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WELCOME TO THE
Department of
Accounting
Postgraduate Handbook 2019
Contents
Department Welcome 2 Key Information 21
Term Dates and LSE Closures –
Welcome from Kenneth Lee 3 Academic Year 2019/20 21
Registration 21
Welcome from Pascal Frantz 4 Your LSE Card 21
Inclusion Plans 21
Professional Services Staff 5
Student Status Documentation 21
About the Department 6 Interruption 22
Programme Transfer 22
Key Accounting Events 7 Change of Mode of Study 22
Welcome Week 7 Withdrawal 22
Key Career Fair Dates at LSE 7 Regulations 22
Aims of the Programme 9 Student Services Centre 23
Programme Structure 9
Student Representation 24
Diploma in Accounting and Finance 10
Quality Assurance 24
MSc Accounting and Finance 11
LSE Services to Support You with Your
MSc Accounting, Organisations Studies and in Your Career 24
and Institution 12
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) 27
AC480 Quantitative Methods in Accounting
and Finance 13 Your Wellbeing and Health 28
Exam Sub-Board ‘Local Rules’ 14
Exams and Assessments 29
Department of Accounting Resources 15
Where We Are 15 Plagiarism 30
Student Information Centre 15
Results and Classification 30
Academic Mentor 15
Contacting Teaching Staff 15 Fees and Finance 31
Moodle Course Pages 15
Study Facilities 15 Codes and Charters 32
Department Website and Social Media 16
Systems and Online Resources 33
Student Engagement and Community 17
Course Selection and Timetables 34
Student Voice 18
The LSE Academic Code 36
Accounting Careers Consultant Team 19
Campus Map Inside back cover
studenthub.lse.ac.uk/welcome
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Department Welcome
Dear Student,
Welcome to the LSE. Excitement, challenge, pleasure and some considerable hard work
await you over this coming academic year! You are part of a very select group of individuals
admitted to this programme. The Department of Accounting itself attracts world class
academics who engage in a variety of research areas and expose students to critical issues
affecting the field. You will find yourself placed at the cusp of new accounting thought and
novel issues affecting practice. Each year, graduates from our MSc programmes take up
demanding positions in a diverse range of organisations spread around the globe. Some
launch their own start-ups, others join investment banks, brokerage houses, consultancies,
professional services firms, financial boutiques and industrial concerns. Many decide to
pursue further graduate study. The “LSE experience” in one way or another shapes every MSc/
Diploma candidate’s future growth and potential.
To assist you in making the best use of resources within the Department of Accounting and at
LSE, and to guide your programme of study, the following pages document what you will need
to know. Whilst this student handbook is as comprehensive as we could make it, if you have
any questions you do not find answers to, please ask at the Student Information Centre, or
speak to the MSc/Diploma Accounting and Finance Programme Manager, Dorothy Richards,
or the MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institution Programme Manager, Muhammed Iqbal.
Professor Wim Van der Stede
Head of Department of Accounting
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Welcome from Kenneth Lee
Dear Postgraduate student,
I would like to take this opportunity to extend to you a warm welcome to the LSE! This is such a
special and exciting university to attend and I have little doubt that you will gain significantly in all
sorts of interesting ways from your studies and the experience of living in London.
More specifically, as the MSc Programme Director for the postgraduate programmes, I look
forward to getting to know you and bringing you into the Department of Accounting community.
We want you to feel supported from your first day so you can quickly become settled and make
the most of your time with us.
I very much look forward to meeting you soon.
Best regards,
Kenneth Lee
MSc Programme Director
Room: OLD 3.29
Email: Kenneth.lee@lse.ac.uk
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Welcome from Pascal Frantz
Hello!
Welcome to the Diploma in Accounting and Finance. Congratulations on achieving a place here
at the LSE! Be assured this is no mean feat in itself since you are part of a very select group
of individuals. Excitement, challenge, pleasure and some hard work await you over the next
academic year!
As you already know, the Diploma in Accounting and Finance is a flexible postgraduate
programme which can be used as a conversion programme or an opportunity to extend
knowledge in accounting and finance. As the Academic Director for the Diploma in Accounting
and Finance, and more importantly, your Academic Advisor, I am very much looking forward to
meeting you soon and knowing more about your background and aspirations in order to help you
selecting a set of courses that will help you in attaining your objectives. In the mean-time, please
have a look at the Diploma handbook which should provide you with more detailed information
about the programme. Please do not hesitate to contact Dorothy Richards, the Diploma in
Accounting and Finance Programme Manager, if you cannot find answers to all your questions
in the Diploma handbook.
Enjoy your summer!
Best wishes,
Pascal Frantz
Dr Pascal Frantz
Diploma in Accounting and Finance
Programme Director/Academic Mentor
Room: OLD 3.07
Email: p.frantz@lse.ac.uk
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Professional Services Staff
Yvonne Guthrie Sandra Ma Muhammed
Department Manager Student Community and Sabih Iqbal
Operations Manager MSc Accounting,
Room: OLD 3.19
Organisations
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6408 Room: OLD 3.22
and Institutions
Email: y.guthrie@lse.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 7737
Programme Manager
Email: s.s.ma@lse.ac.uk
Room: OLD 3.22
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6278
Email: m.s.iqbal@lse.ac.uk
Dorothy Richards Jack Heaney Gary Crow
MSc and Diploma in Administrator Administrator (CARR and
Accounting and Finance Student Information Centre)
Room: OLD 3.20
Programme Manager
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 5181 Room: OLD 3.20
Roo:m OLD 3.22 Email: j.heaney@lse.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7852 3780
Tel: +44 (0)20 7955 6603 Email: g.crow@lse.ac.uk
Email: d.richards@lse.ac.uk
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About the Department
The Department of Accounting continues to enjoy a reputation as Finally, we play a leading role in scholarship through our editorial
one of the leading groups in the world for teaching and research on contribution to a number of academic international journals, such as:
the economic, institutional and organisational aspects of accounting
and financial management. Maintaining and advancing our leading • Professor Peter Miller is Associate Editor of Accounting,
international reputation for teaching and research is our top priority, Organizations and Society;
and thus, we are committed:
• Professor Wim Van der Stede is Editor-in-Chief of Management
To enhance still further the quality of the student experience in our Accounting Research;
programmes at both the undergraduate and graduate level, such
as by maintaining effective student-faculty ratios and ensuring an • Professor Bjorn Jorgensen is Associate Editor of the Journal of
Accounting, Auditing and Finance;
appropriate balance and mix of students to maintain diversity and
quality of the educational experience.
