BSc in Financial Economics
Course Overview
The BSc in Financial Economics at LSLPE is a UK Level 6 honours degree combining a full economics spine with substantive financial-markets specialisation, running three years full-time with part-time and accelerated routes on-campus, online and by distance learning. The programme is aligned with Royal Economic Society, Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and CFA Society UK guidance, drawing structured case content from Bank of England Financial Stability Reports and FCA supervisory notes.
By graduation you will have modelled asset prices, produced financial-stability briefings, completed a year-two placement in a City firm, regulator or research institute and defended a final-year finance dissertation. The BSc is a credentialed launch pad for careers in the Bank of England graduate scheme, City analytical teams, financial regulators and asset managers.
Key Features
- Curriculum aligned with Royal Economic Society and Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment guidance.
- Case sequences drawn from Bank of England, FCA and PRA publications.
- Year-two placement in a City firm, regulator or research institute.
- Applied workshops using UK financial datasets.
- Final-year finance dissertation with a practising economist as second supervisor.
- Three parallel study modes on the same weekly rhythm.
What You Will Learn
- Microeconomics and macroeconomics to Level 6 depth.
- Asset-pricing models — CAPM, factor models, APT.
- Fixed-income economics, yield curves and credit spreads.
- Derivatives markets and structured products.
- Financial-stability analysis and macroprudential policy.
- Market microstructure and behavioural finance.
- Applied econometrics for financial data.
- Research design for a Level 6 finance dissertation.
Who This Course Is For
- School leavers targeting a finance-focused economics degree.
- International applicants preparing for careers in international finance.
- Career changers moving from other analytical fields into City work.
- Part-time learners already in banking, insurance or asset-management roles.
- Access to HE students progressing into a financial-economics specialism.
Career Pathways
- Financial Economist
- Investment Analyst
- Central Bank Analyst
- Regulatory Economist
- Economic Consultant
- Research Economist
- Trade Economist in financial markets
- Behavioural Economist in finance
The LSLPE careers service runs at least one careers day each academic year connecting BSc in Financial Economics students with the Bank of England, City firms, regulators and CFA UK employer networks.
Entry Requirements
- A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above including Mathematics, 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).
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two academic references and a personal statement outlining your interest in financial economics.
- International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.
Why Study at LSLPE
LSLPE reads financial economics inside a wider law-politics-economics conversation because market outcomes are regulated by lawyers, argued in politics and moved by fundamentals. Central London places the Bank of England, the City, the FCA and the CFA UK community a short tube ride from every classroom.
Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the BSc in Financial Economics alongside employment. LSLPE careers refreshes curriculum alignment against Royal Economic Society and CISI guidance each year.
Apply for BSc in Financial Economics
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