Information about graduate destinations is published on the LSE website - see the 'Careers Service' section.
Graduate studies
LSE is one of the major world centres for the advanced study of the social sciences. Whether or not you are planning a career in academia, a graduate degree can enhance your career prospects, and allows you to study subjects you have enjoyed at undergraduate level in more depth. A significant number of LSE students choose to pursue further study here – making the most of their connection with the School.
LSE offers some 130 taught programmes at postgraduate level, while supervision is also available for the research degrees of MRes, MPhil or PhD. There are also opportunities for non-degree research or other studies not leading to the award of a qualification. Just over half of our student population is engaged in higher degree work.
Applicants for master's degrees at LSE are usually expected to have an upper second class honours degree or equivalent qualification in a subject appropriate to the programme to be followed. In some subjects a preliminary year's tuition may be offered (often a diploma) if you choose to study a different subject at graduate level to your undergraduate degree. The diploma programmes can be used for this purpose, but also serve as qualifications in their own right for students wishing to extend the range or depth of their previous studies.
The School has an ongoing commitment to current and former students through a highly effective alumni relations programme which is administered by School staff and a network of volunteer alumni in the UK and across the world.
The Alumni Relations Team works closely with academic departments ensuring that current students have regular access to the alumni body, giving professional networking opportunities to both. Close links are also maintained with the Careers service and other administrative areas of the School useful to current students and alumni. Growing collaboration between Students' Union clubs and the UK and worldwide alumni groups offers exciting benefits to both students and alumni.
A number of alumni programmes aimed at students and recent alumni include a Professional Mentoring Network for alumni and final stage students and a range of activities specifically aimed at 'Graduates of the Last Decade', the GOLD group.
United Kingdom
Alumni relations in the UK are based around the activities of a number of London based special interest groups, the LSE Business Alumni Network, the Environmental Initiatives Network, the Lawyers Alumni Group, the Media Group and the London Activities Committee with other events organised by the West Midlands Friends of LSE, and the Economicals Football Club.
New developments include a range of events for new and recent alumni in London and more regional activities across the whole of the UK.
International
There are alumni contacts in over 70 countries across the world. A comprehensive list of these groups can be found on the Alumni website. In many, volunteer alumni run groups which organise a wide range of professional, intellectual and social events. These groups range from large operations, study as those in the USA or Germany, to much smaller groups that meet less frequently.
Whether a large or small group, our international alumni are delighted to help and advise potential students and you may find it useful to contact your local group.
In September 2005 the School established the LSE Alumni Association to help build more and stronger links between the School and its 80,000+ alumni around the world. It provides networks and gives alumni a voice in the School. It engages alumni at all levels and promotes the worldwide alumni programme. For the latest information please see www.lse.ac.uk/alumni/alumniassociation.
Graduate destinations