• Professor Ane Tamayo is Associate Editor of the Journal of
Business Finance and Accounting;
To strengthen further our outstanding research environment through
research seminars, visitors and strong links with other departments,
• Dr Andrea Mennicken is Associate Editor of the Valuation Studies;
research centres and external constituencies, making it possible to
study relevant accounting issues within the rich context of the social Other faculty are on the editorial boards of a wide variety of journals.
sciences in line with the School’s intellectual tradition.
We are proud about the diversity in everything we do, as it is the key
to our competitive advantage locally as well as globally. We therefore
strive to continue to combine ‘global appeal’ with a distinctive
‘European orientation’ in terms of institutional knowledge and
affiliations as well as intellectual traditions.
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Key Accounting Events
To support your learning and development at LSE, the Department
of Accounting has organised a number of events and activities
throughout the year, including Welcome Week. Always check your
programme Moodle page for changes to times and dates.
See attached inserted document detailing events for Michaelmas
and Lent Term.
Welcome Week
Welcome 2019 offers a huge range of talks, tours and other
activities to help you settle into life at LSE. It is designed to
introduce you to LSE and help you meet other students. For more
information visit lse.ac.uk/yourfirstweeks or pick up a copy of The
Welcome Guide 2019.
The Welcome Guide 2019 is packed full of information about the
things you need to do, events you must attend and gives you some
great tips on how to start your time at LSE. You can pick up a copy,
when you register, in the Student Services Centre or at any of the Help
Points (during Welcome Week).
Key Career Fair Dates at LSE
Start
Day Date End Time Title
Time
Tues 01/10/19 17:30 21:00 Banking and Financial Services Fair #1
Thurs 03/10/19 17:30 21:00 Banking and Financial Services Fair #2
Mon 07/10/19 17:00 20:00 Volunteering Fair
Tues 08/10/19 17:30 21:00 Consultancy Fair #1
Thurs 10/10/19 17:30 21:00 Consultancy Fair #2
Tues 15/10/19 17:30 21:00 Internships Fair
Thurs 17/10/19 17:30 20:00 Public Sector & Policy Fair
Tues 22/10/19 17:30 20:00 Law Fair #1
Thurs 24/10/19 17:30 20:00 Law Fair #2
Tues 29/10/19 17:30 20:00 Business and Management Fair
The careers fairs will take place at LSE Life unless otherwise stated.
Please visit the LSE Careers Hub for more details and registration.
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Aims of the Programme
• The opportunity to study in one of the most highly-rated
Departments in the subject area in the world, both for its research
and its institutional links and for its research-led teaching.
• Exposure to world-class social scientists, business leaders,
politicians, and modern thinkers who visit and/or teach at LSE.
• The opportunity to acquire a solid foundation if students have
little or no background in accounting or finance, or extend their
knowledge in this area within a flexible programme.
• The opportunity to prepare for careers in the fields of finance and
accounting, management consulting and advisory services in both
the private and public sector.
• Students typically take four units of taught courses, with
examinations at the end of the academic year.
• Given the high level of academic performance expected
from students, a significant amount of independent study
and preparation is required for successful completion of
the programme.
Further information about your degree can be found here:
Diploma in Accounting and Finance:
lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Degree-programmes-2019/
Diploma-Accounting-and-Finance
MSc Accounting and Finance:
lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Degree-programmes-2019/
MSc-Accounting-Organisations-and-Institutions
MSc Accounting, Organisation and Institutions:
lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate/Degree-programmes-2019/
MSc-Accounting-and-Finance
Programme structure
Students must successfully complete the equivalent of four full-unit
courses to meet the requirements of their programme. Results from
each of the full-unit courses carry proportionate and equal weight
in the final assessment of the degree. Compulsory core courses
will provide the foundation for developing an understanding of a
variety of topics, themes and core principles. You can then select
from a combination of optional full and half unit courses in specific
areas of accounting and finance to fit your interests and preferred
specialisation. Options from outside these two departments are also
available. For information about course choice go to the section on
Course Selection and Timetables.
9Diploma in Accounting and Finance
This information is for the 2019/20 session. Students take courses to Compulsory Paper 3 and 4
the value of four units.
Students should select remaining papers to the value of two full units
and if not taken under Paper 2.
Compulsory Paper 1
FM212 Principles of Finance (1.0) # Course Title
Or number
By special permission of the Course Leaders, students may
substitute FM212 with one of the following: AC200 Accounting Theory and Practice
AC310 Management Accounting, Financial Management
FM300 Corporate Finance Investments and Financial Markets (1.0) # and Organisational Control (1.0) #
Or
FM320 Quantitative Finance (1.0) # AC330 Financial Accounting, Analysis and Valuation (1.0)* #
Compulsory Paper 2 AC470 Accounting in the Global Economy (0.5) #
AC200 Accounting Thoery and Practice EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (1.0) #
Or EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (1.0) #
AC330 Financial Accounting, Analysis and Valuation (1.0) #
Or EC210 Macroeconomic Principles (1.0) #
AC490 Management Accounting, Decisions and Control (0.5)
EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (1.0) #
and
AC491 Financial Accounting, Reporting and Disclosure (0.5) EC313 Industrial Economics (1.0) #
EH240 Business and Economic Performance since 1945:
Britain in International Context (1.0)
LL209 Commercial and Enterprise Law (1.0)
MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5)
MG203 Organisational Theory and Behaviour (1.0)
MG4G4 Topics in Management Research (0.5) #
ST107 Quantitative Methods (Statistics) (0.5) #
Any other course with permission
# Means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view
the course guide for more information.
Finalising your Course choice meeting with Dr Pascal Franz
Dr Pascal Frantz is the Diploma in Accounting and Finance
Programme Director and will be available to meet with students to
discuss their course option choices. Further information about the
date and time will be available at the Welcome meeting.
10MSc Accounting and Finance
This information is for the 2019/20 session. Students take courses to
FM445 Portfolio Management (0.5)
the value of four units.
