How long is the BSc in Economics?

Three years full-time, with part-time and accelerated online routes. The BSc in Economics schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones for distance learners.

Can the BSc in Economics be studied online?

Yes. The BSc in Economics runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning, all assessed against the same econometrics coursework and dissertation.

Is the BSc in Economics recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The BSc in Economics is a UK honours degree with curriculum designed around Royal Economic Society and GES economist-level competencies, credentials UK regulators, consultancies and City firms engage with.

What are the entry requirements for the BSc in Economics?

BBC at A-level (or IB 28, BTEC DMM), GCSE English at grade 5 and Maths at grade 4, plus IELTS 6.5 for international applicants. Mature applicants may enter on portfolio and short interview.

How much does the BSc in Economics cost?

Tuition varies by route and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the BSc in Economics.

BSc in Economics | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The BSc in Economics at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a three-year UK honours degree preparing graduates for the Government Economic Service (GES), UK regulators, economic consultancies, City banks and think tanks. Sitting in the Accounting, Finance & Economics faculty, the degree covers advanced micro and macroeconomics, econometrics with a UK administrative dataset, applied policy analysis and a final-year dissertation defended in front of a working economist.

You will run an evaluation project in year two using HM Treasury Green Book methodology, complete a formal econometrics coursework using R or Stata, and finish with a dissertation on a live UK policy question. The BSc in Economics is available on-campus in central London, fully online with cohort calls scheduled across UK and APAC time zones, and by distance learning from 2026. The programme engages with live UK evidence — Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports, OBR Fiscal Outlooks, ONS labour releases and CMA merger decisions — and is reviewed against Royal Economic Society graduate-track membership and Government Economic Service assistant recognition.

Undergraduate teaching runs across three years in small tutor-visible cohorts with weekly seminars, module lectures delivered by working senior practitioners, a fortnightly practitioner clinic, a structured placement route in year two and a final-year dissertation with a dedicated supervisor. Every route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies so graduates leave with a credential UK recruiters, City firms, PLCs and public bodies engage with. Online cohorts share the same intake calendar and receive the same tutor allocation and dissertation supervision as the on-campus route.

Key Features

Curriculum designed around the Royal Economic Society and Society of Business Economists undergraduate benchmark and GES economist-level competencies.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or distance learning.
Applied econometrics coursework using a UK administrative or public-use dataset.
Year-two evaluation project using HM Treasury Green Book methodology.
Capstone dissertation defended in front of a working economist.
One-to-one GES and City-economist application coaching in the final year.
Structured route toward Royal Economic Society graduate-track membership and Government Economic Service applications.
Assessment combines rolling analytical portfolios with a final-year dissertation and a summative case defence.

What You Will Learn

The degree teaches applied economics as it is practised in UK regulators, consultancies and the GES — replicating a published UK regression, designing an evaluation, and writing a policy dossier a Whitehall director will act on.

Advanced microeconomics — game theory, mechanism design, contract theory.
Advanced macroeconomics — DSGE overview, growth theory, open-economy models.
Econometrics — OLS, panel, IV, DiD and RDD in practice.
Programme evaluation — Green Book and Magenta Book methodology.
UK competition and regulatory economics.
UK monetary and fiscal policy at practitioner level.
International economics and post-Brexit UK trade policy.
Behavioural economics and UK Nudge Unit case studies.
Data science for economists — R or Stata at practitioner level.
Writing a full policy dossier and defending a dissertation.
Building intermediate econometric models in R against ONS and Bank of England data.
Reading a Bank of England Monetary Policy Report and defending a written economic-reasoning position.
Producing a cost-benefit analysis note in the format used by UK public bodies.
Writing a short economics-and-competition brief in a CMA-recognisable format.
Writing a defensible final-year dissertation on a UK-facing economics topic.

Who This Course Is For

A-level leavers targeting GES, consultancy, regulator and City economist routes.
International students seeking a UK honours economics degree.
Higher Diploma or HND economics holders progressing to a top-up final year.
Career changers on the portfolio route with quantitative and policy experience.
Public-sector professionals moving into evidence-and-policy senior roles.
Mature applicants entering on the portfolio route from a UK analytical or public-sector background.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically progress into GES economist and analyst schemes, UK economic consultancies, regulator graduate schemes, City bank graduate programmes and think tanks. The degree supports applications but does not by itself guarantee an offer. Typical destinations include:

Economist (Government Economic Service)
Economic Consultant (graduate)
Regulatory Economist
City Bank Economist (graduate)
Policy Analyst (economics)
Sector Analyst
Assistant Government Economist
Economics Consultant (graduate)

The BSc in Economics is the natural step onto the MSc in Economics or the MSc in International Business Strategy.

BSc graduates step onto the LSIBM MSc in Economics or MSc in Business Economics, and the Government Economic Service assistant scheme is a realistic graduate destination.

Entry Requirements

Three A-levels at BBC or above, or equivalent UK / international qualification (IB 28+, BTEC DMM, Access to HE, Foundation Year pass, or a relevant Higher Diploma with confirmed credit transfer); numeracy diagnostic set at application.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A personal statement showing genuine curiosity about economics (extended reading, professional-body engagement, policy interests) — mature applicants (21+) may enter with a portfolio and a short interview.

Why Study at LSIBM

The London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a specialist business-education provider based in central London and part of Harold International College. Undergraduate cohorts sit in small groups so every student is visible to their tutor, run a single intake schedule students can rely on, and every degree route is reviewed against UK professional-body competencies — ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI, CIPS, CFA UK and IOE&IT — so graduates carry a credential that City recruiters engage with.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England and the West End within a short tube ride of every classroom. Undergraduate students access a fortnightly practitioner clinic, at least one industry-careers day per academic year, a structured placement route and one-to-one application coaching in the final year.

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