The document provides information about the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program. It details the various MPA streams offered, first and second year curriculum requirements, faculty, student outcomes, costs, and the dual degree program which allows students to spend their second year at partner schools in New York, Paris, Berlin, and Singapore.

1. London School of Economics and Political Science Introducing the LSE Masters of Public Adminstration (MPA) A guide for incoming 2 nd year students in 2010/11 www.lse.ac.uk/collections/mpa

2. The School London School of Economics and Political Science one of the foremost social science universities in the world research and teaching spans the full range of social sciences, from economics, politics and law to sociology, anthropology, accounting and finance based in the heart of London more than 9,500 full and part-time students over 92,000 alumni from over 140 countries world-wide: 32% UK; 19% EU; 49% rest of world 45% undergraduates, 55% postgraduates alumni and former staff include 15 Nobel prize winners in economics, literature and peace, 32 past or present Heads of State around 70 current UK MPs or members of the House of Lords have either studied or taught at LSE

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4. Masters of Public Adminstration (MPA) Four MPA streams MPA Public and Economic Policy (since 2003) MPA Public Policy and Management (since 2006) MPA International Development (since 2009) MPA European Public and Economic Policy (since 2009)

5. Dual MPA Degree Partners Four Partners: SIPA (New York) Sciences Po (Paris) Hertie School of Governance (Berlin) Lee Kuan Yew School of Governance (Singapore)

6. MPA First Year Curricula (5 Units) GV478 Political Science and Public Policy EC455 Quantitative Research and Policy Analysis EC440 Macro and Micro Economics for Public Policy Core first year curriculum for all MPA streams Stream-specific first year curricula EU452 European Political Economy DV441 Development Policy and Management MG419 Public Management – Strategy, Innovation and Delivery EU459 European Union: Government, Law and Policy EC454 Development Economics GV4E4 Public Budgeting and Financial Management 2 units of options (compulsory advanced Economics follows in 2 nd year) MPA European Public and Economic Policy MPA International Development MPA Public Policy and Management MPA Public and Economic Policy

7. MPA Second Year Curriculum Options List Courses (2.5 units) Core Course Group Working & Leadership (0.5 Units) Dissertation 10,000 words on applied policy issue (1 unit) Capstone Project (1.5 Units) 5.5 Units Over 90 Courses available on the MPA options list in the following areas Click here to see the full MPA Options list Management of Organisations European Union Governance Regulatory Policy Economic Policy Development Policy International Policy Environmental Policy Urban Policy Welfare State Policies

8. The Capstone Chance to apply skills learned across MPA courses Group work (3 to 5 people) 1 or 2 days per week over 16 weeks In public/private sector corporation or Charity/NGO Researching and resolving policy issues for real world clients Dedicated MPA supervisor Collective grade Recent Capstone Projects (Click here for full list of projects to date) Measuring Success in Carbon Reduction and Energy Diversification Policies to Combat Climate Change UK Department for Energy and Climate Change Explaining the persistence of low value payments in Large Value Payment Systems Bank of England Taxation and Education in Low Income Countries: Building a more Sustainable Basis for Quality Education ActionAid Caring for an ageing population Deloitte Disaster Management and E-Government Applications Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) The Dynamics of Legislative Rewards: An Empirical Analysis of Commonwealth Countries World Bank Improving Fiscal Scrutiny through Legislative Strengthening UK Department for International Development (DfID)

9. MPA student cohort 09/10 Gender Nationality Undergraduate Degree Europe Asia North America South America Elsewhere Economics Political Science / Government IR Business Management Arts Engineering / Law Accounting & Finance \ Other Male Female

10. Recent Alumni Destinations Government Australia Prime Minister’s Office; Reserve Bank of Australia Germany GTZ Japan Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications; Ministry of Justice South Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Ministry of Strategy and Finance South Africa City of Johannesburg; Department of Environmental Affairs UK Bank of England*; Department for Children, Schools and Families; Department of Health; Government Economic Service; HM Revenue and Customs; HM Treasury* US Center for Disease Control and Prevention; New York City;Diplomatic Service; Government Accountability Office Elsewhere Central Bank of The Bahamas; Mexican Ministry of Health Private Sector Accenture* Deloitte* Deutsche Bank EDS* Goldman Sachs Marakon McKinsey Monitor PricewaterhouseCoopers RAND Corporation Roland Berger Royal Bank of Scotland UBS * Capstone clients and internship organisations Click here for information on post-study work visas International Organisations European Bank for Reconstruction and Development* International Energy Agency Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development* World Bank* World Health Organisation NGOs, Think Tanks, Parties Democratic Party of Japan; Demos (UK)* International Budget Partnership*; Open Budget Initiative (US); Per Capita (Australia) US Democratic Party

