How long is the BSc in Labour Economics at LSLPE?

The BSc in Labour Economics runs three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated routes available. Online and distance routes follow the same seminar structure as the on-campus BSc in Labour Economics.

How is the BSc in Labour Economics delivered?

The BSc in Labour Economics is delivered on-campus in central London, online and by distance learning. All three modes include the embedded placement, econometrics labs and final-year capstone.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Labour Economics?

The BSc in Labour Economics expects A-levels at BBB or above including a numerate subject, an Access to HE Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits including maths, or an equivalent international qualification.

What does the BSc in Labour Economics cost and is funding available?

The BSc in Labour Economics is quoted on the LSLPE fees page with staged payment plans, employer sponsorship documentation and scholarship windows. Admissions issues a personalised funding letter for the BSc in Labour Economics on request.

BSc in Labour Economics | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Labour 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 aligned with Royal Economic Society applied training standards, Institute for Fiscal Studies methodology on the UK labour market, and Government Economic Service competency requirements. The syllabus is grounded in the datasets that make UK labour analysis credible: the Labour Force Survey, ASHE and the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes data.

By graduation you will have estimated wage equations, run a difference-in-differences on a minimum wage change, built a skills mismatch measure and completed a final-year capstone or dissertation. A year-two placement in a government department, trade union research office, City labour analytics team or think tank is embedded in the degree.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with Royal Economic Society applied training standards and Government Economic Service entry competencies.
Case-room seminars using IFS labour market working papers and Resolution Foundation analyses.
Applied econometrics workstations using Stata and R with the Labour Force Survey and ASHE microdata.
Embedded year-two placement in a government department, trade union research office, City labour team or think tank.
Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
Guest sessions with practising labour economists from Whitehall and the City.

What You Will Learn

Labour supply, labour demand and search and matching models.
Wage determination, minimum wage effects and monopsony evidence.
Human capital, returns to education and lifetime earnings profiles.
Migration, mobility and regional labour market analysis.
Discrimination, gender pay gaps and audit-study methodology.
Unemployment, activation policy and welfare-to-work programme evaluation.
Firm-side topics including productivity, monopsony and collective bargaining.
Applied econometrics using the Labour Force Survey and ASHE.

Who This Course Is For

School leavers and Access to HE progressors targeting a career in labour market analysis.
Career changers moving from HR, workforce planning or trade union roles into applied economics.
Analysts in government departments and regulators seeking a graduate credential.
International applicants studying UK labour institutions for domestic practice.
Aspiring Government Economic Service candidates.

Career Pathways

Labour Market Analyst
Government Economist
Economic Policy Analyst
Research Economist
Public Finance Analyst on welfare spending
Economic Consultant on workforce projects
Behavioural Economist on nudge-based labour interventions
Investment Analyst on sector employment outlooks

The LSLPE careers service holds at least one careers day each academic year connecting BSc in Labour Economics students with employers across the Government Economic Service, IFS-adjacent think tanks, Resolution Foundation-style research offices and City labour analytics teams.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above including a numerate subject, OR a UK Access to HE Diploma with 45 credits at Level 3 including maths.
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 explaining interest in labour economics.
International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.

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 and the think tanks that produce the working papers UK labour policy relies on. The BSc in Labour Economics reads its subject through the datasets and estimation strategies used every week in Whitehall.

Three parallel study modes let progressors, working practitioners and portfolio-route applicants complete the BSc without leaving employment, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum annually against Royal Economic Society and IFS guidance.

Apply for BSc in Labour Economics

Applications for the BSc in Labour Economics open with rolling intakes and admissions responds within one working day. Apply for the LSLPE Bachelor's programme with a placement year in a government department, think tank or City labour team included, and take a credentialed UK step into applied labour analysis. Enrol Now