How long is the BSc in Market Structures?

The BSc in Market Structures is a three-year full-time honours degree, with part-time and accelerated routes available. All variants deliver the same BSc in Market Structures curriculum, placement expectation and dissertation.

Can I take the BSc in Market Structures online?

Yes. The BSc in Market Structures is available on-campus in central London, by live online seminar and by distance learning, with placement support in all modes.

Is the BSc in Market Structures recognised in the UK?

The BSc in Market Structures is a UK Level 6 honours degree aligned with Royal Economic Society, Government Economic Service and CMA practitioner competencies and it is a strong route into regulatory economist work.

What are the entry requirements?

A-levels at BBB or Access to HE, ideally including Maths, GCSE English at grade 4/C and Maths at grade 5/C, IELTS 6.5, two references and a personal statement.

What are the fees and funding options?

Fees for the BSc in Market Structures are published on the LSLPE admissions page. Instalment plans, employer sponsorship and international scholarships are available on request.

BSc in Market Structures | LSLPE London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Market Structures is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree, with part-time and accelerated routes, that trains graduates to analyse industry structure, competition and market failure in applied UK settings. The syllabus is aligned with the applied competencies referenced by the Royal Economic Society, the Government Economic Service and the practitioner tradition of the Competition and Markets Authority, and it draws on IFS and NIESR industrial-organisation research.

By graduation you will have built econometric models of market power, produced merger and market-investigation style analyses, written policy briefs on live competition questions, spent a year-two placement in a government department, regulator or research institute, and completed a final-year dissertation on a market structures question.

Key Features

Aligned with Royal Economic Society, GES and CMA practitioner competencies.
Applied econometrics in Stata and R using UK administrative and industry data.
Merger and market-investigation style analyses as core skills.
Placement year in a government department, regulator or research institute.
Practitioner sessions from CMA alumni, IFS and NIESR researchers.
Weekly case-room seminars in the select-committee tradition.
Three parallel study modes: on-campus, live online and distance.

What You Will Learn

Model firm entry, exit, pricing and product choice under different market structures.
Apply concentration ratios, HHI and dominance tests to real UK industries.
Analyse mergers, cartel behaviour and vertical restraints.
Interpret CMA, ONS and OFCOM datasets.
Draft a market-investigation style analysis for a ministerial audience.
Evaluate regulatory interventions using welfare economics.
Present findings in the case-room seminar tradition.
Complete a final-year dissertation of 8,000 to 10,000 words.

Who This Course Is For

A-level and Access to HE applicants targeting analyst careers.
Working analysts wanting an honours qualification with industrial-organisation depth.
Junior competition and regulatory officers.
International applicants seeking a UK-recognised BSc.
Career changers moving into applied market analysis.

Career Pathways

Government Economist on the GES fast stream.
Regulatory Economist at a UK regulator.
Economic Consultant at a competition specialist firm.
Research Economist supporting IFS and NIESR-style programmes.
Investment Analyst in the City.
Economic Policy Analyst at a think tank.
Financial Economist in a corporate strategy team.
Public Finance Analyst in a CIPFA-aligned team.

The LSLPE careers service maintains introductions to CMA, GES, think tank and City recruiters.

Entry Requirements

A-levels (or equivalent) at BBB or above, ideally 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 5/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 places the BSc in Market Structures within a short tube ride of the CMA, the Bank of England, the Treasury and the LSE-adjacent industrial organisation research ecosystem. That geography anchors the degree in live UK competition work rather than in textbook cases alone.

Every intake joins the same weekly seminar with a named tutor. The LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum alignment annually against Royal Economic Society and CMA practitioner guidance so BSc in Market Structures graduates step into applied economist work with a current, employable skill set.

Apply for BSc in Market Structures

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