproductive health programmes? What are the prospects for world agriculture to expand food production to meet a growing demand? What role has the United Nations played in shaping and implementing policies on international migration and on refugees and displaced persons? What are the likely impacts of HIV/AIDS on society and economy in developing countries? Is violence against women a reproductive health issue? How and why does female education affect child survival?
The course will equip you with the skills to assess and understand contemporary and future issues of population and development. The content and structure of the course are designed to provide skills and knowledge to students looking for high level careers in public, private and voluntary agencies dealing with population and development issues at both the national and international levels. The approach is multi-perspective, addressing issues from theoretical, substantive and policy angles, and provides an exceptional overview of the inter-relationships between population and development.
Programme structure
Please refer to the LSE Calendar| to access current course guides, which include preliminary reading lists. Please note that the Calendar information is for the 2011/12 academic session and may be subject to change in 2012/13. Not all options will be available every year and the choice of options may be constrained by timetable limitations.
Please refer to the Department Index of courses| for information about course suspension, withdrawal and capping (limited places) in 2012/13 as it becomes available.
* half course unit
Core courses
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DV400 Development: Theory, History and Policy
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SA499 Dissertation on Population and Development
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SA4C1 Long Essay and the Research Process (not assessed and if timetable permits)
Two half-units from:
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DV411 Population and Development: An Analytic Approach*
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SA481 Population Analysis: Methods and Models*
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SA493 Demography of the Developing World*
Option courses
Two half units or one full unit from:
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Any courses not taken from above
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DV407 Poverty*
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DV413 Environmental Problems, Politics and Development*
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DV420 Complex Emergencies*
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DV421 HIV/AIDS and Other Emerging Health Threats*
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GY421 Gender and Development: Geographical Perspectives*
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GY431 Cities, People and Poverty in the South*
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PS418 Social Psychology of Health Communication*
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SA4H7 Urbanization and Social Policy in the Global South*
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SA485 Planning for Population and Development*
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SA492 Reproductive Health Programmes: Design, Implementation and Evaluation*
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SA4D2 Health and Population in Developing and Transitional Societies*
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SA4D6 Health Systems and Policies in Developing Countries*
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SA4F1 Migration: Population Trends and Policies*
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An option not taken above
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Any other course approved by tutor by special permission only
Awards available
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ESRC/PIC Masters Studentship Scheme in Population Studies
Value: £15, 000
Please refer to the PIC website for full information.
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