How long is the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics?

The Higher Diploma in Microeconomics runs for 15 to 18 months. Full-time and part-time cohorts share the same applied research paper capstone.

Can the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics be studied online?

Yes. The Higher Diploma in Microeconomics runs on-campus in central London, fully online with UK/APAC cohort calls, and by distance learning.

Is the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics recognised by UK employers?

The Higher Diploma in Microeconomics is designed around Royal Economic Society Bachelor's-final-year standards and articulates into the LSIBM BSc top-up route.

What are the entry requirements for the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics?

A relevant Level 5 qualification, HND or three years' experience, GCSE English at grade 5 and Maths at grade 4, IELTS 6.0, and regression comfort on the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics.

What does the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics cost?

Fees vary by mode and instalment plan. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary options on the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics.

Higher Diploma in Microeconomics | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Higher Diploma in Microeconomics at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a near-degree Level 5 qualification for senior microeconomics practitioners preparing to top up into a UK Bachelor's degree in economics while continuing to lead pricing, competition or regulatory work. Sitting inside the Accounting, Finance & Economics faculty, it covers econometrics, market design, applied game theory, applied competition analysis and regulatory economics at Bachelor's-final-year depth.

The Higher Diploma runs over 15 to 18 months and is available on-campus in central London, fully online, or by distance learning. Tutors include practising senior economists drawn from Society of Business Economists chartered ranks, and the capstone is an original applied research paper defended in front of a working practitioner. The sections below cover modules, audience and progression.

Key Features

Curriculum reviewed against Royal Economic Society Bachelor's-final-year standards and Society of Business Economists chartered content.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online, or distance learning — with UK/APAC cohort calls.
Capstone: an original applied research paper defended in front of a working practitioner.
Confirmed credit transfer into the LSIBM BSc in Microeconomics top-up route.
Working practice with R, Stata and Python for applied econometrics.

What You Will Learn

The Higher Diploma builds an econometrics-literate senior microeconomist. You will finish able to specify and defend a regression, run a small merger simulation, structure an applied research project and defend results in front of a working economist.

Applied econometrics — OLS, panel data, IV, DiD and RDD at introductory level.
Market design — auctions, matching markets and spectrum-auction case studies.
Applied game theory — signalling, cheap talk, mechanism design intuition.
Merger simulation — Bertrand and Cournot with real data.
Behavioural economics — CMA Behavioural Insights work and nudge trials.
Regulatory economics — RPI-X, RIIO-3, cost-of-capital estimation basics.
Consumer-welfare analysis and cost-benefit analysis under HM Treasury Green Book.
Writing an applied research paper — question, method, evidence, robustness.

Who This Course Is For

Advanced Diploma economists preparing for a UK BSc top-up.
Senior pricing and revenue analysts inside UK utilities and telecoms.
Case-team economists at consultancies moving toward lead-economist track.
Regulator analysts formalising Bachelor's-level credentials.
Career switchers with strong quantitative backgrounds moving into applied economics.

Career Pathways

Higher Diploma graduates move into lead-analyst and applied-research seats, typically stepping through:

Lead Pricing Analyst
Competition Economist
Applied Researcher (economics)
Senior Regulatory Analyst
Economic Consultant (senior)
Applied Micro Modeller

The Higher Diploma is a direct feeder into the LSIBM BSc in Microeconomics top-up, GES fast-stream, and applied economics MSc programmes.

Entry Requirements

A relevant Advanced Diploma (Level 5), HND, HNC, or three years of substantive economics experience — comfort with regression is expected.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C and Mathematics at grade 4/C (or equivalent).
IELTS 6.0 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent and two references (one academic or professional-body, one workplace) — applicants presenting a Society of Business Economists membership or GES fast-stream progress are particularly welcome.

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. Higher Diploma cohorts sit at the near-degree tier — small groups, tutor visibility every week, curriculum reviewed against ACCA, CIMA, CIM, CIPD, CMI and IOE&IT competencies so graduates walk into a UK Bachelor's top-up with confirmed credit transfer.

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. Higher Diploma students attend at least one working practitioner clinic per fortnight and complete a substantial capstone project defended in front of a working professional.

Apply for the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics

Move onto the top-up track with the Higher Diploma in Microeconomics. Click Enrol Now and our admissions team will respond within one working day with intake dates, credit-transfer guidance for UK Bachelor's top-up routes, and the current fee schedule. Higher Diploma graduates articulate into LSIBM's Bachelor's final year with confirmed credit transfer at enrolment.