How long is the BSc in Microeconomics?

The BSc in Microeconomics is a three-year full-time UK honours degree. Part-time and accelerated pathways for the BSc in Microeconomics are also available, and all include a year-two placement.

In what modes can I study the BSc in Microeconomics?

The BSc in Microeconomics is delivered on-campus in central London, live online, and by distance learning. All three modes of the BSc in Microeconomics share the same seminar and placement structure.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Microeconomics?

Applicants to the BSc in Microeconomics need A-levels at BBB or above including Maths, or an equivalent Access route, plus GCSE English and Maths at grade 4/C, IELTS 6.5 for non-native speakers, and two references.

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

Tuition for the BSc in Microeconomics is confirmed in your written offer. Fee-in-instalment plans, employer sponsorship and international scholarship guidance are supported by LSLPE admissions.

BSc in Microeconomics | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Microeconomics is a three-year UK Level 6 honours degree with part-time and accelerated routes, focused on the price theory, market design and behavioural analysis that sit at the core of modern applied economics. The degree combines rigorous foundations in consumer, producer and general-equilibrium theory with applied modules in market design, competition and behavioural economics, and includes a year-two placement in a think tank, regulator, consultancy or research institute.

By graduation you will be running your own microeconomic models, estimating demand systems from real data, drafting competition-authority style memos, and defending an original dissertation on a live microeconomic question in front of a panel drawn from research and practice.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with Royal Economic Society (RES), Society of Professional Economists (SPE) and Government Economic Service (GES) themes.
Applied competition and market-design exercises modelled on CMA and Ofgem case work.
Behavioural economics modules informed by the Behavioural Insights Team tradition.
Year-two placement in a think tank, regulator, consultancy or research institute.
Final-year capstone or dissertation supervised by practising economists.
Central London base within reach of the IFS, NIESR and the LSE-adjacent think-tank ecosystem.

What You Will Learn

Consumer theory, revealed preference and applied demand estimation.
Producer theory, cost structures and applied competitive analysis.
Game-theoretic reasoning across strategic and cooperative settings.
Market design including auctions, matching and mechanism design.
Applied competition economics under the Competition Act 1998 and Enterprise Act 2002.
Behavioural economics, choice architecture and nudge-style policy design.
Applied econometrics for microeconomic analysis at introductory-to-intermediate depth.
How to write a competition or regulatory memo that a decision-maker will actually use.

Who This Course Is For

School-leavers and career changers targeting applied microeconomics careers.
Junior analysts in competition, regulation or consultancy moving to full honours qualification.
International applicants planning a UK microeconomics degree with a placement.
Working professionals in policy roles broadening a formal microeconomic base.
Applicants intending Master's-level research in market design or behavioural economics.

Career Pathways

Economist trainee at a competition authority or regulator
Regulatory Economist on an Ofgem, Ofcom or Ofwat brief
Behavioural Economist in a consultancy or public body
Economic Consultant supporting merger or market-investigation cases
Government Economist on a Government Economic Service track
Research Economist in an IFS, NIESR or think-tank team
Investment Analyst applying microeconomic reasoning to sector research

The LSLPE careers service supports Bachelor's students with placement matching, competition-authority application clinics and warm introductions to think-tank recruiters.

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 setting out your interest in microeconomics.
International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation support from LSLPE admissions.

Why Study at LSLPE

The London School of Law, Politics and Economics teaches microeconomics as an argued applied discipline in small, tutor-visible cohorts. LSLPE reads microeconomics alongside law and politics, which matters because most applied microeconomic work at the CMA, Ofgem or the Treasury is inseparable from the regulatory framework it sits inside.

Central London places the IFS, NIESR, the Bank of England and the LSE-adjacent think-tank corridor within a short tube ride, and the LSLPE careers service refreshes curriculum alignment each year against Royal Economic Society and Government Economic Service-informed guidance.

Apply for BSc in Microeconomics

Applications for the BSc in Microeconomics are reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply for the LSLPE Bachelor's programme, with a placement year in a competition authority, regulator or think tank included. Enrol Now