How long does the MA Energy Communication take to complete?

The MA Energy Communication runs across 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route. Students on the MA Energy Communication can study on-campus or online at LSPE London, choosing a pace that suits full-time learners and working professionals across the energy economics, finance and trading sector.

Is the MA Energy Communication delivered online or on campus?

The MA Energy Communication is available in both online and on-campus modes at LSPE London, so students can choose the delivery pattern that best fits their location and career commitments while studying energy communication.

Is the MA Energy Communication recognised by UK and international energy bodies?

The MA Energy Communication is aligned with recognised UK and international energy bodies including the CFA Institute and the GARP. LSPE programmes are aligned with, rather than accredited by, these bodies, and the MA Energy Communication references their good practice throughout the curriculum.

What are the entry requirements for the MA Energy Communication?

Entry to the MA Energy Communication follows LSPE's standard master route, including completed prior education (or the qualifications listed above), appropriate English proficiency for international applicants, and a short statement of interest describing your goals in energy communication.

How much does the MA Energy Communication cost and is funding available?

Fees for the MA Energy Communication vary by delivery mode and applicant status. The LSPE admissions team publishes current fees on request and can advise on structured payment plans, employer-sponsored study and available scholarships for eligible applicants to the MA Energy Communication.

MA Energy Communication | LSPE | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MA Energy Communication is designed as a research-informed executive route into energy economics, finance and trading, running for 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route and centred on research-informed communication practice across corporate affairs, media and stakeholder engagement. The MA Energy Communication is delivered on-campus and online through LSPE London, with modules mapped to CFA Institute, GARP, CIMA standards. Learners on the MA Energy Communication join a cohort focused specifically on energy communication, and modules are sequenced so that each new concept builds directly on what came before across the wider energy economics, finance and trading portfolio.

By graduation, students on the MA Energy Communication can complete a communication-focused dissertation and step into senior communication and affairs roles and speak the language of the modern energy economics, finance and trading sector. The programme balances structured teaching with applied projects, workshops and reading drawn from live energy economics, finance and trading case material, culminating in a research-informed dissertation or capstone project. The MA Energy Communication also fits inside LSPE's articulation model, so students can progress cleanly from this executive route into the next LSPE qualification when they are ready to extend their energy communication study.

Key Features

Applied analytics themes across pricing, trading, portfolio and risk functions, tied back to real energy commodity flows.
Case work grounded in benchmark markets including Brent, WTI, JKM and European power, giving learners a live feel for how prices move.
Reference to CIMA and CISI frameworks for management accounting, securities practice and desk conduct across energy trading environments.
Programme content aligned with CFA Institute and GARP standards for finance and risk practice, applied to energy commodity and portfolio contexts.
Careers content mapped to graduate and lateral moves into energy trading houses, integrated majors, banks and specialist consultancies.
Delivered on-campus and online with tutors drawn from trading, energy economics, risk and structured products practice.
Research-informed dissertation on energy communication, with tutors drawn from active trading and energy finance practice.

What You Will Learn

Research carbon markets and emissions trading in line with IETA guidance, and how they interact with wider energy portfolios.
Direct risk-management structures including value-at-risk, stress tests and desk limits, mapped to real commodity contexts.
Shape valuation, DCF and portfolio-construction techniques used by energy finance teams, with a clear energy-specific twist.
Lead trading desk workflows across physical, paper and structured products, from front office through middle and back office.
Research demand and supply fundamentals across Brent, WTI, JKM, European gas and power markets, and how they connect to macro drivers.
Research how quantitative modelling supports pricing, trading and analytics functions across the energy value chain.
Shape how IEA and benchmark price data flow into commercial decisions, from long-term planning to intraday choices.

Who This Course Is For

Applicants preparing for board-level, policy or global energy leadership tracks after their Master's.
Senior professionals with five or more years of energy, renewables or utilities experience seeking a formal Master's route.
International applicants seeking a UK Master's route into energy communication with rigorous, research-informed content.
Graduates with a 2:2 or above in any discipline ready for research-informed executive study in energy communication.
Career-progression candidates targeting senior management, consultancy or executive roles across energy economics, finance and trading.

Career Pathways

Head of Energy Policy
Energy Economist
Energy Accounting Manager
Energy Trader
Carbon Market Analyst
Head of Energy Trading
Energy Risk Manager

LSPE's dedicated careers service supports every student on the MA Energy Communication with structured CV and LinkedIn coaching, mock interviews and introductions to UK and international energy economics, finance and trading employers, including energy trading houses, integrated majors, investment banks, energy-focused consultancies, sovereign wealth funds and government energy departments.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 (Lower Second Class) honours degree or overseas equivalent in any discipline
Applicants without a first degree may be considered with 5+ years of senior petroleum, energy, renewables or utilities experience
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band under 6.0) or equivalent English proficiency
A 500-word research statement covering the applicant's chosen area of energy specialisation
Two academic or professional references and a short interview

Why Study at LSPE

LSPE is the London School of Petroleum and Energy, a specialist division of Harold International College of London focused on the operational, commercial, financial and strategic disciplines that run modern petroleum, energy, renewables and energy-transition businesses. The MA Energy Communication is written by former upstream and downstream petroleum managers, energy traders, refinery operations leaders, energy economists, renewables project directors and sustainability practitioners, so students learn from a curriculum grounded in real energy practice.

Every LSPE programme is aligned with recognised UK and international energy bodies including the Energy Institute (UK), the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Institution of Chemical Engineers, the International Energy Agency, the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Chartered Management Institute. Students on the MA Energy Communication are supported by dedicated career services and by LSPE's articulation model, which links Certificates and Diplomas cleanly into Advanced Diploma, Higher Diploma, Bachelor and Master routes across energy economics, finance and trading.

Apply for MA Energy Communication

The MA Energy Communication is delivered across on-campus and online routes, giving working professionals and international students flexible study alongside their real energy economics, finance and trading commitments. Applications are open on a rolling basis and the LSPE admissions team can walk you through entry requirements, articulation options, career support and next steps for the MA Energy Communication. Applied assignments across the MA Energy Communication draw on real energy communication scenarios, giving students structured practice in the skills employers look for at research-informed executive level in the energy sector. Advance into executive energy leadership with LSPE on the MA Energy Communication and take the next step in your energy communication career at LSPE London. Enrol Now.