Overview

Meeting human needs and increasing well-being are universal policy goals but these are addressed differently around the world, with different roles for key stakeholders such as governments, NGOs, families and markets. The International Social and Public Policy programme from London School of Economics and Political Science incorporates an international and comparative perspective. Looking at low, middle, and high-income countries, you will gain the skills to identify key social challenges and to analyse the social and public policies used to address them, and the role of difference actors in these processes.

You can choose to follow one of six streams. You can take either the general stream:

MSc International Social and Public Policy

Or you can choose one of the following specialist streams:

MSc International Social and Public Policy (Development)

MSc International Social and Public Policy (Migration)

MSc International Social and Public Policy (Non-Governmental Organisations)

MSc International Social and Public Policy (Research)

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Whichever stream you choose, ISPP will equip you for a career in social and public policy within government, NGOs, international organisations, private sector providers, or in academia.

The MSc ISPP replaces, consolidates and builds upon five previous MSc programmes: Social Policy and Planning, European and Comparative Social Policy, Social Policy and Development, Social Policy and Development (NGOs) and Social Policy (Research).

Careers

Students who have graduated from programmes similar to this have gone on to work for:

different UN agencies including UNDP, UNICEF and UNHCR

a variety of small and large NGOs including Oxfam, Médecins Sans Frontières, International Red Cross and One World

action international or intergovernmental organisations such as the World Economic Forum, European Commission and World Bank

consulting companies

government ministries.

Programme Structure

Course Overview:

International Social & Public Policy

Understanding Policy Research

Social Policy and Development

Migration: Current Research, Critical Approaches

Applied Regression Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

London, United Kingdom

Disciplines

International Relations Public Policy Social Policy View 131 other Masters in Social Policy in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science.
Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet our minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.

Tuition Fees

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29100 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

18500 GBP / year

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Living costs

London

United Kingdom

1137 - 2157 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

The School recognizes that the cost of living in London may be higher than in your home town or country, and we provide generous scholarships each year to home and overseas students.Find out more about financial support.

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