How long does the MSc in Money and Banking take to complete?

The MSc in Money and Banking runs one year full-time or two years part-time at UK Level 7. Distance and online routes for the MSc in Money and Banking mirror the on-campus schedule.

How is the MSc in Money and Banking delivered?

The MSc in Money and Banking is available on-campus in central London, online and by distance learning, with the same weekly seminar structure and named tutor support across modes.

Is the MSc in Money and Banking recognised in the UK?

Yes. The MSc in Money and Banking is a UK Level 7 research-informed Master's aligned with Royal Economic Society, CFA UK and CISI guidance referenced across City and regulator practice.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in Money and Banking?

Applicants to the MSc in Money and Banking hold a UK 2:2 Bachelor's or equivalent, IELTS 6.5 for non-native English speakers, and submit a 500-word research proposal or practice statement.

What funding options are available for the MSc in Money and Banking?

LSLPE offers instalment plans, scholarship pathways and sponsor-project routes for the MSc in Money and Banking, with visa and accommodation guidance for international applicants.

MSc in Money and Banking | LSLPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in Money and Banking at the London School of Law, Politics and Economics is a UK Level 7 research-informed programme running one year full-time or two years part-time, with on-campus, online and distance learning routes. Themes align with the analytic work of the Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority, the CFA Society United Kingdom, the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and NIESR.

By graduation you will have modelled monetary transmission, written a stress-test brief on a live banking exposure, analysed a Financial Stability Report and produced a dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project supervised by a City economist or regulator.

Every intake of the MSc in Money and Banking joins the same LSLPE weekly rhythm, whether on-campus, online or by distance learning, and students are placed in small named cohorts from week one. Reading is drawn wherever possible from primary UK sources including ONS releases, Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports and OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlooks, giving research-informed students a direct working relationship with the evidence base used by the Royal Economic Society and the Government Economic Service. Assessed work rewards clean writing and structured argument over volume, and tutors emphasise the everyday drafting skills that research-informed practitioners use in first practice.

Key Features

Syllabus themes aligned with CFA UK, CISI, Bank of England and NIESR referenced analysis.
Case-room seminars on monetary policy decisions and financial-stability episodes.
Guest sessions from City economists, PRA supervisors and central-bank analysts.
Dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project supervised by practising economists.
Named programme-tutor support with active monetary-policy or banking research.
Workshops on econometric methods used in banking supervision.
Named tutor written feedback on every graded submission with an interim tutor review at the halfway mark.
Structured induction reading list drawn from primary UK economic sources including ONS releases, Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports and OBR Economic and Fiscal Outlooks.

What You Will Learn

Model monetary transmission and interest-rate setting under inflation-targeting.
Interpret Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports and Financial Stability Reports.
Design and critique bank stress tests using PRA methodology.
Assess the capital and liquidity frameworks of Basel III and IV.
Read and reproduce econometric models used in banking and macro research.
Analyse cross-border banking flows and macroprudential policy.
Advise on regulatory reform for banking and non-bank finance.
Produce a dissertation or sponsor project of publishable or practitioner standard.
Read published UK economic evidence sessions, working papers and reports at practitioner standard.
Manage timed writing and oral defence under seminar and committee-style conditions.

Who This Course Is For

Working economists and analysts targeting senior central-bank or regulator roles.
Investment analysts and risk professionals in banking or asset management.
Public-finance officials advancing into monetary-policy adjacent work.
International applicants seeking a UK-referenced Master's in monetary economics.
Portfolio-route applicants with five or more years of senior banking experience.
Applicants moving into the Master’s route from a UK Access to HE Diploma, a mature-applicant portfolio or a related LSLPE credential.

Career Pathways

Central Bank Analyst in monetary policy or financial stability.
Investment Analyst in a City bank, fund or asset manager.
Financial Economist advising government or regulators.
Regulatory Economist within the PRA, FCA or Treasury.
Research Economist in a public-finance or macro research institute.
Economic Consultant to banks and asset managers.
Government Economist within the GES on monetary or banking briefs.
Support-role progression across City firms, government departments and consultancy teams and economic-policy adjacent teams in central London.

The LSLPE careers service links Master's students with dissertation sponsors and consulting opportunities across the City, regulators and Whitehall. The service runs at least one careers day each academic year specifically for Master’s students on the MSc in Money and Banking, connecting them with employers across the Bank of England, HM Treasury, City firms, government departments and consultancy teams and the wider LSLPE alumni network.

Entry Requirements

A UK Bachelor's degree (2:2 or above) or equivalent international qualification in a relevant discipline.
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 banking or monetary-policy 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 monetary economics within a short tube ride of the Bank of England, the PRA, HM Treasury, the FCA and the City. MSc students hear directly from the analysts, supervisors and economists setting UK monetary and banking policy.

Every intake, on-campus or remote, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support, and curriculum alignment is refreshed annually against Royal Economic Society, CFA UK and CISI guidance.

Study skills teaching is embedded across the MSc in Money and Banking, covering scholarly referencing, timed writing under committee-style time pressure and the reading of published UK economic materials. International applicants receive additional English-language coaching from the LSLPE admissions team, and mature applicants without recent formal study join a bridge-week before term begins to consolidate written English and note-taking habits. Tutors provide named written feedback on every submission, and every graded piece is reviewed by a second tutor for consistency across cohorts and study modes. Students shadow LSLPE tutors on structured observation sessions at Bank of England open events, IFS briefings and Treasury committee sessions where relevant, and are encouraged to follow live UK debate through the Financial Times, the Economist and City research-note ecosystem.

Apply for MSc in Money and Banking

Applications for the MSc in Money and Banking are reviewed on a rolling basis and admissions responds within one working day. Enrol on an LSLPE Master's programme, dissertation, capstone or sponsor project supervised by practising City economists. International applicants receive dedicated visa and accommodation guidance from the LSLPE admissions team throughout the enrolment cycle, and progression maps into further doctoral study or senior professional practice are set out in writing at offer stage. Enrol Now.