London School of Economics

The course equips students with the skills to be able to design, carry out, report, read, and evaluate qualitative research projects. It is taught by qualitative research experts who have experience of using the methods they teach. It covers the full cycle of a qualitative research project: design, data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination. Students gain a conceptual understanding of current academic debates regarding different methods, and the practical skills to put those methods into practice.

Using publicly available information and real-world case studies including Marks & Spencer, Carrefour and Coca-Cola, the course introduces a framework for business analysis and valuation grounded in academic research. Taking students through key analysis components such as business strategy analysis, accounting analysis, financial analysis and prospective analysis in a variety of decision contexts, the course then proceeds to focus on equity valuation. The objective of this second half of the course is to provide students with a detailed, applied knowledge of contemporary valuation methodologies. This includes technical sessions, exploration of the practices in the field and numerous cases and technical exercises.

Have financial crises become more frequent and more severe over time? What can early bubbles tell us about the state of different stock markets? Was fiscal policy as important as monetary policy in helping recovery in Britain and the US after the Great Depression? Exploring these topics informs our understanding of current global financial markets. During this course, students are asked to engage with these important topics and more, participating in lively discussion.

This course is an introduction to the theoretical and practical functioning of urban real estate markets using concepts from urban economics, finance, and real estate economics. A major component of the course is the case study in which students value a mixed-use commercial real estate property using the knowledge and techniques they have learned.

This course engages students with international affairs through the study of the legal frameworks which govern them, situating those frameworks within the material and cultural context of international politics. Focusing on controversial and significant issues in contemporary international politics, including recent examples of the use of force, international economic integration and the promotion and protection of human rights and the environment, students actively engage in these topics through key readings, role-plays, and question and answer sessions. Students study the structure and operation of the international legal order, having explored focused case studies including the war on terror, the international legal prohibition against torture, and the use of force in Iraq, Libya, and Syria.