FM447 Global Financial Systems (0.5)
Students who wish to take AC416 in Paper 2 or Papers 3 or 4 are
required to take AC480 Quantitative Methods in Accounting and FM472 International Finance (0.5)
Finance which runs over a 9-day period before the start of MT.
FM476 Entrepreneurial Finance (0.5) **
GY462 Real Estate Finance (0.5)
Compulsory Paper 1
Either LL4BK Corporate Crime (0.5)
FM430 Corporate Finance & Asset Markets (1.0) Or FM429 Asset LL4BL Financial Crime (0.5)
Markets A (0.5)
MG4D5 Leadership in Organisations: Theory and
And
Practice (0.5)
FM431M Corporate Finance A (0.5) or FM431L Corporate
Finance A (0.5) Any other course with permission
Compulsory Paper 2 ** These half units are capped which means that there is a limit
to the number of students allowed onto the course and therefore
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) and AC417 Corporate
it is very difficult to gain a place. Typically, a lottery process is
Finance Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5)
undertaken to allocate places on units which are oversubscribed.
Or
Therefore, we strongly recommend that students have clear
AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) and AC416 Topics in
alternatives in mind should they not be successful with an
Financial Reporting (0.5)
application for these capped half units.
Or
AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5) and
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5)
Or Diploma Students now Studying MSc Accounting
AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) and AC415 and Finance
Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5)
Students who have previously taken the Diploma in Accounting and
Compulsory Paper 3 and 4 Finance at the LSE are not allowed to take the same courses as
previously studied.
Students should select remaining papers to the value of two full units
and if not taken under Paper 2.
Dissertation option – AC499
Course Title MSc Accounting and Finance students who elect to take this as an
number option in paper 3 or 4. Permission to select this long essay option
must be obtained from the Programme Director by Friday Week 3
AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5)* of Michaelmas Term. Students wishing to select this option must
AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5)* identify and secure agreement from the Course Leader in the first
instance and then contact a member of staff who is willing to provide
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5)* supervision for the long essay. If you decide to elect this as an option
in paper 3 or 4, the deadline for submission the end of May each year.
AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor
Relations (0.5)*
Degree specification on the MSc Accounting and
AC444 Valuation and Security Analysis (0.5)
Finance programme
AC470 Accounting in the Global Economy (0.5)
Students may elect to have their degree specialisation indicated on
FM402 Financial Risk Analysis (0.5) their degree certificate. Students who take both AC470 and FM472
as Paper 3 may choose to have MSc Accounting and Finance:
FM404 Forecasting Financial Time Series (0.5) International Accounting and Finance on their certificate. Students
FM413 Fixed Income Markets (0.5) who take two half units of AC411 or AC415 or AC416 or AC417
as Paper 3 may choose to have MSc Accounting and Finance;
FM421 Applied Corporate Finance (0.5) ** Accounting and Financial Management on their certificate. Students
taking finance courses to the equivalent of two full units as Paper 3
FM441 Derivatives (0.5)
and 4 may choose to have MSc Accounting and Finance: Finance on
FM442 Quantitative Methods for Finance and their certificate.
Risk Analysis (0.5)
11MSc Accounting, Organisations
and Institutions
This information is for the 2019/20 session. Students take courses to
the value of four units.
Course Title
number
There is also a pre-sessional course held in the week before
AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5)
MT: AC425 MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions:
Pre-sessional course. AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5)
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5)
Pre-sessional course
AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor
AC425 MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions: Pre-sessional Relations (0.5)
course (0.0)
AC444 Valuation and Security Analysis (0.5)
Compulsory Paper 1 AC470 Accounting in the Global Economy (0.5)
AC424 Accounting, Organisations and Institutions (1.0) DV413 Environmental Problems and Development
Interventions (0.5)
Compulsory Paper 2 DV415 Global Environmental Governance (0.5)
AC490 Management Accounting, Decisions and Control (0.5) and EH463 The Long-Run Analysis of Firms and Industries (0.5)
AC491 Financial Accounting, Reporting and Disclosure (0.5)
EH464 The Historical Context of Business (0.5)
Or
AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) and EH483 The Development and Integration of the World
AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5) Economy in the 19th and 20th Centuries (1.0)
Or
AC415 Management Accounting for Decision Making (0.5) and FM474L Managerial Finance (0.5)
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) FM474M Managerial Finance (0.5)
Or
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) and LL4BF International Financial Regulation (0.5)
AC417 Corporate Financial Disclosure and Investor Relations (0.5)
MG476 Corporate Social Responsibility and International
Or
Labour Standards (0.5)
AC411 Accounting, Strategy and Control (0.5) and
AC416 Topics in Financial Reporting (0.5) Students who wish to take AC416 in Paper 2 or Papers 3 or 4 are
required to take AC480 Quantitative Methods in Accounting and
Compulsory Paper 3 and 4 Finance which runs over a 9-day period before the start of MT.
Students should select remaining papers to the value of two full units
and if not taken under Paper 2. MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions
AC424 Long Essay Guidance
It is a requirement that you submit a Long Essay of 6,000 words in
length as part of the core course of the MSc Accounting, Organisations
and Institutions (AC424). This Long Essay will account for 50 percent
of the course marks. The two-hour exam in Summer Term for this
course accounts for the remaining 50 percent of the marks.
Timetable for completing the Long Essay
• Michaelmas term: By end of week 11 students should have a draft
Long Essay title and 500-word outline to be submitted. The essay
titles/outlines will then be approved and students will be informed
of their advisor.
• Lent term: By end of week 6 students to have had first meeting
with advisor. By end of week 11, students to have had second
meeting with advisor.
• Summer term: Long Essay deadline: Students to submit to Student
Information Centre. Deadline date TBC
12AC480 Quantitative Methods in
Accounting and Finance
This course is available on the MSc Accounting and Finance
and MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions. This course
is not available as an outside option. The objective of the course is
to provide students with the necessary background required for
core accounting and finance courses. The course is organised in
two sections:
Section 1 – “Accounting: Disclosure Principles and Practice” provides
an overview of fundamental accounting concepts, practices and
the main financial statements. This section emphasises users’
perspective rather than preparers’ perspective on financial reporting
(eg, for valuation purposes).
