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Welcome to the IR Department! MSc International Political Economy (IPE) / MSc IPE Research Orientation Week 2018 lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Economics is pro-cyclical. Political economy is counter-cyclical. lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

MSc IPE Team Dr Florence Dafe • Dr Robert Falkner • Dr Martin Hearson • Dr Ranjit Lall • Dr Covadonga Meseguer (Lent-Sum) • Dr James Morrison • Dr Natalya Naqvi • Dr Zoe Williams • Dr Stephen Woolcock (Lent-Sum) • Administrator: Ms Martina Langer, • Room CLM 6.08 lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Enhancements New Redesigned IR470 • Revised Auxiliary Course • Two new colleagues: Natalya Naqvi; Ranjit Lall • New course: IR480 Globalisation and the State in • Developing Countries Improved Course options balanced across terms • Offerings coordinated to minimise conflicts • Several options less than 4 years old • Nearly all courses redesigned in last 4 years • lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

MSc IPE Overview 4 Components: o Core course: IR470 IPE (half unit) o IR499: IPE Dissertation (no lectures or seminars) o 2 x IPE Half Units o 3 x Half Units from IPE or Non-IPE (with approval) lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

IPE Courses Michaelmas: IR470: Core IPE o IR454: Governing IPE o IR469: Politics of Money in the World Economy o IR453: Global Business in International Relations o Lent: IR447: Political Econ of Intl Labour Migration o IR467: Global Environmental Politics o IR455: Economic Diplomacy o IR468: The Political Economy of Trade o IR480: Globalisation and the State in Developing Countries o lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Options On line sign up on LSE for You • Controlled access (need to complete • statement box) Course Coordinators select from 10am on 28 • September; and you will know by 1 Oct lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

What to Do Now Automatically registered for IR470 • But…select preferred seminar via LSE for You (system goes live at 10 am • on Friday 28 September 2018) Register IR470 Moodle: http://moodle.lse.ac.uk/ • Get started with the required reading for topic 1 for the core course • Decide what options you want to take • Library tour • Check Study Skills Events at LSE Teaching and Learning • http://learning.lse.ac.uk lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Your Academic Adviser Your IR470 teacher is your academic advisor • First port of call; provide guidance throughout the academic year • Advise on options choice and have to agree to your selection (outside • options) Some advise on dissertation project (Lent and Summer Term); point you • to additional colleagues Sign up for office hours via LSE4You (typically) • lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Auxiliary Course Introduction to some concepts in Economics IR 470.1: Dr Reza Arabsheibani • Recommended for MSc IPE students with less • economics background Check timetables for time, location • Michaelmas: review key economics concepts • Lent: further review; workshops & support using • statistical software lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

The General Format Each course consists of: • o Weekly lecture to introduce the topic o Weekly seminar to deepen knowledge and discuss individual study o Assessment: presentations; ‘formative’ essays Two 11-week terms incl. a reading week; summer • term for revision and dissertation preparation lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Timings Coursework: 24 hrs • Prep = 5.5 hrs • Lecture = 1 hr • Seminar = 1.5 hrs • Dissertation: 10 hrs each and every week •  Total work time: 34 hours (only!) lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Expectations Use programme to develop your skills and • understanding of IPE Read independently • Study groups • Contribute actively to all seminars • Make presentations in seminars • Deliver formative and assessed essays • Take exams in (May / early June 2019) • Dissertation (10,000 words), due late August 2019 • lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

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What to Do Now Read your Student Handbook! • Attend extra orientation sessions on Friday 28 nd September from LSE • Careers Service, Student Wellbeing Service, Widening Participation Team, LSE Language Centre. Collect your free IR hoodies from Clement House. • lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

Next Week Lectures for all courses start in week 1 (i.e. next week) • Most seminars follow lectures in the same week • Complete reading before lecture; review reading before seminar • Departmental Party Thursday 4 October in Senior Dining Room (SDR), • Old Building, 5th floor (18:00-20:00) lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

SSLC Staff/Student Liaison Committee (SSLC) • Deputy Head of Department (Teaching and Learning) • Programmes manager • Undergraduates and General Course representatives • MSc Programme representatives • Meets once a term to discuss matters of common interest • Places: 2 students from MSc IPE; and 1 student from MSc IPE(R) • If interested, email Adnan Khan: a.khan16@lse.ac.uk • Election in week 2 • lse.ac.uk/internationalRelations facebook.com/LSEIR @LSEIRDept

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