MSc Economics and Philosophy

at London School of Economics

You will attend the Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics (before the main teaching programme starts) in late August 2019. The course includes treatment of dynamic programming, continuous time dynamic optimisation, quadratic forms, Kuhn-Tucker theorem, and marginal and conditional probability distributions, amongst other topics. 

You will then choose two economics courses (from three options), and two philosophy courses from the large range of philosophy options on offer.

In addition, you will take part in the non-assessed dissertation seminar, which will prepare you to complete your dissertation of 7,000 words. 

Two from:

• Microeconomics
• Develops the basic tools for analysing problems of resource allocation used by economists working in research, government and business.
• Macroeconomics
• Provides a wide-ranging survey of modern macroeconomics.
• Econometrics
• Presents and illustrates the techniques of empirical investigation in economics.

Dissertation Seminar: Economics and Philosophy
This non-assessed course covers topics in the philosophy and methodology of economics. 

Dissertation
An independent research project on an approved topic of your choice, of not more than 7,000 words. 

Minimum entry requirements for MSc Economics and Philosophy 

• First class honours degree or equivalent with concentration on economics and quantitative subjects. Successful candidates will typically have achieved very good examination results in university-level two-semester length courses in [a] mathematics (both advanced calculus and linear algebra), [b] econometrics and statistics, [c] intermediate macro and microeconomics.
• Competition for places at the School is high. This means that even if you meet our minimum entry requirement, this does not guarantee you an offer of admission.
• If you have studied or are studying outside of the UK then have a look at our Information for International Students to find out the entry requirements that apply to you.

GRE/GMAT requirement
GRE is required for applicants without a UK undergraduate degree. It must be no more than five years before 1 October 2022, and must include the test scores with their application. We typically expect candidates to score at least 161/770 in the quantitative section of the test. Good scores on the analytical and verbal are also important. When an applicant's first language is not English, we take this into account in assessing the verbal score.

Every graduate student is charged a fee for their programme.

The fee covers registration and examination fees payable to the School, lectures, classes and individual supervision, lectures given at other colleges under intercollegiate arrangements and, under current arrangements, membership of the Students' Union. It does not cover living costs or travel or fieldwork.

Tuition fees 2022/23 for MSc Economics and Philosophy
Home students: £24,456
Overseas students: £24,456

You will attend the Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics (before the main teaching programme starts) in late August 2019. The course includes treatment of dynamic programming, continuous time dynamic optimisation, quadratic forms, Kuhn-Tucker theorem, and marginal and conditional probability distributions, amongst other topics. 

You will then choose two economics courses (from three options), and two philosophy courses from the large range of philosophy options on offer.

In addition, you will take part in the non-assessed dissertation seminar, which will prepare you to complete your dissertation of 7,000 words. 

Two from:

• Microeconomics
• Develops the basic tools for analysing problems of resource allocation used by economists working in research, government and business.
• Macroeconomics
• Provides a wide-ranging survey of modern macroeconomics.
• Econometrics
• Presents and illustrates the techniques of empirical investigation in economics.

Dissertation Seminar: Economics and Philosophy
This non-assessed course covers topics in the philosophy and methodology of economics. 

Dissertation
An independent research project on an approved topic of your choice, of not more than 7,000 words. 

Courses to the value of two units from a large range of philosophy options.