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2026
Contents
99%
Applying to Summer School
of students would
“LSE helps students prepare for bright
recommend LSE futures in a dynamic world. Our motto
Summer School “rerum cognoscere causas” means
“to know the causes of things,” and
2026 Dates was chosen to support the School’s
founding purpose, “for the betterment
Session One of society.” Our globally renowned
22 June - 10 July Summer School gives you a unique
opportunity to share in this tradition
of academic excellence and participate
Session Two in an international exchange of ideas.”
13 July - 31 July
Professor Larry Kramer
3 August - 21 August
1st in the UK
The Times and Sunday Times Good
University Guide 2026
42
Economics and Political Science,
one of the foremost social science
and management subjects
universities in the world.
LSE is a global community of people and ideas in the
beating heart of central London. We’re a specialist World leaders
This year, LSE is
social sciences university, ranking sixth in the world
in the QS subject rankings 2025 and the UK’s top celebrating 130 have taught or
university in The Times and Sunday Times Good
University Guide 2026, as well as University of the
years of impact studied at LSE
Year in 2025.
Professor Peter Trubowitz
Academic Director, LSE Summer School
LSE Summer School is the largest of its kind in
Europe. We offer an exciting range of courses across Peter Trubowitz is Professor of International
the wide spectrum of LSE’s world-class teaching,
Our courses are taught
Relations and Director of the US Centre
taught by leading scholars in their fields, and they at the London School of Economics and
can be taken for credit towards your degree at your Political Science and Associate Fellow
home institution.*
at Chatham House, Royal Institute of
International Affairs. His main teaching and examined by leading
and research interests are in the fields of
At Summer School, you’ll gain an invaluable insight
into leading-edge thinking in each discipline and
international security and comparative
foreign policy, with special focus on
LSE faculty, giving you the
same learning experience
American grand strategy and foreign policy.
be encouraged to reflect on the key issues facing He also writes and comments frequently on
society today. US party politics and elections and how they
Our Students
97% 3%
21
Average age
Student
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Professional
Government departments
National banks
European Commission
Multinational corporation
In 2025 students came from
of students
leading universities across
48% 52% the globe, including:
4% Oceania
6
2% Oceania
University of Queensland
University of Melbourne 7
Latin America and University of Sydney
the Caribbean USA and Canada
Yale University
4% University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of Texas at Austin
118
Africa and the Northeastern University
Harvard University
Middle East Princeton University
University of Michigan
Nationalities Northwestern University
represented University of Toronto
University of California, Berkeley
* Summer School 2025 data
Roseberry
Iconic skyline
Carr-Saunders Passfield Hall Hall Historic London Take in the view of London’s ever-
Hall changing skyline. You will spot
Explore London’s rich history on foot the striking Shard, the instantly
London
from the LSE campus, with many recognisable Gherkin and other
A Taste of Britain areas of historic significance within renowned buildings.
walking distance.
and Beyond
Life
Indulge in classic British dishes
like fish and chips or a hearty
#CoventGarden Sunday roast, and wander
through London’s vibrant food
Oxford Street The British markets to discover the best in
Museum both local and global cuisines.
Houses of
Parliament
Imperial
War Museum
Accommodation Accommodation
Accommodation
LSE offers a range of great value
accommodation in several central
London locations. These halls are
within easy travel distance to LSE
and you’ll stay with lots of fellow
Summer School students. You can
book your LSE accommodation as “Some of my best
soon as you have your course offer. memories at LSE were
made with my friends at
Sidney Webb House. The
facilities are clean, and
Why stay at LSE Accommodation? On-campus Gym the staff are friendly and
Based across two sites on campus approachable. It was one
▪ Connect with students from all over the LSESU Gym offers a wide
the globe of the highlights of my
variety of facilities to provide
▪ Central London student accommodation students with an enhanced fitness entire trip, and I highly
▪ Rooms to suit a wide variety of budgets*: experience including the Endurance recommend it to future
▪ Single, double and triple rooms Series Cardio Range, functional incoming students.”
training area and brand-new
▪ Shared bathroom or private ensuite Richelle Miao, USA/China
strength and conditioning suite.
