How long does the BSc in Economic Thinking take?

The BSc in Economic Thinking is a three-year full-time UK honours degree, with part-time and accelerated routes available. The BSc in Economic Thinking includes a placement year in Whitehall, a regulator, a City house or a think tank.

In what modes is the BSc in Economic Thinking delivered?

The BSc in Economic Thinking is delivered on-campus in central London, online with live seminars and by distance learning. Every mode of the BSc in Economic Thinking uses the same seminar and placement structure.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Economic Thinking?

Applicants to the BSc in Economic Thinking need BBB at A-level or an Access to HE Diploma, GCSE English and Mathematics at 4/C, plus IELTS 6.5 where applicable and two academic references.

How much does the BSc in Economic Thinking cost and is funding available?

Fees for the BSc in Economic Thinking are quoted in your written offer. LSLPE supports BSc in Economic Thinking applicants with instalment plans, employer sponsorship and early-application bursaries.

BSc in Economic Thinking | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Economic Thinking is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree that treats economics as a plural discipline. Students read classical, neoclassical, Keynesian, monetarist, institutional, behavioural and post-crisis reappraisals side by side, and learn to trace each tradition into current UK policy debate. The syllabus is aligned with Royal Economic Society undergraduate benchmarks and with the reflective standards of the Society of Professional Economists.

By graduation you will have produced applied briefings on Bank of England, Treasury and IFS documents, run supervised econometric exercises, staged a debate between rival schools of thought on a live policy question, completed a placement year and defended a final-year dissertation grounded in comparative economic analysis.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with Royal Economic Society undergraduate benchmarks.
Comparative reading across the major schools of economic thought.
Applied training on Bank of England, HMT, OBR, IFS and ONS material.
Placement year in Whitehall, a regulator, a City house or a think tank.
Dissertation supervised by tutors with policy, central bank and City backgrounds.
Careers service links to the Government Economic Service, IFS-aligned houses and City firms.
Three parallel study modes including online and distance routes.

What You Will Learn

Read Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports against rival macroeconomic doctrines.
Trace Keynesian and monetarist reasoning into UK Treasury policy.
Apply behavioural economics to consumer, tax and regulatory design.
Run and interpret econometric models on published UK time series.
Write a comparative policy briefing acknowledging intellectual pluralism.
Stage a defensible debate between competing schools of economic thought.
Present senior-track economic reasoning to a policy audience.
Structure a Level 6 dissertation grounded in comparative economics.

Who This Course Is For

School leavers with strong Mathematics and an interest in ideas.
Working analysts who want a rigorous conceptual grounding.
Journalists and communications officers covering UK economic policy.
Career changers moving into think tanks and public affairs.
International applicants planning UK economist careers.

Career Pathways

Economist in a UK think tank or research consultancy.
Government Economist within the Government Economic Service graduate route.
Economic Policy Analyst in a Whitehall department or regulator.
Research Economist at an IFS-style or NIESR-style institute.
Behavioural Economist in a public sector team.
Investment Analyst in a City house.
Economic Consultant advising on regulatory and competition matters.

The LSLPE careers service links BSc in Economic Thinking students to the Treasury, Bank of England, think tanks and City firms at its annual careers day.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent), with a strong Mathematics grade preferred for the BSc in Economic Thinking.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Two academic references and a personal statement.
International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE places the Bank of England, Treasury, IFS and City firms within a short tube ride of the seminar room, and the BSc in Economic Thinking is taught with live UK policy material in the case-room. Cohorts are small, tutors are visible, and seminars are argued in public.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working analysts and international applicants complete the BSc in Economic Thinking without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes its Royal Economic Society-aligned curriculum links annually.

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