入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求： As an interdisciplinary programme, applications from any field in the social sciences are welcome. In the past, the bulk of the student body has been made up by graduates in economics, development, sociology, geography, international relations and political science. In any case, we will expect applicants to have very good grades in their first degrees. A high score in the GRE test or in the GMAT test within five years before your application will be considered a strong asset.
英语要求：IELTS 6.5 or internet-based TOEFL 100.
学费 Tuition Fee：2012/2013 £16,512
课程特征 Course Features：
This programme draws upon the expertise of a group of LSE researchers who are key contributors to research and practice on regional and local economic development. We also invite regular contributions from external academics and practitioners.
In addition to gaining the MSc you will also have access to the Institution of Economic Development, the leading UK organisation for economic development practitioners.
课程内容 Course Content ：
Compulsory courses
(* half unit)
•Topics in Local Economic Development*
•Globalisation, Regional Development and Policy or Local Economic Development and Policy
•Dissertation
Options
Choose to the value of one and a half units from:
•A core course not taken above or any of the related half-unit courses:
Globalisation and Regional Development*
Economics of Local and Regional Development*
Regional Development and Policy*
Local Capacity and Economic Development Policy*
•The Economics of Regional and Urban Planning*
•The Political Economy of Southeast Europe*
•Environmental Regulation: Implementing Policy
•Urban Theory, Policy and Practice in the Global South
•Cities and Social Change in East Asia*
•Concepts in Environmental Regulation*
•Applied Regression Analysis* or any other suitable methodology half-unit
•Political and Fiscal Integration and Disintegration in EU Member States*
•Cities, People and Poverty in the South*
•Issues in Environmental Governance*
•Applied Quantitative Methods*
•Techniques of Spatial Economic Analysis*
•A relevant course from another programme
In general minimum teaching contact for a full-unit course is usually 40 hours, and 20 hours for a half-unit.