How long does the BSc in Economics take?

The BSc in Economics runs three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes. Every mode of the BSc in Economics includes a structured placement year.

How is the BSc in Economics delivered?

The BSc in Economics is available on-campus in central London, online in live seminars, and by distance learning, with a placement year for every mode.

Is the BSc in Economics recognised in the UK?

Yes. The BSc in Economics is a UK Level 6 honours degree aligned with Royal Economic Society and Government Economic Service graduate hiring expectations.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Economics?

A-levels at BBB or above, GCSE English and Maths at 4/C, and IELTS 6.5 for non-native English speakers, to join the BSc in Economics.

What are the fees and funding options for the BSc in Economics?

Fees for the BSc in Economics vary by mode and cohort. LSLPE admissions publishes the current schedule and advises on scholarships, sponsorship and instalment options.

BSc in Economics | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Economics at LSLPE is a UK Level 6 honours degree running three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes available. The programme is the LSLPE flagship general economics degree: microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, public finance, international economics and applied policy analysis, taught with a live UK policy orientation and built to meet Government Economic Service (GES) graduate hiring standards.

By graduation you are running structural and reduced-form econometric models, writing policy briefings for a departmental audience, presenting scenario analyses in seminar, completing a placement year in the City, Whitehall, a regulator or a research institute, and delivering a dissertation supervised by an academic or a practising economist.

Key Features

Content aligned with Royal Economic Society (RES) and Society of Professional Economists (SPE) undergraduate coverage.
Themes aligned with the Government Economic Service (GES) graduate route.
Cases drawn from Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) applied work and Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports.
Aligned with Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) public finance coverage.
Placement year in the City, a UK regulator, a research institute or a Whitehall directorate.
Distance and online cohorts follow the same weekly seminar timetable as on-campus students.

What You Will Learn

Microeconomics: consumer, producer, market structure, welfare.
Macroeconomics: national income, monetary and fiscal policy, growth.
Econometrics: probability, regression, time series, causal identification.
Public finance and tax economics.
International economics: trade and open-economy macro.
Applied policy economics: cost-benefit and impact analysis.
Reproducible workflow in Stata, R and Python.
Dissertation research on a self-chosen economics question.

Who This Course Is For

School leavers with A-levels at BBB or above targeting a general economics degree.
Access to HE Diploma holders bringing 45 Level 3 credits in economics.
International applicants seeking a UK honours degree with a placement year.
Career changers moving into the Government Economic Service, City banks or the Bank of England graduate route.
Working professionals in banking, consultancy or public administration formalising a full degree.

Career Pathways

Economist entering the Government Economic Service
Financial Economist in a City bank
Central Bank Analyst at the Bank of England
Investment Analyst in an asset manager
Economic Policy Analyst at HM Treasury
Public Finance Analyst in a CIPFA-aligned setting
Research Economist at NIESR or an IFS-aligned team
Economic Consultant in a specialist firm

The LSLPE careers service maintains standing links with City banks, the Bank of England graduate route, the Government Economic Service and applied economics think tanks, and refreshes the BSc syllabus annually against Royal Economic Society guidance.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3, in a mix suitable for a quantitative economics degree.
GCSE English at grade 4/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
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 teaches economics from central London, within a short tube ride of the Bank of England, the Treasury, the City, IFS-adjacent research teams and the LSE-adjacent think-tank cluster. That geography is why placements, dissertation supervisors and guest sessions are drawn from institutions students can walk to.

Every intake, on-campus or remote, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support, run in the case-room tradition. The LSLPE careers service runs at least one careers day each academic year connecting BSc students with employers across City firms, government departments and international bodies.

Apply for BSc in Economics

The BSc in Economics is calibrated for graduates aiming at the Government Economic Service, the Bank of England, the City and applied policy work. Apply for the LSLPE Bachelor's programme — placement year in chambers, government or a think tank included, admissions responds within one working day. Enrol Now