Getting into a social science-related graduate corse with my undergraduate background

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<p>I am almost done with a Ba in Philosophy at an european university and want to study something Political/social Science-related at graduate level.
During the past 2 and a half years, I have taken many purely philosophical course such as theoretical philosophy, logic, philosophy of language, but also others which are more related to the field I want to focus on in the future such as political philosophy, political theory and IR, international political economy, economics of the Euro and will take some more Poli Sci courses next semester as well.
Once I´ll be done at my current university, my degree will more or less be 2/3 focused on philosophy (including political philosophy) and 1/3 in social science-related stuff.</p>

<p>Do I have any chance of getting into a grad course in a social science? I´m especially considering LSE (I already took two summer school courses there), maybe UCL as well.
My GPA is very high at the moment (most of my grades are top grades, I think they corresponds to A+s in the US) though I still have two exam sessions available to ruin it all :)
The problem is that for instance at LSE almost all courses require a "2:1 in any of the social sciences" or "2:1 in politics, economics, history, international relations or similar discipline". How do you define a "similar discipline"? Will I automatically be put aside in the "Humanities" category with a Ba in Philosophy? </p>

<p>What do you think? Do you know anybody who has found himself in a similar situation to mine?</p>

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<p>First of all, what is it that you want to do? You don’t just go to graduate school to further explore an area; you go as a means to an end - because there is a specific job or set of jobs/career to which you are aiming, and you need the degree to do that. If you’re not even sure what kind of social science you want to study, then I would say that you’re probably not entirely ready to pursue graduate study right this moment.</p>

<p>I don’t think philosophy is defined as a “similar discipline” necessarily. I know at U.S.-based universities, students who had significant coursework in their discipline of interest may still be admitted even if they don’t have a major - so here, if 1/3 of your coursework (or about 12-15 courses) were in social science, that would be plenty.</p>

<p>But I know European programs sometimes require a greater degree of specialization, so I’m not 100% sure about your circumstance. This seems like something you should ask the department about.</p>