11. Prominent figures at LSE Sir Howard Davies, Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, the UK's single financial regulator since 1998; Deputy Governor of the Bank of England; Director General of the Confederation of British Industry. Lord Stern, Chairman of LSE’s Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change. Previously adviser to UK Government on the Economics of Climate Change and Development and Head of the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change. From 2000-2003, World Bank Chief Economist. From 1994 until late 1999, Chief Economist European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Professor Mary Kaldor, Co-Director, Centre for the Study of Global Governance. Research Areas: human security; new wars; global civil society; oil and conflict; Transcaucasus and the Balkans and Iraq; European security

12. Prominent MPA Faculty Professor Tim Besley, Department of Economics. Kuwait Professor of Economics and Political Science and MPA Director. Research areas: development Economics; public Economics; political economy. To autumn 2009: Member of Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee. Professor Patrick Dunleavy, AcSS, Department of Government. Professor of Political Science and Public Policy and Chair of the LSE Public Policy Group. Research areas: public sector IT developments; rational choice theories of bureaucracy; large-scale electoral system design; electoral analysis and party politics; public choice theory and modern political science; modern political theory relating to liberal democratic governance. Sir Richard Mottram, GCB, Department of Government. Visiting Professor and guest Lecturer on Leadership in the Public Sector. Sir Richard's career includes spent fifteen years in the UK civil service as a Permanent Secretary in five different departments. Click here for full faculty list

13. Visitors President Bill Clinton The problems of Globalisation Luis Moreno-Ocampo – Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court – Ending Impunity for Atrocities Penny Wong - Australian Minister for Climate Change – Towards a New Response for Climate Change President Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev of Russia – The G20 Response to the Global Financial Crisis Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala – Managing Director of the World Bank - Looking Beyond the Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities for Africa Noam Chomsky - Human Rights in 21st Century Amartya Sen – The Idea of Justice Her Majesty the Queen

14. Extra-curricula Activities MPA Retreat Careers Breakfasts

15. Student Resources Academic Supervisor (meet every 2-3 weeks) Student Services Centre for non-academic support Library World's largest library devoted exclusively to the social sciences Career Services Part of the University of London Careers Service, the largest graduate careers service in Europe MPA Retreat MPA Common Room Sports As LSE Student have access to University of London Union sports facilities. On campus: three squash courts; a multi-gym at the School. Nearby: ULU swimming pool 10 mins walk Healthcare full use of National Health Service (free of charge to registered students)

16. Practicalities Dates (3 x 10 week terms) Michaelmas late September to mid-December Lent early January to mid-March Summer end April – end June LSE MPA Fees £16,920 for 2010/11 Living expenses inc. accommodation, travel, sustenance £1000/month Guaranteed LSE Housing Funding support MPA Dual Degree Scholarship up to ~£3000 LSE Financial Support Office has extensive scholarships list Exchange rates at end Nov 2009 £1 (UK) = $1.66 = €1.11 = S$2.30

17. Dual MPA Admissions Process Online application via: www.lse.ac.uk/collections/graduateAdmissions/raw/mpa/2ndYear/2ndYearLSE.htm Materials Required : Personal statement ~300 words giving reasons for applying to spend 2 nd year abroad Required : Student’s original application to be forwarded to LSE for review (LSE will request this directly from 1 st year institution on receipt of online application form) Optional : additional references can be submitted by email to [email_address] Timeline Deadline for applications 1 st February 2010

18. Useful sites and contacts LSE MPA Website www.lse.ac.uk/collections/mpa Email for further information: LSE MPA administrative office: [email_address] Application form: www.lse.ac.uk/collections/graduateAdmissions/raw/mpa/2ndYear/2ndYearLSE.htm LSE maps, directions and virtual tour www2.lse.ac.uk/mapsAndDirections/Home.aspx & www.lse.ac.uk/resources/virtualTour/