Section 2 – “Finance: Quantitative Methods” provides the
basic quantitative tools needed for technical MSc courses. This
section consists of an introduction to Basic Calculus, Probability
and Statistics.
AC480 runs over a 9-day period before the start of Michaelmas Term.
Please see timetable for lecture/seminar times.
Exam Sub-Board ‘Local Rules’
The below Exam Sub-Board ‘local rules’ apply to the MSc Accounting
and Finance and MSc Accounting, Organisation and Institution
programmes:
• Course critical to assessment: None
• Distinction/Merit borderline (scheme paragraph 5.3.2):
Classification for students with mark profiles falling into this range
will always be determined to the advantage of the student.
• Merit/Pass borderline (scheme paragraph 5.3.4):
Classification for students with mark profiles falling into this range
will always be determined to the advantage of the student.
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Department of Accounting Resources
Where We Are Contacting Teaching Staff
The Department main offices are on the 3rd Floor of the Old Building You should always try to resolve any questions by first going to the
(OLD 3.20 and OLD 3.22). Contact address: Department of Accounting, Student Information Centre (OLD 3.20).
If your question remains unanswered, we have set up the following
Department of Accounting procedure for you to contact members of staff in order of preference:
London School of Economics and Political Science
Houghton Street 1. Office Hours
London WC2A 2AE
2. Appointments through the programme managers
3. Email directly
The names and room numbers of the Department's teaching staff are
Student Information Centre listed on the Departmental website: lse.ac.uk/accounting/people
The Student Information Centre is based in Room OLD 3.20, Third
Floor of the Old Building. You should go to the Centre for collection of
course packs and all programme related queries including: Moodle Course Pages
• leaving messages for academic staff (if their administrative Each individual course page on Moodle contains details of the
contact is unavailable) Lecturer/s and Class Teacher/s who teach on the course, should you
need to contact them. Here you will also find links, where possible,
• contacting academic staff to PDF versions of all handouts distributed during the lectures
throughout the year. At the bottom of the page, there is a link to
• staff office hours the past exam papers held in the Library. Some courses may make
numerical solutions to past exam papers available. You will also find
• examination information
links to LSE Timetables on these pages.
• collecting course handouts
The Department of Accounting hides its course materials on each
Moodle course page from the end of July each year. You will be
• collecting formative feedback forms and submitting classwork
notified and given advance notice of when this will happen by the
• other general queries Departmental Administrator. By implication, students who wish to
retain these course materials for their own records should download
them before this date. This is particularly advisable for students who
Term time opening hours
will have to resit the exam for this course.
Monday to Friday 09.30–2.30 and 13.30–17.30
More information on Moodle can be found on the Key Information
Outside term opening hours
section.
Monday to Friday 10.00–12.30 and 13.30–17.00
Academic Mentor Study Facilities
The Department of Accounting has two study/common rooms on
Your Academic Mentor is responsible for monitoring your academic
the third floor of the Old Building. The rooms are key code entry
progress. They are available to help with any problems which may
for accounting students only. You can obtain the code from your
arise, whether academic or personal. All MSc and Diploma students
Programme Manager.
will be assigned an Academic Mentor at the start of the Michaelmas
Term. You should have no hesitation in consulting with your
Academic Mentor when in doubt or difficulty. All students should OLD 3.26 ‘Ann Bohm Room’, Old Building
maintain regular contact with their Academic Mentor on academic
and pastoral issues through direct one-to-one meetings and other This room is furnished with desks, chairs and sofas for quiet study.
means of communication, such as emails. The number and nature Please note that, on occasion, this room will be closed off for
of meetings may vary. However, each student will be invited to meet accounting student related ev ents. The Department will reduce this
with their Academic Mentors at least 2 times per term. Please note function during the exam period.
that if you elect to take the dissertation option, your dissertation
supervisor will not necessarily be your regular Academic Mentor.
Request for references. All reference requests, whether for
employment, study or internship, should firstly be made via your
Academic Mentor.
15OLD 3.37, Old Building The Student Hub app – Accounting page
The room is furnished with study desks pods and computers The Department of Accounting has a dedicated page on the LSE
including six Bloomberg Terminals. Login access to the computers in Student Hub App for all things accounting. The Student Hub is
is restricted to postgraduate Accounting and Finance students. We available to download from iOS and Android app store. Search
will arrange for your login to be activated on these computers during "Accounting" on the app or online at studenthub.lse.ac.uk and follow
week 1 of Michaelmas Term. us today.
Additionally you can also join the Student Hub MSc/Diploma in
Accounting Group page. Links are be published on your Moodle page.
Department Website and Social Media
Facebook Group Pages
lse.ac.uk/accounting
Additionally, the Department manages three Facebook groups for
The Department of Accounting website is a useful resource for both new students joining our postgraduate programmes. You would have
current and prospective students, detailing the courses we offer and been invited to join as Offer Holders prior to starting at LSE. If you
providing information about our faculty, teaching and research. have not joined yet, you can do using the links below or by contacting
Sandra Ma, Student Community Manager at s.s.ma@lse.ac.uk
You can also follow the Department of Accounting on social media:
• Diploma in Accounting and Finance Group
facebook.com/lseaccounting facebook.com/groups/432467924178456
instagram.com/lseaccounting • MSc Accounting and Finance Group
facebook.com/groups/472450406612408
linkedin.com/company/lseaccounting
• MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions Group
twitter.com/LSE_Accounting facebook.com/groups/301673087139922
16Student Engagement and Community
The Department endeavours to create a fun and supportive LSESU Accounting, Organisations and
environment for students to socialise and learn. Students are
encouraged to organise and get involved in a variety of accounting Institutions (AOI) Student Society
activities and we aim to offer exciting and stimulating programme.
The AOI Society is one of the key societies representing postgraduate
Our yearly activities are listed in the Moodle and the Student Hub. Accounting students LSE. Membership of the society is Department-
Events ranging from careers and professional development, to social wide, so students from all of our graduate programmes are able to
get-togethers and networking. There are three Department-wide join the society and take advantage of the opportunity to meet and
receptions for staff and students: interact with their peers.
