This course is available on the BSc in Government, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in Government and History, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics, BSc in Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and History, BSc in Politics and International Relations and BSc in Politics and Philosophy. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. This course is capped at one group.
This course is available on the BSc in Government, BSc in Government and Economics, BSc in Government and History, BSc in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics, BSc in Politics and Economics, BSc in Politics and History, BSc in Politics and International Relations and BSc in Politics and Philosophy. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students. This course is capped at one group.
This course is delivered through a combination of seminars and workshops totalling a minimum of 40 hours across the Michaelmas, Lent and Summer Terms. Some or all of this teaching may be delivered through a combination of online and on-campus sessions. There will be reading weeks in Week 6 of MT and LT.
Students will be expected to produce 1 essay in the MT.
Sandra Halperin and Oliver Heath, Political Research. Methods and Political Skills 2nd edn (2016); Sage Research Methods database (online accessible through LSE Library); Floyd J. Fowler Survey Research Methods, 5th edn (2013); Claus Moser and Graham Kalton, Survey Methods in Social Investigation, 2nd edn (1985); Melanie Mauthner et al (eds), Ethics in Qualitative Research (2002).
Exam (50%, duration: 2 hours) in the summer exam period. Essay (25%, 2500 words) in the LT. Research paper (25%) in the ST. Each student completes a 2500 word essay (25%) in the Lent Term and writes up a 3300 word report on the research project (25%) in the Summer Term. The mark for the research project report includes a small peer review element. There will also be a 2 hour exam (50%) in the Summer exam period.