MSc Real Estate Economics and Finance

at London School of Economics

You will take courses to the value of four full units in total. You will take three compulsory courses, in addition to either Asset Markets A or Finance I, one optional half-unit course and a dissertation. If you are planning to apply for a PhD within the Department, please be advised that you need to take some methods training as part of the MSc. Contact your MSc programme director and the Director of Graduate studies to discuss this requirement.

(* denotes a half unit)

Applied Urban and Real Estate Economics
Provides a theoretical and empirical understanding of urban economic processes and price determination in land and real property markets within an institutional context.

Real Property Market Practice*
Provides an examination of how real property markets operate in practice and of the analytical techniques and data available for analysts and practitioners.

Real Estate Finance*
Examines concepts and techniques for analysing financial decisions in real estate development and investment.

Either

Asset Markets A*
Covers the fundamental concepts and tools underlying the asset markets side of modern finance.

Or

Finance I*
A first course in financial analysis for students with a basic knowledge of management.

Or

Real Estate Investment*
The objective of this course is to educate students in the tools for evaluating real estate investment decisions and in incorporating the insights from urban economics to improve the profitability of their investments. 

 Dissertation

Courses to the value of one half unit from a range of options

Minimum entry requirements for MSc Real Estate Economics and Finance
 

Upper second class honours degree (2:1) or equivalent with background in economic analysis, and good analytical, quantitative and technical skills.

In exceptional cases, when a candidate has a very strong academic background in a related discipline but insufficient background in (micro-) economics, as a condition of admission candidates may be required to take an LSE summer school course in Intermediate Microeconomics and obtain a specified grade.

Please note that due to the high demand for places on the MSc Real Estate Economics and Finance, those accepted on to this programme will not normally be granted a programme transfer. If you do not intend to follow the programme, you must withdraw your application prior to Registration and apply directly to your new programme choice using the LSE online application system.

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 Real Estate Economics and Finance
Home students: £27,984
Overseas students: £27,984

Quick Careers Facts for the Department of Geography & Environment
Median salary of our PG students six months after graduating: £33,000

Top 5 sectors our students work in:

• Public administration and defence
• Architectural and engineering activities
• Financial service activities
• Other professional, scientific and technical activities
• Legal and accounting activities 

The data was collected as part of the Graduate Outcomes survey, which is administered by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Graduates from 2017-18 were the first group to be asked to respond to Graduate Outcomes. Median salaries are calculated for respondents who are paid in UK pounds sterling.

Our MSc graduates enter a wide variety of employment including professional firms, finance, real estate research, consultancy, the public sector and education.