Each year, the Department helps to recruit the AOI Society Student
1. Welcome Reception (Week 0, Michaelmas Term) Committee. If you are interested to find out more please email
Programme Manager, Muhammed Iqbal on m.s.iqbal@lse.ac.uk
2. Christmas Reception (Week 10, Michaelmas Term)
3. End of Teaching celebrations (Week 11, Lent Term)
Postgraduate Accounting Yearbook
INSIGHTS Speaker Series To capture your time at LSE we encourage you to submit an entry
and photos to GradFinale by the end of Lent Term. This will form
In order to show how some of the theory you learn is used in practice, the basis of the Postgraduate Accounting Yearbook that is given to
the Department will run a speakers series of lectures, where we participating students at graduation who submits an entry. Only those
invite practitioners, and in some cases visiting academics, to make who respond will receive their free copy of the yearbook. A photo-
presentations to students. These lectures are generally related to a session will be held in the Michaelmas Term 2019.
topical aspect of accounting, finance or something which students
are seeing in their lectures and classes. A schedule of presentations
is announced early in Michaelmas Term.
Graduate Weekend 2019
The Graduate Weekend is a student weekend break with faculty and
staff in the Department of Accounting. Students from the following
programmes are invited to attend:
Diploma in Accounting and Finance; MSc Accounting and Finance;
MSc Accounting, Organisations and Institutions; MSc Law and
Accounting; PhD Accounting
We will visit the Hilton Cambridge City Centre Hotel which is nestled
among the colleges and shops in the historic heart of the city centre.
The date is Saturday 19 to Sunday 20 October 2019 (1 night). The
price after a substantial departmental subsidy is just £80 per person
which includes coach travel to and from the LSE, lunch, dinner, bed
and breakfast. Other activities will take place at the weekend.
Places are limited so please register if you wish to attend.
Registration opens on Friday 27 September 2019 and will close on
Monday 14 October 2019. Further details will be available at the
Welcome meeting.
17Student Voice
At the Department of Accounting, we take student views seriously.
Student feedback is extremely important to us, and students are
strongly encouraged to voice their views about their time at LSE, their
programme, make suggestions for improvement, and work with us to
enhance experiences for the whole student body. Here are some of
the ways you can make your voice heard and share your feedback to
make a difference.
• Student-Staff Liaison Committees
• LSE Students’ Union Representatives
• Feedback using the Student Hub app
• Consultative Forums
• Graduate Studies Sub-committees
• Comments, Compliments and Concerns
Use your voice as a member of the LSE community and help make
positive change across the School. We need student input to
understand what we do well at LSE and what we need to better. Tell
us what you think and share your ideas for improvements through
the School’s online feedback tool, or by submitting a Comments,
Compliments and Concerns postcard outside OLD 3.20.
Student Suggestions and Concerns
We hope that you enjoy your studies in the Department, and that
you are pleased with the teaching and other forms of support that
you receive. However, if you have any suggestions or concerns, we
aim to respond to these constructively and address any problems as
promptly as possible.
Specifically, if you have a concern about your programme or any
aspect of the Department’s activities, you are invited to raise this as
early as possible with any of the following:
• The elected student representatives for your programme.
• The relevant course teacher/course leader
• The Programme Manager, Programme Director, your Academic
Mentor, Department Manager (Yvonne Guthrie) or the Head of
Department (Professor Wim Van der Stede)
18Accounting Careers Consultant Team
As an Accounting postgraduate student, you will have exclusive access to two career consultants, Denise Donoghue and Claire Kinselley, who will
both be available to meet with you once a week during Michaelmas term and in alternate weeks in Lent term.
Meet the Team About Careers Discussions
These 20 minute, face to face sessions with Claire or Denise can be
Denise Donoghue used to discuss anything careers related including:
Denise is an accomplished career coach,
helping clients to transition into new vertical • Application form, CV and cover letter checking (please bring a copy
or lateral careers with top tier companies in to your appointments with you)
the finance, consulting and corporate sectors.
Her experience includes working with MSc • Employer and sector-specific information
and MBA students at LBS, INSEAD, LSE,
Imperial College, Cass and AGSM in Sydney. She has an indepth • Interview advice
understanding of candidate requirements and coaches on career
goal definition, refinement of marketing materials and interview
• Further study options
techniques that provide a competitive edge. • Job hunting strategy
www.kickstartnow.com
• Career planning and exploring ideas
Claire Kinselley
Claire Kinselley is an executive coach whose
clients include leading business schools Preparing for an appointment
and consultancies. Claire believes in the
ability of people to make positive changes To get the most out of your appointment we recommend
to their lives to fulfil their potential. Claire’s the following:
background is in recruitment, and she also
works as an assessor for leading professional services’ firms. • Bring any supporting documentation eg, a CV, cover letter,
Claire is British Psychological Society – Level A and B qualified, application form or some notes about your thoughts and ideas.
has completed an ICF accredited coaching course, and is a
Chartered Member of the CIPD. She also has an MSc in HR • Make good use of the many online resources available on the LSE
Management from the London School of Economics. Careers website (lse.ac.uk/careers)
• Attend career seminars on CVs and application forms in order to
maximise your time with a careers consultant.
You can meet with Claire or Denise during the following dates/times
and appointments can be booked via CareerHub: • Do some background research first.
careers.lse.ac.uk/students/login?ReturnUrl=%2f
Outside of the times listed for Denise and Claire you are welcome to
book to see Barnaby Mollet, or any of the other Careers Consultants
at the Careers Service.
Barnaby Mollet
Barnaby is a Careers Consultant working with
Accounting and Finance, Economic History,
and postgraduate Government students. He
previously worked in the Careers Service at
Imperial College London with eight different
academic departments, and coordinated the
College’s mentoring scheme and charity internships programme.
