The following information provides prospective graduate students with a summary of new and updated course and programme information for the 2026/27 session.
This page will continue to be updated throughout the academic year as changes are confirmed by departments.
Graduate Programmes:
new prog
| Department of Accounting |
| MSc in Accounting and Data Analytics |
| Department of Media and Communications |
| MSc in Media and Communications (Communication, Culture and Global Cities) (LSE and NYU) |
title
| Old title |
New title |
| Department of Statistics |
| MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics) |
MSc in Financial Statistics |
| MSc in Statistics (Financial Statistics) (Research) |
MSc in Financial Statistics (Research) |
The following programmes will change their structure, course options and/or other elements of the programme regulations from the 2026/27 session.
changes
| Department of Gender Studies |
| MSc in Gender, Policy and Inequalities |
Suspension of core course GI417 (0.5) |
| Department of Management |
| Global MSc in Management |
New specialsm 'Innovation and Sustainable Business' added to electives list |
| MRes/PhD in Management (Marketing) |
Paper 2 core course(s) change |
| MSc in Human Resources and Organisations (International Employment Relations/CIPD) |
Paper 4 change from MG4C2 (0.5) to MG480 (0.5) |
| MSc in Management (1 Year Programme) |
Introduction of compulsory career series course 'Unlock your Potential: Essential Career Skills for Success' (code TBC) |
| MSc in Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship |
Paper 2 change from MG4G1 (0.5) and MG4G2 (0.5) to MG4G6 (1.0) |
| Department of Social Policy |
| MSc in Criminal Justice Policy |
Paper 1 change from SP478 (0.5) to SP401 (0.5) |
| Department of Sociology |
| MSc in Culture and Society |
Paper 1 change to replace SO4D4 (0.5) with SO492 (0.5). Paper 2 change from SO492 (0.5) to optional courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) |
| MSc in Inequalities and Social Science |
Paper 2 combined with paper 1. Paper 2 becomes SO courses only. |
| Department of Statistics |
| MSc in Statistics |
Paper 1 change from ST425 (1.0) to ST460 (0.5) |
| MSc in Statistics (Research) |
Paper 1 change from ST425 (1.0) to ST460 (0.5) |
withdrawn
| Department of Statistics |
| MSc in Statistics (Social Statistics) |
| MSc in Statistics (Social Statistics) (Research) |
Graduate Courses:
new course
| Department of International Development |
DV470 Famine and Food Security Crises (0.5)
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| Department of Social Policy |
| SP474 Criminological controversies: Global questions of our age (0.5) |
| SP479 Lived experiences of harm, violence & control: Perspectives from around the world (0.5) |
| Department of Sociology |
| SO4D7 Capitalism and its Critics (0.5) |
The following courses have changed codes for the 2026/27 session. Course codes are used to register you for courses in the School.
code change
| Previous code |
New code |
| Department of Management |
| MG4G1 Understanding Social Problems for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (0.5) |
MG4G6 Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fundamentals (1.0) |
| MG4G2 Social Innovation Design (0.5) |
| Department of Statistics |
| ST425 Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation (0.5) |
ST460 Statistical Inference: Principles, Methods and Computation (0.5) |
The following courses have changed titles for the 2026/27 session.
title
| Previous title |
New title |
| Department of Management |
| MG439 Organisational Behaviour for Master's in Management (0.5) |
MG439 Leading People and Organisations (0.5) |
| MG465 Managerial Economics for Masters in Management Students (0.5) |
MG465 Managerial Economics and Strategy (0.5) |
| MG4F8 Managerial Economics and Quantitative Measurement for Social Entrepreneurs (0.5) |
MG4F8 Impact Measurement and Management for Social Entrepreneurs (0.5) |
| MG4J4 MiM Capstone Course - International Management in Action (1.0) |
MG4J4 Capstone: Management in Action (1.0) |
The following courses are not available for the 2026/27 session.
suspended
| Gender Studies |
| GI417 Feminist Population Politics (0.5) |