How long does the MSc in Business Economics take to complete?

The MSc in Business Economics runs one year full-time or two years part-time. On-campus, online and distance routes are available for the MSc in Business Economics.

Which delivery modes are available for the MSc in Business Economics?

The MSc in Business Economics is delivered on-campus in central London, fully online and by distance learning. Weekly seminars run in every mode of the MSc in Business Economics.

Is the MSc in Business Economics recognised in the UK?

Yes, the MSc in Business Economics sits at UK Level 7 and is a postgraduate award. The MSc in Business Economics is aligned with Royal Economic Society and CFA Society UK standards for applied economics practice.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Business Economics?

A UK Bachelor's degree at 2:2 or above in economics or a quantitative discipline is the standard route. Portfolio applicants with 5+ years of senior experience are also considered for the MSc in Business Economics.

How much does the MSc in Business Economics cost and is funding available?

Fees for the MSc in Business Economics are published on the LSLPE fees page and can be paid by instalment. Employer sponsorship for the MSc in Business Economics can be discussed with admissions.

MSc in Business Economics | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Business Economics at LSLPE is a UK Level 7 postgraduate qualification running one year full-time or two years part-time on-campus, online or by distance learning. The programme combines rigorous applied microeconomics with practitioner-facing modules on industrial organisation, pricing, competition policy and business strategy, aligned with Royal Economic Society, Society of Professional Economists, CFA Society UK and Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment guidance.

By graduation you will have built a full pricing and demand model for a mock client, produced a competition-policy submission, prepared a market-entry advisory piece, delivered a board-level economic strategy note, and completed a research-informed dissertation or sponsor-facing capstone.

Key Features

Curriculum aligned with Royal Economic Society, Society of Professional Economists and CFA Society UK standards.
Modules on industrial organisation, competition economics, pricing strategy and applied econometrics.
Case-room teaching on CMA merger and market-investigation decisions.
Workshops in demand estimation, market-entry analysis and financial modelling.
Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment-aligned strand on markets and regulation.
Named supervisor for a dissertation, capstone project or City-sponsor consulting piece.
Weekly seminars in all three delivery modes.

What You Will Learn

Build industrial-organisation models of firm behaviour.
Advise on pricing strategy, discrimination and non-linear pricing.
Prepare a competition-policy submission to the CMA.
Estimate demand functions from client-side data.
Advise on merger control and market-investigation risk.
Interpret CFA-style financial analysis in an economic-consulting context.
Deliver a board-facing economic strategy note.
Defend a Level 7 dissertation on a specialist business-economics question.

Who This Course Is For

Consulting associates and managers moving into economic-consulting practice.
Analysts in regulated firms seeking a senior postgraduate credential.
City professionals moving into market-facing economic roles.
Strategy and finance professionals adding economic depth.
International applicants seeking a UK-centred Master's in business economics.

Career Pathways

Economic consultant in a City or Big Four practice.
Financial economist in an investment or research firm.
Regulatory economist supporting sector regulators.
Investment analyst on macro or sector desks.
Research economist in a corporate strategy team.
Central bank analyst on markets and inflation.
Economic policy analyst in a government or regulator team.

The LSLPE careers service maintains introductions with City economic-consulting practices, Big Four economics teams and regulator graduate schemes.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) in economics or a quantitative discipline, or equivalent international qualification.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
Applicants without a Bachelor's degree but with 5+ years of senior professional experience in economics or finance are considered on portfolio.
One academic and one professional reference.
A 500-word research proposal or practice statement outlining your business-economics focus.

Why Study at LSLPE

LSLPE is a specialist division of Harold International College of London reading law, politics and economics as three interlocking disciplines. Central London places the Bank of England, the Treasury, the CMA and the City's economic-consulting practices within a short tube ride of every classroom.

Cohorts are small, tutor-visible and taught in the case-room and select-committee tradition. The LSLPE careers service runs at least one careers day each year and refreshes syllabus alignment annually against Royal Economic Society and CFA Society UK guidance.

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