What feels like a very long time ago, Barnaby graduated with a
degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
1920
Key Information
Term Dates and LSE Closures – Academic Year 2019/20
Michaelmas Term (MT) LSE will be closed during the following periods:
Monday 30 September – Friday 13 December 2019 Christmas Closure
Monday 23 December 2019 – Wednesday 1 January 2020
Reading Week: Monday 4 – Friday 8 November 2019
Easter Closure
Lent Term (LT) Thursday 9 April – Wednesday 15 April 2020
Monday 20 January – Friday 3 April 2020
May Bank Holiday
January Exams: Monday 13 – Friday 17 January 2020 Friday 8 May 2020
Reading Week: Monday 24 – Friday 28 February 2020 Spring Bank Holiday
Monday 25 May 2020
Summer Term (ST)
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday 4 May – Friday 19 June 2020 Monday 31 August 2020
Summer Exams: Monday 11 May – Friday 19 June 2020
Registration Inclusion Plans
It is essential that you are fully registered with LSE during your time If you have a disability, long-term medical or mental health condition
here. When you register for the first time you will need to attend in you are advised to apply for an Inclusion Plan (IP) as soon possible.
person, show us the required documents, and collect your LSE Card. The sooner that you let the Disability and Wellbeing Service (DWS)
Usually you can re-register for subsequent years of study online know about your condition the sooner they can work with you to put
but sometimes we may need to see you in person again. For more appropriate support in place. Advisers in DWS can potentially set up
information visit lse.ac.uk/registration one-to-one learning support, mentoring and help you access assistive
technology designed to remove barriers to studying. To find out how
to apply for an Inclusion Plan visit lse.ac.uk/inclusionPlans
Student Status Documentation
A certificate of registration provides proof to organisations such as
council tax offices, embassies and banks, that you are registered as a
current student at LSE. For more information about what a certificate
of registration shows visit lse.ac.uk/studentletters. You can obtain a
certificate of registration from the Student Services Centre during our
opening hours which are normally 11am to 4pm, Monday to Friday
(these may change during the year and you are advised to check
lse.ac.uk/SSC for correct times). Your department will not be able
to produce a certificate of registration for you. If you are planning to
use this document to open a bank account, you will normally need to
specify which bank it needs to be addressed to.
The Student Services Centre also offers a range of other documents
to prove your student status including certificates of course
choice and intermediate transcripts. Some can be produced
immediately, and others need to be ordered in advance. For more
Your LSE Card information about the options available please visit lse.ac.uk/
studentStatusDocuments
Your LSE card provides access to buildings and acts as your Library
card. It is important that you keep it safe and never share it with
anybody else. If your LSE card is lost, stolen or damaged visit
lse.ac.uk/studentIdCards to find out how to get a replacement.
21Interruption Regulations
You can take a year-long break in your studies (which we call an You should familiarise yourself with the LSE regulations, policies
interruption) with approval from your academic department and and procedures that cover many aspects of student life.
the School. You are usually required to return at the start of either
Michaelmas Term or Lent Term as appropriate. Summer Term Some of the regulations explain the organisation and conduct
interruptions are not possible. For more information visit of your academic study. These include information about the
lse.ac.uk/interruptions structure of your programmes, assessment requirements, the basis
on which your final degree is calculated and what to do if you face
exceptional circumstances.
You can find links to the General Academic Regulations, Regulations
Programme Transfer for First Degrees; Regulations for Taught Master’s Degrees;
Plagiarism, Appeals Regulations; and in the LSE Calendar at
You can request to transfer from your current programme to
lse.ac.uk/calendar
another programme at the same level according to the School’s
regulations. There are usually restrictions or conditions on You can find a full A-Z listing of all of LSE’s policies and procedures
transferring programmes, and sometimes transfers are not possible. online at lse.ac.uk/policies
All transfer requests are considered by, and require approval from,
both your current and new academic department and the School
before being authorised. For more information visit
lse.ac.uk/programmeTransfers
Change of Mode of Study
If you are studying a Master’s programme, and your circumstances
change, meaning that you need to adjust your study from full-time
to part-time, you will need to seek authorisation from your academic
department. Changing from full-time to part-time study is generally
acceptable, and your course selection will be amended according to
programme regulations. Your fees will also be amended. Changing
from part-time to full-time may not always be possible and requests
will be considered on a case-by-case basis. It is not normally possible
to study an undergraduate programme on a part-time basis. For more
information visit lse.ac.uk/changeMode
Withdrawal
Withdrawing means that you are leaving your programme
permanently. Before withdrawing you may want to consider
interruption so that you have some time to consider your options.
For more information visit lse.ac.uk/withdrawal
22Student Services Centre
The Student Services Centre (SSC) is located on the ground floor of
the Old Building and can provide advice and information about:
• Certificates of Registration (for bank accounts, travel,
council tax etc.)
• Course selection and class changes
• Exams and assessment
• Results
• Graduation
• Support for new arrivals
• Registration (registration for new students normally
takes place in Clement House)
• Transcripts and Degree Certificates
• LSE cards
What If…
• TfL 18+ Oyster Cards
The SSC have developed a series of answers to common “What if…”
questions. These cover a broad range of topics including what to do if
The SSC is normally open between 11am and 4pm, you’re unwell during an exam; become pregnant; change your name;
Monday to Friday. For the most up to date opening hours are not happy with your marks or want to change degree programme.
visit lse.ac.uk/ssc
You can find these questions and answers at
The SSC also hosts a series of specialist drop-in info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/what-if
sessions covering:
• Financial support
• Fees, Income and Credit Control Office Advice Team
• Graduate admissions The SSC has a dedicated Advice Team that can provide advice
on academic matters (particularly around non-progression,
• International student visa advice interruption, withdrawal, regulations and exams). If you are not
sure who to contact about a query or question then the Advice
These sessions run for an hour at various times during the week
Team will be happy to help. You can contact the advice team
so be sure to check when the next session is running. In most cases
at info.lse.ac.uk/current-students/student-services/advice-team
you will need to sign up to attend a session. For more information
or by phone on 020 7955 6167.
visit lse.ac.uk/ssc
To find out more about the Student Services Centre visit
lse.ac.uk/ssc, follow our page on the Student Hub and
follow @lse_ssc on Twitter. International Student Visa Advice
Team (ISVAT)
ISVAT provide detailed immigration advice for international students
on their website which is updated whenever the immigration rules
change. The best way to contact ISVAT is to use the query form at
lse.ac.uk/isvat or to attend one of their drop-in sessions.
ISVAT also manage student exchanges to UC Berkley and through
the Erasmus+ scheme. For more information about this visit
lse.ac.uk/erasmus
23Student Representation
Student-Staff Liaison Committees Each SSLC also elects one representative to attend the relevant
Consultative Fora which are School-level forums. Here representatives
and Student Consultative Fora from around LSE will discuss matters that impact on students.