▪ Breakfast included University of California, Santa Cruz
Campus
Life
At Summer School you benefit
from the same first-class
facilities and services as
a full-time LSE student.
Social
Programme
“Take advantage of the
social events because
Our bespoke social programme
this is a terrific way to
will help you make life-long
meet individuals from
friends and build networks that
span continents. The varied
many walks of life.”
social programme will be your Raquel Beji, Portugal
starting point to making friends Catolica Lisbon School of
Business and Economics
and discovering London, one
of the world’s most diverse and
exhilarating cities.
Welcome Event
Walking Tours
West End
Theatre Trips
Trips to Iconic
UK Cities
16 Thames River “The Boat Party is an absolute 17
Boat Party highlight of Summer School!
Getting to dress up, dance,
Leaving Party
and take photos on the River
Pub Quiz Thames at sunset with all of
your new friends makes for an
Summer Fayre
unforgettable experience!”
Industry Insights
Gain a deeper understanding of individual
Earn a industries, their current trends, challenges, and
digital badge opportunities. Understand your target industry, its
dynamics and how to be successful in it.
Based on your attendance at Spark events,
you can earn a digital badge to showcase
At LSE Summer School, we don’t
your professional skills to potential employers. Job Search Skills
only offer a world-class education, Once completed you can download your
we also offer you world-class badge and display it on your LinkedIn page, Learn how to succeed in today’s rapidly
your email signature or add it to the skills and fluctuating job market. You will be more effective
extracurricular activities to
achievement section of your CV. and successful in your job search and increase
enhance your personal and your chances of finding a job that is a perfect fit!
professional development “Standout graduates can clearly
alongside your academic growth. articulate how the skills they have
Postgraduate Study developed during their studies can
Spark is a programme of exciting events, translate into the workplace. Being
bootcamps, panels, pitches and workshops that “This is the ideal moment to start Postgraduate study skills explore the abilities and
strategies that are necessary to effectively apply able to knit together an interesting
helps students enhance their professional skills
building the courage, aptitudes,
for today’s rapidly developing workplace. for a postgraduate programme, and to perform narrative that illustrates values,
agility and resilience – the effectively when you start the course.
aspirations and what you can
Working in collaboration with LSE Careers, innovation and entrepreneurial
Digital Skills Lab, LSE LIFE and the School’s bring to the workplace will help
entrepreneurship hub, LSE Generate, you will mindset – that will equip you to Wellbeing prospective employers get a sense
gain access to some of the most dynamic and navigate the ups and downs ahead.”
exciting industry experts and business leaders in Individuals who practice healthy wellbeing of who you are and the value you
the LSE ecosystem. L.J. Silverman techniques often improve productivity, have greater will bring to their team.”
Head of LSE Generate job satisfaction, and are happier in work and life.
Spark offers you a unique and detailed insight Sessions on mindfulness, stress management and Anne Clinton
into how to make yourself stand out in the how to worry effectively will equip you to handle Director of LSE Careers
professional world. any situation and achieve a balanced life.
Digital Skills
Digital skills are increasingly important in
today’s workplace, as more industries become Spark events in LSE Generate is recognised
18 dependent on technology and digital tools.
2025 included: as the top university start-up 19
Learn how to use technology to complete tasks,
solve problems, communicate effectively and
hub in the UK by the Financial
capture business opportunity. ▪ The Value of Networking & LinkedIn Times, Statista, and Sifted.
▪ Postgraduate Study at LSE
▪ Your Future Job Search: Planning & Strategy
▪ Your CV: Maximising effectiveness
Entrepreneurship ▪ Write Essays that LSE Markers Want to Read
▪ Language for Negotiation
We focus on developing skills not only for those ▪ Improv Workshops LSE Generate is ranked
looking to start a business but anyone who would ▪ Female Founders Evening among the top ten leading
like to develop their entrepreneurial mindset – a
skill prized by many graduate employers.
