Programme Overview

Cities need rethinking. Facing unprecedented pressures, from climate transition to infrastructure delivery and social inequality, cities need leaders who can work across sectors and disciplines.

The Executive MSc in Cities is designed for mid-career to senior-career professionals working in the public, private, and third-sector and who are involved in delivering large-scale change in cities to address these pressures.

Drawing on LSE’s interdisciplinary strengths, the programme equips participants to analyse urban projects and policies through rigorous economic, social and environmental perspectives. You’ll engage with core themes such as urban economics, infrastructure and environmental sustainability, and with the latest analysis, strategy and delivery tools used to address urgent urban challenges.

Throughout the Executive MSc in Cities, you’ll engage with LSE faculty and practitioners from local government, research institutions, development and design, urban consultancies and infrastructure firms, gaining real-life insight into how complex urban interventions are developed and delivered in practice.

A defining feature of the programme is its practical focus. You’ll have opportunities to work on real-life urban challenges with external clients such as C40 Cities and the World Bank, applying your learning directly to practice.

Designed for working professionals, the Executive MSc in Cities is delivered in a flexible, hybrid format that allows you to balance study with professional responsibilities. A combination of online learning and intensive in-person teaching enables deep engagement with faculty and peers, while ensuring learning remains embedded in your professional context.

Graduates leave equipped to design, evaluate and deliver complex urban interventions across economic, social and environmental domains. Setting them up to lead urban transformation and shape more sustainable, inclusive cities in their sector and beyond.