MSc Societal and Environmental Psychology at London School of Economics and Political Science

Make society and businesses sustainable. This programme, formerly called Psychology of Economic Life, explores the psychological dimensions of societal, environmental and economic behaviour. You’ll examine traditional theories and cutting-edge research in the psychological, behavioural and social sciences with a focus on and application to sustainability.

Department: Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science  |  Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 27 September 2027  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory and core courses include Economic and Environmental Psychology, Dissertation.

Career pathways

The content of the master's programme is broadly relevant to all situations in which an understanding of sustainability issues and societal and economic phenomena can be of advantage. Roles for which the contents are of particular interests include (but are not limited to): consultancy roles (eg, management consultant), R&I roles (researcher, project manager), market/society interface roles (eg, product manager, project manager, marketing manager, social marketer), behavioural insights roles (eg.

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