MSc in Law, Politics and Economics
Course Overview
The MSc in Law, Politics and Economics is the LSLPE flagship interdisciplinary Master's degree, running one year full-time or two years part-time at UK Level 7, with online and distance-learning routes. The programme is built around the school's founding insight that law, politics and economics are three interlocking disciplines, and it trains graduates to argue and analyse at the intersection of the three. The syllabus is aligned with themes referenced by the Political Studies Association, the Royal Economic Society, the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Institute for Government.
By graduation you will have produced fully integrated policy briefings, modelled the economic consequences of statutory choices, argued for and against reform proposals through political and legal lenses, and completed a dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project of your own choosing.
Key Features
- Level 7 credential aligned with PSA, RES and SRA themes.
- Signature LSLPE interdisciplinary architecture across all three disciplines.
- Case-room seminars using live UK reform documents.
- Guest sessions from barristers, policy advisers and City economists.
- Named programme-tutor support across all three study modes.
- Dissertation supervised by an LSLPE tutor with active interdisciplinary profile.
- Careers-service introductions to Whitehall, chambers, City firms and think tanks.
What You Will Learn
- Integrated analysis of statute, politics and economics in reform design.
- Applied political economy of regulation and market design.
- Legal reasoning under political and economic constraint.
- Modelling economic consequences of statutory choices.
- Reading Chatham House, IFS, IfG and Law Commission outputs.
- Comparative reform analysis across advanced economies.
- Drafting integrated policy submissions bridging the disciplines.
- Producing an interdisciplinary evidence-led dissertation.
Who This Course Is For
- Bachelor's graduates from any of law, politics, economics or public policy.
- Working professionals wanting senior-track interdisciplinary training.
- Whitehall staff at the reform frontier of policy and law.
- Think tank researchers moving toward senior integrated roles.
- International applicants planning national policy careers.
Career Pathways
- Policy Adviser on cross-departmental reform files.
- Public Affairs Consultant at a City-adjacent firm.
- Think Tank Researcher at an IfG, IFS or PSA-adjacent institute.
- Public Sector Consultant advising government clients.
- Strategy Adviser to a public body.
- Regulatory Economist at a UK regulator.
- Public Leadership Fellow on a graduate scheme.
- Legal Adviser to a public body.
The LSLPE careers service coordinates introductions with Whitehall, chambers, City firms and think tanks and runs at least one careers day each academic year.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent in a related discipline including law, politics, economics or public policy.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Applicants without a Bachelor's but with 5+ years of senior professional experience are considered on portfolio.
- One academic and one professional reference.
- A 500-word research proposal or professional practice statement.
Why Study at LSLPE
The London School of Law, Politics and Economics teaches in small, tutor-visible cohorts and reads law, politics and economics as three interlocking disciplines, and the MSc in Law, Politics and Economics is the flagship expression of that positioning. Central London gives MSc students access to Whitehall, Parliament, the Royal Courts of Justice, the City, the Bank of England, Chatham House and the LSE-adjacent think tank ecosystem within a short tube ride of every classroom.
Every intake shares the same weekly seminar structure, and the careers service refreshes curriculum alignment annually against PSA, RES and SRA guidance.
Apply for MSc in Law, Politics and Economics
Applications for the MSc in Law, Politics and Economics are reviewed on a rolling basis. Enrol on an LSLPE Master's programme, dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising barristers, policy advisers and City economists. Enrol Now.
