MSc International Migration and Public Policy

About the MSc programmes

The International Migration and Public Policy (IMPP) programme is administered by the Department of Government| and jointly run by academics from the Departments of Government|, Sociology| and the European Institute|. The teaching is interdisciplinary and also involves academic staff from several other LSE departments, in particular the Department of Geography|, the Department of International Relations|, the Department of International Development|, the Department of Social Policy|  and the Department of Law|. It brings together some of the unique resources of these departments into one interdisciplinary programme on global migration, international mobility and public policy. The programme also has close ties with the LSE Migration Studies Unit|, the focal point for migration research at LSE. Key features of the IMPP degree are:

• A twelve-month programme that provides the opportunity to study in an internationally renowned set of departments in the only UK university devoted solely to the social sciences.
• A faculty with an established record of excellence in teaching, research and consultancy in the area of international migration and public policy.
• An international campus in close proximity to national policy makers, offices of international organisations and EU institutions.
• A systematic multidisciplinary approach to central controversies in the comparative analysis of public policy responses to immigration and migrant integration issues across different levels of governance (including a focus on the growing role of the EU in European and international migration management).
• An outstanding preparation for further research work or for a career in international institutions, the public services, NGOs or the private sector.

The MSc offers a unique range of courses that will deepen students' knowledge of migration and mobility issues and help them gain new insight into public policy responses to international migration at the global, regional, national and local level. The programme is divided into three parts: foundation – two half unit courses which provide a thorough grounding in immigration and migrant integration issues; specialisation – through a wide range of optional migration- and migration-related courses offered across LSE; and research – a 10,000 word research project on an advanced topic. Students will also have the opportunity to attend and participate in the established public lecture and seminar series organised by the LSE Migration Studies Unit|. 

Students will take courses to the value of three units and a dissertation as shown. Additionally, if their timetable allows, students are recommended to take the non-assessed course Interdisciplinary Research Methods and Design| in preparation for their dissertation.

Compulsory courses

(* half unit)

• International Migration and Migrant Integration*
• International Migration and Immigration Management*
• 10,000 word dissertation

Options  

Students choose courses to the value of one full unit from:

• Justice, Liberty and Security in the European Union*
• Development, Diaspora and Migration*
• Minorities and Migration in Europe*
• Identity, Community and the 'Problem of Minorities'*
• International Law and the Protection of Refugees, Displaced Persons and Migrants
• International Migration, 1500-2000: from slavery to asylum*
• Migration: Population Trends and Policies*
• Managing Humanitarianism*
• Race, Ethnicity and Migration in Britain (post-1945)*

Courses to the value of one unit from the following or from those options listed above:

• Ethnicity, 'Race' and Social Policy* 
• Race, Violence and Colonial Rule in Africa
• Race and Space*
• Globalisation and Democracy*
• Human Security*
• Human Rights of Women
• Human Rights in the Developing World
• The Theory, History and Practice of Human Rights Law*
• World Poverty and Human Rights*
• Approaches to Human Rights
• The International Protection of Human Rights
• The International Political Theory of Humanitarian Intervention*
• Topics in Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Studies
• Racial Formations of Modernity*
• Multiculturalism, Nationalism and Citizenship*
• The Politics of Policy Advice*
• The Governance of Welfare: The Nation State and the European Union*
• Contemporary Issues in European Social Policy*
• Quantitative Analysis 1: Description and Inference*
• Quantitative Analysis 2: The Generalized Linear Model* 
• Another course not listed here with the approval of the supervisor and programme convener

Please note that not every course will necessarily be available each year, some may be capped and some may only be available with the permission of the course tutor. Please be also aware that some course combinations may not be possible due to time-tabling constraints.