How long is the MSc in World Economy Studies?

One year full-time (two years part-time via online or distance). The MSc in World Economy Studies schedules cohort calls across UK and APAC time zones.

Can the MSc in World Economy Studies be studied online?

Yes. The MSc in World Economy Studies runs fully online, on-campus in London and by distance learning against the same dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

Is the MSc in World Economy Studies recognised by UK employers?

Yes. The MSc in World Economy Studies is designed around SBE senior track, RES working papers, GES practitioner material and IOE&IT senior content.

What are the entry requirements for the MSc in World Economy Studies?

A UK 2:2 or three years' relevant experience on portfolio, GCSE English (grade 5), IELTS 6.5 for international applicants and a 600-word statement.

What does the MSc in World Economy Studies cost?

Tuition varies by mode and domicile. Contact LSIBM admissions for the current schedule and bursary eligibility for the MSc in World Economy Studies.

MSc in World Economy Studies | LSIBM London | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The MSc in World Economy Studies at the London School of International Business and Management (LSIBM) is a research-informed master's inside the International Business & Trade faculty, written for senior international economists, trade strategists and senior policy analysts. Across one year full-time (two years part-time online) it consolidates senior international-economics competence — sanctions strategy, regional integration, applied econometrics for cross-border questions — and closes with a substantial dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

Study runs on-campus in central London, fully online with UK / APAC cohort calls, or by distance learning from 2026. The capstone is defended in front of a working senior economist or trade strategist.

Key Features

Designed around SBE senior track, RES working papers, GES practitioner material and IOE&IT senior content.
Three study modes — central London campus, fully online with UK / APAC calls, or distance learning.
Dissertation supervision from working senior economists and trade strategists.
Sponsor consulting project option with a UK exporter, Whitehall department or think-tank.
Sanctions-strategy workshop using UK OFSI, US OFAC and EU restrictive-measures material.
Executive-application coaching in the final term.

What You Will Learn

The MSc is written around what a senior international economist or trade strategist actually delivers — a defensible sanctions-impact paper, a regional-integration strategy, an applied-econometrics research paper, a publishable policy submission.

Regional integration — post-Brexit UK, EU single market, USMCA, ASEAN.
Sanctions strategy at senior level.
Applied econometrics for cross-border questions — panel data, IV, DiD.
Trade-flow forecasting and scenario planning.
Global financial architecture — IMF, World Bank, BIS at senior level.
Geoeconomics and industrial policy at senior level.
Emerging-market reads at senior level.
Basics of machine-learning methods for international economists.
Research methods — quantitative, case-study, mixed methods.
Dissertation or sponsor consulting project.

Who This Course Is For

Senior international economists consolidating an academic credential.
Trade strategists at UK exporters and consultancies.
Senior policy analysts at UK Whitehall departments and think-tanks.
Sanctions strategy leads at UK banks and multinationals.
Consulting managers targeting an international-economics practice.

Career Pathways

Graduates typically move into senior-international-economist, trade-strategist and senior-policy-lead roles across UK consultancies, exporters, Whitehall departments and think-tanks. The master's supports applications but does not by itself guarantee job offers or visa outcomes. Typical destinations include:

International Economist (senior)
Sector Analyst (senior)
Trade Economist (senior)
Policy Analyst (economics, senior)
Sanctions Strategy Lead
Consulting Economist (senior)

The MSc in World Economy Studies is the natural step toward Society of Business Economists senior membership and doctoral study.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:2 honours degree in economics, international relations, mathematics or a related discipline, or an equivalent international qualification. Applicants with three years of substantive professional economics or trade-analysis experience may apply on a portfolio route.
GCSE English Language at grade 5/C (or equivalent) is required for domestic applicants; international applicants meet the language rule below.
IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
A short statement of intent (600 words) explaining research or applied interests, plus two references (one academic, one workplace or professional-body).

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. Postgraduate cohorts run in small tutor-visible groups, are shaped by working senior practitioners (partner-level at a Big Four firm, Fellow-level at CIM or CIPD, CFA charter-holders in investment routes) and close with a substantial dissertation, sponsor consulting project or applied capstone defended in front of a working panel.

London puts the City, Canary Wharf, Whitehall, Companies House, the FCA, the Bank of England, the West End and the major consulting, banking and multinational headquarters within a short tube ride of every classroom. LSIBM postgraduates attend a fortnightly senior-practitioner clinic and a structured executive-application coaching programme in the final term.

Apply for the MSc in World Economy Studies

Step into the senior track with the MSc in World Economy Studies. Click Enrol Now and admissions will reply within one working day with intake dates, dissertation supervisor allocation guidance and the current fee schedule. LSIBM postgraduates are supported by dedicated executive-application coaching in the final term.