MSc Energy Policy and Governance
Course Overview
The MSc Energy Policy and Governance is a Master (MSc / MBA / MA) programme running over 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route, delivered by the London School of Petroleum and Energy across on-campus and online routes and shaped around the working practice of downstream refining businesses. The syllabus is anchored in production, downstream and offshore, and referenced against the working practice profiled by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), so learners are not asked to work through abstract material but to engage with the vocabulary and evidence base used across the sector today.
By dissertation submission, learners on the MSc Energy Policy and Governance are delivering research-informed policy or corporate recommendations on production and downstream suitable for senior energy audiences and executive decision-makers across energy consultancies, with the analytical range expected of specialist consultants and executive-track appointments.
Key Features
- Content shaped by working reference to Offshore Energies UK and the wider UK and international energy policy conversation.
- A syllabus written in UK English and framed by the working practice profiled by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Offshore Energies UK.
- Dedicated LSPE careers support covering CV, LinkedIn, interview coaching and structured introductions to UK and international energy employers.
- Blended delivery across on-campus London teaching suites and structured online study, so international and working students can complete the MSc Energy Policy and Governance without relocating.
- Guided reading, structured exercises and paced formative feedback throughout the 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route route.
- Clean articulation into the next LSPE level so the Master (MSc / MBA / MA) route progresses cleanly into further study without loss of credit or momentum.
What You Will Learn
- assess capital and operating cost drivers across the petroleum lifecycle
- read and respond to sector reports from the IEA, OGUK and comparable industry bodies
- evaluate LNG, refining and infrastructure project options against sector benchmarks
- describe the upstream, midstream and downstream value chain in the language of the Energy Institute
- contextualise Energy Policy and Governance against current UK and global oil and gas market conditions
- apply health, safety and environmental frameworks used across UK North Sea and international upstream operations
- map the operating cycle of an integrated oil and gas asset, from exploration through to refined product
Who This Course Is For
- international applicants seeking a UK postgraduate profile aligned with recognised energy bodies
- graduates with a 2:2 honours degree or overseas equivalent moving into specialist energy roles
- career changers with 5+ years of senior sector experience but no first degree
- researchers, policy specialists and consultants aiming to shape the direction of upstream
Career Pathways
- Energy Systems Manager
- Oil & Gas Project Manager
- Downstream Operations Manager
- Energy Security Director
- Upstream Asset Manager
- Reservoir Management Analyst
LSPE's careers service supports every learner on the MSc Energy Policy and Governance with CV writing, LinkedIn optimisation, mock interviewing and structured introductions to UK and international energy employers.
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 worldwide.
Our curriculum is written by former upstream and downstream petroleum managers, energy traders, refinery operations leaders, energy economists, renewables project directors and sustainability practitioners, and delivered across on-campus and online routes to fit working professionals and international students alike. Students on the MSc Energy Policy and Governance sit inside this articulation model and benefit directly from the practitioner network, aligned professional-body references and structured career support that define the LSPE experience.
Reading lists on the MSc Energy Policy and Governance draw from Offshore Energies UK, the International Energy Agency (IEA) and current UK and international energy publications, and are refreshed regularly so students engage with material that reflects the working position of the sector rather than dated textbook coverage.
Assessment on the MSc Energy Policy and Governance is designed to mirror the outputs expected inside LNG operators and oilfield services firms, so learners produce structured briefing notes, technical summaries and applied case reports rather than generic essays, which makes the qualification recognisable to hiring managers across the wider energy sector.
Programme delivery is paced across the 12 to 18 months full postgraduate route timeline with regular checkpoints, so learners do not accumulate assessment debt and can hold down existing professional commitments while studying the MSc Energy Policy and Governance.
Learners on the MSc Energy Policy and Governance are supported by structured pastoral care, academic tutoring and English-language study support where required, so international students moving into UK-referenced study are not left to work out UK academic conventions unaided.
Every LSPE cohort combines UK-based and international learners, so classroom discussion on the MSc Energy Policy and Governance draws in perspectives from mature UK operations, growing Middle Eastern and North African basins, established European trading floors and emerging renewables markets across Asia and Africa.
The MSc Energy Policy and Governance sits within LSPE's wider portfolio of aligned petroleum, energy trading, sustainability and executive leadership routes, and shares assessment discipline, industry-referenced reading and careers infrastructure with those parallel programmes.
Apply for MSc Energy Policy and Governance
Applications for the MSc Energy Policy and Governance are open across on-campus and online routes at the London School of Petroleum and Energy. Advance into executive energy leadership with LSPE by submitting a short application to the LSPE admissions team, who will confirm your route, review your entry profile and guide you through onboarding. When you are ready, Enrol Now.
