Program
LSE-Fudan Double Degree in the Global Political Economy of China and Europe
This joint double degree program is offered by Fudan University and London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). The program will provide students with a multi-disciplinary analysis of key political and economic processes and problems in Europe and in China, considering them within a global context.
The duration of this program is 24 months full-time. The first year of the program will be spent in the European Institute (https://www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/) at LSE, where students will study the global political economy of Europe. Students will do their second-year study at the Institute for Global Public Policy (https://igpp.fudan.edu.cn/) at Fudan University in Shanghai, on issues of political economy in the Chinese context and beyond. This double degree master program is delivered by world-leading experts in the fields of political economy and public policy.
Students fulfill the graduation and degree requirements of LSE and Fudan will be awarded the Master of Management in Public Policy from Fudan University, and the MSc in the Global Political Economy of China and Europe from LSE.
International students should first apply to this program at LSE. More details can be found at LSE website.(https://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Degree-programmes-2021/LSE-Fudan-Double-Degree-in-the-Global-Political-Economy-of-China-and-Europe). Applications will be jointly reviewed and decided by LSE and Fudan. Admitted students must go through a separate process of application to Fudan University under the instructions from Fudan University.
Course Requirements
Year 1 at LSE (Details can be found at LSE website).
Year 2 at Fudan University: Thirty eight (38) credits in total.
| Category | Title | Semester | Credits |
Basic courses (7 credits) | Chinese Government and Governance | Fall | 3 |
| Chinese language I and II | Fall and Spring | 4 (2+2) | |
Core courses (15 credits) (Option to transfer 3 credits from LSE) | Chinese Public Policy | Fall | 3 |
| Global Political Economy | Fall | 3 | |
| Global Public Policy | Fall | 3 | |
| International Relations of China | Spring | 3 | |
| Policy and Program Evaluation | Spring | 3 | |
| Political Economy of China | Spring | 3 | |
Elective courses (12 credits) (Option to transfer some or all credits from LSE) | Environmental Policy in China | Fall | 3 |
| Corruption and Governance in Comparative Perspective | Fall | 2 | |
| Political Economy of Sustainable Development | Spring | 2 | |
Academic Activities (2 credits) | 2 | ||
Social Practices (2 credits) | 2 |
Thesis Requirements
Students are required to write a graduation thesis on a topic relevant to global political economy from the perspective of public policy and governance during second year study in Fudan. Thesis should have the minimum number of 20,000 words.
Degree requirements in Fudan
Student can apply and receive a Certificate of Degree if he/she:
(1)Accomplish all required number of courses in each category, totally at least 38 credits;
(2)GPA of basic courses and core courses is greater than 2.0;
(3)Finish thesis and pass the thesis defense.
(4)Finish all above requirements in up to five years.
Contact Us
European Institute
London School of Economics
Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 (0)207 849 4646
Email: europeaninstitute@lse.ac.uk
Institute for Global Public Policy, Fudan University
Room 801A, West Sub-building of Guanghua Towers, Fudan University,
No.220, Handan Road, 200433 Shanghai, P.R.China
Telephone:+86 (021) 65642019
Email: igppadmin@fudan.edu.cn
