Advanced Diploma in Applied Economics
Course Overview
The Advanced Diploma in Applied Economics at LSLPE is a UK Level 5 senior-track qualification running 12 to 15 months across on-campus, online and distance-learning routes. The programme is aligned with Royal Economic Society applied training standards, Society of Professional Economists best-practice guidance, Government Economic Service senior-track competencies and CFA Society United Kingdom applied economics content. It carries credit transfer into UK Bachelor's top-up programmes.
By graduation you will have run a full econometric evaluation of a regulatory intervention, produced a HM Treasury Green Book style business case, delivered a City-style briefing note and completed a portfolio of applied-economics case files.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with Royal Economic Society applied training standards, SPE guidance and GES senior-track competencies.
- Applied econometrics workstations using Stata, R and Python.
- Case-room seminars using IFS working papers, NIESR briefings and CMA market investigations.
- City-style briefing note workshops.
- Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
- Credit transfer into UK Bachelor's top-up programmes confirmed in writing at enrolment.
What You Will Learn
- Advanced applied micro including industrial organisation and competition analysis.
- Applied macro including nowcasting and forecast evaluation.
- Panel and time-series econometrics for policy analysis.
- Cost-benefit analysis and appraisal under the Green Book.
- Programme evaluation using RCT, difference-in-differences and synthetic control methods.
- Sector economics in energy, healthcare, transport and financial services.
- Regulatory economics including RPI-X and RAB models.
- Communication of applied results to non-specialist decision-makers.
Who This Course Is For
- Economists in Whitehall, regulators and central government agencies.
- Consultants in economic advisory practices.
- Investment analysts moving into applied-economics research.
- Aspiring senior-track GES candidates.
- International applicants with prior economics training entering UK practice.
Career Pathways
- Economic Consultant
- Regulatory Economist
- Government Economist
- Financial Economist
- Research Economist
- Investment Analyst
- Central Bank Analyst
- Economic Policy Analyst
The LSLPE careers service holds at least one careers day each academic year connecting Advanced Diploma in Applied Economics students with employers across the Government Economic Service, regulators, CMA, City economic consultancies and Bank of England-facing teams.
Entry Requirements
- A relevant Diploma (Level 4), Foundation Year, or at least two years of relevant professional experience in economics, policy or financial analysis.
- GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C or equivalent.
- IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
- One academic or professional reference.
- Applicants with econometric or business-case portfolios are encouraged to include them.
Why Study at LSLPE
LSLPE is the specialist law, politics and economics division of Harold International College of London, teaching in small tutor-visible cohorts within a short tube ride of HM Treasury, the Bank of England, the ONS and the City. The Advanced Diploma in Applied Economics reads its subject through the working papers, business cases and CMA decisions that shape live UK applied economics.
Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the Advanced Diploma without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum annually against Royal Economic Society and SPE guidance.
Apply for Advanced Diploma in Applied Economics
Applications for the Advanced Diploma in Applied Economics open with rolling intakes and admissions responds within one working day. Enrol on a UK Level 5 Advanced Diploma at LSLPE with credit transfer into Bachelor top-ups confirmed in writing at enrolment, and take a credentialed UK step into senior applied economics practice. Enrol Now
