123 Short courses offered by the university

Have financial crises become more frequent and more severe over time? What can early bubbles tell us about the state of different stock markets? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Financial Markets and the Global Economy - The History of Bubbles, Crashes and Inflations programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's Introduction to Statistics - Understanding the World through Data is an introductory course on statistics and how it can help us answer the kind of questions that arise when we want to better understand the world.

How do politics and institutions shape public policy? How and why does policy change? How does bureaucracy work, and how might it be reformed? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Public Policy Analysis programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's course offers an intensive investigation of a central set of topics over the last century of international politics. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the From Sarajevo to Baghdad - Key Decisions on War and Peace, 1914-2003 programme.

Once regarded as a symptom of political underdevelopment, populist politics are challenging the political establishment in virtually all regions of the world. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Populist and Alt-Right Politics programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's Foundations of Psychological Science course provides an introduction to human cognition and behaviour, addressing foundational topics in psychological science.

Globalisation is one of the most important dynamics of contemporary social life. But how has it emerged, what does it really involve, and what are the cultural and social forces that shape it? London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Culture and Globalisation programme.

Gain the skills to navigate and critically analyse the changing legal environment that is shaping data, law and policy. Learn more at the Data - Law, Policy and Regulation programme from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

The problem, for those concerned with social or economic policy, is that we seldom have the luxury of being able to undertake controlled experiments of the type conducted by natural scientists. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Introduction to Econometrics programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's European Union Law course outlines the structures of the European Union, its law-making processes, judicial architecture and its most important policy domains.

London School of Economics and Political Science's Advanced Econometrics course will present an advanced treatment of econometric principles for cross-sectional, panel and time-series data sets.

Gain a multidisciplinary understanding of policy successes and challenges of developing countries, and learn to formulate solutions for sustainable growth. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the  Economic and Political Development in Developing Countries programme.

Consider regulation from a practical and multidisciplinary perspective as you gain the tools to critically assess the changing regulatory environment. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Regulation Strategy programme.

Urbanisation is one of the most crucial processes of change in the world today. It is also one of the most hotly debated topics across the social sciences. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the An Urbanising World - Cities, Capitalism and the Environment programme.

The purpose of London School of Economics and Political Science's Qualitative Field Methods course is to equip participants with the skills to be able to sensitively and critically design, carry out, report, read, and evaluate field-based qualitative research projects, focussing on in-depth interviews and participant observation.

Interest in the fixed income market is ever-growing. With increasing uncertainty in the global financial market, debt markets have been in the spotlight as investors seek income-generating investments. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Fixed Income Securities, Debt Markets and the Macro Economy programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's Advanced Corporate Finance highly interactive course covers advanced theoretical and applied corporate finance, allowing you to understand how senior managers determine whether to pursue large capital investments and fund strategic projects.

The United Nations’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development has encouraged a new generation of social entrepreneurs who contribute to this vision through innovative initiatives, and by setting up important new social businesses, NGOs and social movements. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship programme.

Globalisation has seen the growing interconnectedness of the world politically, socially, and economically. London School of Economics and Political Science offers the Understanding Foreign Policy - the Diplomacy of War, Profit and Justice programme.

London School of Economics and Political Science's Computational Economics course introduces students to a broad set of computational methods used by economists.