Graduate course and programme information for prospective students

The following information provides prospective taught masters, research and executive students with a summary of new and updated course and programme information for the 2025/26 session.

It is intended to help you when you are selecting your courses.

This page will continue to be updated throughout the academic year as changes are confirmed by departments.


 Graduate Programmes:

New programmes for 2025/26

new prog
Department of Anthropology 
MSc in Culture, Justice, and Environment
Department of Geography and Environment
MSc in Innovation Policy
LSE Law School and the Department of Finance
MSc in Law and Finance
Department of International Development
Two new programme streams for the MSc in Development Management: Applied Development Economics and Political Economy
MSc in Development Management (Applied Development Economics)
MSc in Development Management (LSE and Sciences Po) (Applied Development Economics)
MSc in Development Management (Political Economy) 
MSc in Development Management (LSE and Sciences Po) (Political Economy) 

Programme title changes for 2025/26

The following programmes have changed title for the 2025/26 session.

Old title New title
European Institute  
 MSc in Political Economy of Europe  MSc in Political Economy of Europe in the World
Department of Mathematics
MSc in Applicible Mathematics MSc in Mathematics and Computation
Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science
MSc in Psychology of Economic Life MSc in Societal and Environmental Psychology

Substantive changes to programme regulations for 2025/26

The following programmes will change their structure, course options and/or other elements of the programme regulations from the 2025/26 session.

Department of Accounting
MSc in Accounting and Finance Students complete 2 accounting units and 2 finance units.
Department of Anthropology  
MSc in Social Anthropology (Religion in the contemporary World) Paper 1 change from AN402 (1.0) to AN490 (0.5) and AN4A1 (0.5) 
Department of Economic History
MSc in Economic History EH401 change from (0.5) to (1.0) 
Paper 2 core course(s) change
MSc in Economic History (Research) Major change to structure
Department of Finance
MRes/PhD in Finance Change to compulsory and core courses
Department of Management
Global MSc in Management (GMiM) MG434 exemption removed.  Change to compulsory and core courses
Global MSc in Management (CEMS MiM) MG434 exemption removed.  Change to compulsory and core courses.
Global MSc in Management (MBA Exchange)
Department of Mathematics
MSc in Operations Research & Analytics Paper 3 change from ST447 to MA429 
Department of Statistics
MSc in Quantitative Methods for Risk Management Paper 3 change from MA417 to ST463

 

  

Graduate Courses:

New courses for 2025/26

The School is pleased to be able to offer the following new courses in 2025/26.

Department of Anthropology
AN487 Environmental Anthropology (0.5)
Department of Finance  
FM479 Principles of Corporate Finance for MSc Law and Finance (0.5)  
FM480 Corporate Transactions: Finance (0.5)
Department of Geography and Environment
GY478 Energy Markets and the Clean Energy Transition (0.5)
GY481 Foundations of Innovation Policy (1.0)
GY482 Masterclass in Innovation Policy (0.5)
Department of Law
LL4FA Corporate Finance: Law (0.5)
LL4FB Corporate Transactions: Law (0.5)
Department of Management
MG4K8 Foundations of Management II: Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility with Final Project (0.5)

Course code changes from 2025/26

The following courses have changed codes for the 2025/26 session.  Course codes are used to register you for courses in the School. 

Old code New code
Department of Anthropology  
AN402 The Anthropology of Religion (1.0) AN490 Anthropology and Religion (0.5)
AN4A1 Understanding Religion in the Contemporary World (0.5)
AN405 The Anthropology of Kinship, Sex and Gender (1.0) AN488 Gender, Sexuality and Kinship (0.5)
AN489 Anthropology of the Body (0.5)

 

Course title changes from 2025/26

The following courses have changed titles for the 2025/26 session. 

title change
Old title New title
Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science  
PB403 Psychology of Economic Life (1.0) PB403 Societal and Environmental Psychology (1.0)