▪ Career Development Workshops start-up hubs in Europe
118 NATIONALITIES
REPRESENTED MEET THE WORLD
100 LEVEL 100 LEVEL 100 LEVEL 100 LEVEL 200 LEVEL 100 LEVEL
AC101: Management Accounting and Data- MG101: Marketing EC101: Introductory Microeconomics LN101: Preparatory English (1 week before FM200: Fundraising for Startups IR100: Great Thinkers and Pivotal Leaders:
Driven Decision Making session one - in person only) Shaping the Global Order
MG103: Consumer Behaviour: Behavioural EC102: Introductory Macroeconomics FM201: Sustainable Finance and Impact
AC110: Principles of Accounting Fundamentals for Marketing LN102: Preparatory English (1 week before Investing IR102: Comparative Political Economy:
EC103: The Economic History of Inequality
and Management session two - in person only) Capitalism, Democracy, and
FM202: Analysis and Management of
EC104: The Wealth (and Poverty) of Inequality
MG106: Strategic Management LN103: Preparatory English (1 week before Financial Risk
Nations: Global Economic
session three - in person only) IR104: Environment and Society: Science,
200 LEVEL MG107: Management Analytics in Development Past and Present FM225: Fixed Income Securities, Debt
Policy and Action
the Age of Big Data Markets and the Macro Economy
AC200: Sustainability Reporting in
IR105: Understanding Foreign Policy: the
Capital Markets MG110: The Science and FM230: Alternative Investments
Diplomacy of War, Profit and Justice
Art of Decision Making
AC202: Corporate Fraud and Accountability: 200 LEVEL FM250: Finance
IR110: Foundations of Psychological Science
Principles and Practices MG111: AI for Business: Management,
EC200: Introduction to
Strategy and Governance IR112: Gender, Culture and Policy
AC210: Financial Statement Analysis for Behavioural Economics
Investment Banking and Asset MG112: Entrepreneurial Strategy: Designing IR114: Power, Inequality and Identity:
EC201: Intermediate Microeconomics 300 LEVEL
Management and Launching Ventures Understanding Contemporary
EC202: Intermediate Macroeconomics FM350: Advanced Corporate Finance Societies
AC215: Business Analysis and Valuation MG114: HRM and the Future of Work:
Adapting to Change EC203: Real Estate Economics and Finance FM360: Options, Futures and Other IR115: Culture and Globalisation
Financial Derivatives
MG130: Management of Organisations EC204: Financial Markets and the Global IR116: Food, Culture and Identity
Economy: the History of Bubbles,
MG133: Power, Status and Conflict IR117: The Future of Democracy
Crashes and Inflations
in Organisations
IR120: Trade, Development and
EC210: Inequality and Poverty Analysis
the Environment
EC212: Introduction to Econometrics
IR130: War, Power and Morality: Divisive
200 LEVEL EC235: Economics of European Integration Debates and Contentious Conflicts
MG200: Leading Organisational Change in EC240: Environmental Economics and IR140: Media and Communications in an
the Age of Generative AI Sustainable Development Age of Crisis
26 MG201: Brand Strategy EC260: The Political Economy IR160: Conflict and Power in the 27
of Public Policy Contemporary Middle East
MG203: Industrial Policy: Leading the Green
and Digital Transitions EC270: Public Finance: Designing Effective
Government Policy
MG204: Leadership in Organisations
200 LEVEL
MG206: Business Strategy in International
and Emerging Markets IR201: Power Shift: The West, the BRICS
300 LEVEL and The Crisis of the Liberal
MG209: Bargaining and Negotiation:
International Order?
Interests, Information, Strategy EC307: Development Economics
and Power IR204: International Migration: Power,
EC312: Advanced Econometrics
Policy and Lived Realities
MG250: Management and Economics
EC320: Applied Econometrics and Big Data
of Digital Innovation IR207: Development in the International
EC351: International Economics Political Economy
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School website for the latest course information. School website for the latest course information.
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