Student-Staff Liaison Committees (SSLCs) are one of the most More information, including access to minutes from SSLCs across
important bodies in the School. Their purpose is to create a forum the School can be found online: lse.ac.uk/current-students/creators-
for students to discuss their experiences, both in and outside of innovators-leaders/student-voice
the classroom, with LSE staff. SSLCs are a shared, collaborative
endeavour between Departments, the Students’ Union, central
School Services, and, most importantly, students themselves.
At the start of the year you will be asked by your department if Student-Only Forums
you would like to represent your programme on the Student-Staff
LSE’s Director, Minouche Shafik, holds Student-Only forums in
Liaison Committee (SSLC).
Michaelmas and Lent terms. The forums are an opportunity for
The role of an SSLC representative is central to ensuring that courses students from across the School to hear from the Director in person
and programmes at LSE work effectively. Training will be provided for and gives you the chance to ask questions and share ideas. Look
all SSLC representatives. These forums are a great way for students out for details of where and when forums will be happening on the
to make their voice heard at LSE. Student Hub.
Quality Assurance
Quality Assurance Strategy Student Teaching Surveys
LSE’s approach to assuring the quality of our teaching is set out in In both Michaelmas Term and Lent Term TQARO conducts surveys
the Strategy for Managing Academic Standards which can be found to assess students’ opinions of teaching.
online in the “internal quality assurance section” of the website at
lse.ac.uk/tqaro. As an awarding body LSE must be in a position to Teaching scores are made available to teachers, Heads
assure the standards of its degrees. At the same time, we believe that of Departments, the Director of the Teaching and Learning Centre, the
the design of quality assurance should respect different departmental Pro-Director (Education) and the Pro-Director (Faculty Development).
cultures and academic histories. The strategy sets out broad principles In addition to producing reports for individual teachers TQARO
and processes for assuring academic standards and for enhancing the produce aggregated quantitative data for departments and School-
quality of educational provision. As of the 2018-19 academic year this wide bodies. The results can be found online in the “Surveys” section
includes devolved quality assurance arrangements, with responsibility of the website at lse.ac.uk/tqaro
for the oversight and modification of existing provision resting with
Departmental Teaching Committees.
24LSE Services to Support You with
Your Studies and in Your Career
LSE Library
LSE Library holds one of the most important social science
collections in the world and has all the material that you need for
your studies and research.
Most items are split into collections to help you find what you are
looking for:
• The course collection is located on the first floor, holding multiple
copies of essential textbooks for your courses. It will have most of
your required readings.
• The main collection is housed across three floors, holding wider
items for social sciences research.
LSE LIFE
LSE LIFE is the place to develop the skills you’ll need to reach your
goals at LSE, whether it concerns your academic work or other
personal or professional pursuits. LSE LIFE is here to help you find
your own ways to study and learn, think about where your studies
might lead you, and make the most of your time at LSE.
LSE LIFE offers:
• Hands-on practical workshops where you can get advice on key
areas of university work, including effective reading, academic
writing , critical thinking, managing your dissertation research, and
organising your time.
• Workshops to learn ways to adapt and thrive in new or challenging
situations, including the development of skills for leadership, study/
work/life balance, and life beyond university. You can use Library Search to find books and other materials for
your studies via lse.ac.uk/library. Once you have found what you
• One-to-one appointments with our study advisers for personalised need, write down its location to help you find it in the Library. To
advice on any aspect of your studies at LSE, or simply to talk borrow books, use your LSE card and the self-service machines
through your ideas for research or other projects. on the ground floor. Taught students can borrow up to 20 books at
any one time. You can renew your books online by logging into your
• Drop-in sessions with specialists from around LSE covering areas
Library account at lse.ac.uk/library. If you do not return books on
like CV writing, English language advice, finding and referencing
time, you will be unable to borrow any more until your overdue item
academic sources, and statistics support.
is returned or renewed.
• A space to meet and work together with students from other
Academic Support Librarians provide subject expertise and
courses and departments.
personalised support. They also host workshops to help you identify,
find, manage and evaluate the information needed for your studies
• Special events to take advantage of what LSE and London
and research. You can find out who your Academic Support Librarian
have to offer.
is at lse.ac.uk/academicSupportLibrarian. Subject Guides are useful
Find out more at lse.ac.uk/lselife, check out workshop materials online introductions to finding resources, read yours at lse.ac.uk/
and other resources on Moodle or just drop by – LSE LIFE is on the library/subjectGuides
ground floor of the Library.
25Language Centre LSE Volunteer Centre
Whether you are an international student looking for support with
your English, interested in taking a Language Centre course as part
of your undergraduate degree, or want to learn or improve a language
the Language Centre can help.
If English is not your first language, there are plenty of ways you can
improve and practise using the English language for your academic
work. English for Academic Writing courses are available for any
undergraduate or postgraduate student who does not have English as
a first language and would like a weekly English language class to help
with academic writing for coursework. This support is delivered with
lse.ac.uk/lselife
You may be eligible to take a language, literature or linguistics course
as part of your degree. As an LSE student you can also sign up for
a non-degree language course at a discounted rate. As part of the
LSE Language Policy, if you are a UK-EU undergraduate and you do
not have foreign language at GCSE Grade C (or equivalent), you are
eligible to take an MFL certificate course for free!
For more information visit lse.ac.uk/languages
Volunteering is a great way to help develop new skills and meet
new people while making a difference and the LSE Volunteer
Centre is here to inspire and empower you to volunteer for causes
that you are passionate about during your time at LSE.
LSE Careers
We work with organisations to advertise volunteering opportunities
LSE Careers is here to help guide and support you throughout your across London, the UK and internationally. Whether you are
time at LSE. We provide a range of careers services and events passionate about the environment or human rights or ready to
both online, face-to-face and through one-to-one appointments. change the world through campaigning or mentoring, we’ll have an
We have a jobs board and offer bespoke services for disabled opportunity for you. We also know that students are busy and we run
students and PhD students. a comprehensive one-off volunteering programme to make sure you
can fit it in.
