Economics and Finance

Economics and finance, studied together, provide both the theoretical framework for understanding how economies work and the practical analytical skills needed to navigate financial markets and institutions. Economics asks how resources are allocated, how prices are set, how growth occurs and how policy can be used to improve outcomes. Finance examines how capital is raised, invested and managed, how risk is priced and how financial institutions and instruments function.

Together, they equip you to reason about the forces shaping the economy and the financial system.

This distance learning programme from the University of London is designed by academics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, one of the world's leading centres for economics and finance research. You will develop economic reasoning, quantitative skills and the institutional knowledge required to analyse practical problems in both fields. Studying online gives you the flexibility to balance your degree with other commitments, while the LSE academic framework ensures that the intellectual content matches the standard of a leading research university.

The programme is rigorous and demanding, drawing on quantitative methods, economic theory and financial analysis to build a genuinely robust understanding of both disciplines.

Graduates from economics and finance programmes pursue careers across a wide range of sectors. Common destinations include investment banking, asset management, financial analysis, economic consultancy, public policy, central banking, international development organisations and professional services. The quantitative and analytical skills developed through the programme are also valued in data science, technology and government.

Many graduates go on to postgraduate study in economics, finance, financial economics or business administration, which deepens specialisation and opens doors to research and more senior professional roles.