There is lots of information and support at
lse.ac.uk/careers including: Looking to meet charities? The first volunteering fair will take place
on Monday 7 October and is a great opportunity to speak to over 50
• Information about the services offered by LSE Careers and how
representatives from some truly inspirational organisations. You can
to access them
find out more about this, as well as the advice and support we can
• Support with your career options and insight into employment offer, at lse.ac.uk/volunteercentre or by following @LSEVolunteering
sectors and recruitment processes
• CV, cover letter and application form advice and examples
• Details of what graduates have gone on to do
LSE Generate
LSE Generate is the home of entrepreneurship at LSE.
LSE CareerHub, our online careers portal, allows you to: We aim to support and scale socially-driven student and alumni
ventures, here in the UK and across the globe. We welcome all
• Discover jobs and opportunities
students and alumni, from those eager to develop and learn
• Book one-to-one discussions to talk about your career options and entrepreneurial skills to LSE entrepreneurs who have already
receive feedback on your applications launched their ventures and need support and advice from the team.
Join us for our events, enter the Generate funding competition, pop
• Explore upcoming events including skills seminars, by and meet us in our co-working space and access all our start-up
careers fairs and employer presentations resources for free. Discover more on our website lse.ac.uk/generate
or keep up to date with Generate news through our social media,
@LSEGenerate
You can access CareerHub at careers.lse.ac.uk
Keep up-to-date with events and advice by following @LSECareers
26Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
As part of the School’s commitment to equality of respect and If you experience or witness bullying or harassment, please visit
opportunity, and as set out in our Ethics Code, we are all responsible for lse.ac.uk/ReportIt to access information on how to report an
treating everyone at LSE with dignity and respect. This entails ensuring incident and reach support.
that no one is treated unfavourably because of their age, sex, disability,
gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil All members of the School are encouraged to complete the “Consent
partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, social or economic Matters” module to learn about how you might positively intervene as
background, or their role at the School. a bystander, and to signpost anyone who has experienced any form
of bullying or harassment to the support available on the Making a
In practice, this means that we are all expected to: Choice hub.
• Treat all members of the School community fairly and with respect For further advice or information, please visit
lse.ac.uk/EquityDiversityInclusion and follow the
• Act courageously and openly, with respect for the knowledge and
EDI Office on Twitter @EDI_LSE
experience of others
• Play our part in creating an environment that enables all members
of the School community to achieve their full potential in an
environment characterised by equality of respect and opportunity
• Actively oppose all forms of discrimination and harassment,
including challenging and/or reporting unacceptable behaviour.
27Your Wellbeing and Health
Student Wellbeing Service (SWS) As well as dispensing medicines, pharmacies can also offer advice on
common health problems. You do not need to make an appointment,
SWS brings together two key student facing services; the Disability just visit a pharmacy and ask to speak to the duty pharmacists. In an
and Wellbeing Service (DWS) and the Student Counselling Service emergency you should dial 999 to call an ambulance. You can also
(SCS). SWS also facilitates the Peer Supporter Scheme. SWS aims to visit your nearest accident and emergency (A&E) department at your
provide you with a single integrated source of help and assistance. local hospital or visit an Urgent Care Centre.
SCS provides a professional, free and confidential service to help you There is a lot more information about Health Care, including details
with any problems that you may be experiencing. You can speak to about dentists and opticians, available at lse.ac.uk/studentHealth
them about academic stresses, as well as personal and emotional
difficulties. Visit lse.ac.uk/counselling to book an individual
appointment, read about drop-in appointments or find out about
groups and workshops. LSE Faith Centre
DWS are the first point of contact for students with disabilities, long term The Faith Centre is open to students of all faiths and none. It is
medical and mental health conditions, and Specific Learning Difficulties home to LSE’s diverse religious activities, acclaimed interfaith
such as dyslexia. DWS can help you to create an Inclusion Plan which programmes and a reflective space for all staff and students.
is a way of putting in place agreed “reasonable adjustments” to support
your studies. Visit lse.ac.uk/disability to find out more. The Faith Centre provides a space for student faith societies to meet
and worship. The Faith Centre produces a Religion and Belief Guide
Peer Supporters give you the opportunity to talk to fellow students each year which provides information and contact details for faith
about anything that is worrying you. Peer Supporters are trained groups, you can collect a copy from the Faith Centre reception on the
to offer confidential emotional support, help and reassurance. You second floor of the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre.
can find out more about the scheme and arrange a chat with a Peer
The Faith Centre hosts a range of wellbeing activities including
Supporter at lse.ac.uk/peerSupport
Mindfulness, Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Tai Chi. Class details can
be found online at lse.ac.uk/faithCentre. The Cave in the Faith
Centre is available to all LSE staff and students who need a quiet
place for reflection. This space cannot be booked but is open
Health Care in the UK throughout the week.
You are likely to need to access medical care while you are at LSE, The Faith Centre runs three acclaimed interfaith leadership
even if this is just for routine appointments. In the UK most health programmes which are your chance to explore, question and
care is provided through the National Health Service (NHS). challenge religious differences and provide a unique opportunity to
build relationships and challenge assumptions across faiths. Find out
You are typically eligible for free treatment on the NHS if more by visiting the “Programmes” page at lse.ac.uk/faithCentre
you fall into one of the following categories:
The Faith Centre Director and Chaplain to the LSE, Reverend Dr James
• You are a UK resident Walters, can be contacted on j.walters2@lse.ac.uk for confidential
support regardless of religious affiliation. Contact details for our team
• You have a Tier 4 visa and have paid the immigration
of Associate Chaplains can be found at lse.ac.uk/faithCentre
health surcharge
• You are an EU/EEA student with a European Health Insurance
Card (EHIC)
This list is not exhaustive and was correct at the time of print. The
UK Council for International Student Affairs maintains an up-to-date
listing on their website – ukcisa.org.uk
If you are unfamiliar with the NHS search for “NHS
Services explained” to find out more. You are usually required to
register with a local General Practitioner’s (GP) surgery before you
can book an appointment. You should register as soon as possible
and not wait until you are unwell. The nearest GP surgery is St Philips
Medical Centre who are based on the second floor of Pethick-
Lawrence House. This surgery will register most LSE students. For
more information about the services offered and how to register
please visit stphilipsmedicalcentre.co.uk or call 020 7611 5131.
Alternatively, you can find your nearest GP by using the GP finder
function on the NHS website nhs.uk
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