MSc Management, Strategy and Economic Analysis

The MSc in Management, Strategy and Economic Analysis (MSEA) combines the analytical rigour of economics with the practical focus of management, equipping you with the tools to understand and respond to emerging global strategic challenges faced by organisations across the private, public and non-profit sectors.

Taught by internationally recognised, research-active faculty whose work shapes contemporary thinking in management, economics and strategy, you’ll learn how economic forces shape organisational behaviour, markets and competition, and how data-driven insights can inform effective strategic decision-making.

You’ll explore practical themes such as understanding competitive dynamics, assessing market opportunities, designing incentives, analysing organisational structures, and responding to evolving institutional and regulatory environments.

The programme integrates:

• economic frameworks for analysing strategic interaction, incentives, and competitive behaviour
• large-scale data analysis and computational tools to extract insights from complex organisational and market data
• rigorous empirical methods to identify cause-and-effect relationships in firm and market outcomes.
• direct application to strategic challenges in private, public, and non-profit organisation.

Programme highlights

• Learn about today's most pressing management issues from research faculty and business leaders through a series of Research and Business Roundtables.
• Explore the economic, strategic and organisational implications of AI, focusing on how firms adopt and integrate AI technologies in a competitive environment.
• Study with peers from around the world, bringing varied perspectives and expertise.

LSE is ranked fifth in the world for social sciences and management (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026).

GRE/GMAT requirement

GMAT or GRE is required from all applicants.

However, an exemption will be made for current LSE students and LSE alumni studying, or who have studied, one of the following subjects:

• economics
• economic History
• management
• finance
• mathematics.

However, if you’re currently studying or have been awarded the BSc Economic History (without Economics) or BSc Accounting and Finance at LSE, you’ll need to submit a GMAT or GRE score.

Find out more about GRE/GMAT

Our mission

Welcome to the Department of Management. Our mission is to inspire superior management practices by fostering a comprehensive understanding of individuals, teams, organisations, and markets, along with the psychological, social, political, and technological contexts that influence them.

By studying with us, you'll gain access to a world-leading centre for education and research, uniquely positioned within a world-class social science institution at the heart of a truly global city.

The environment

Join a vibrant intellectual community comprising of world-renowned faculty, astute students, dedicated and responsive professional services staff, and high achieving alumni. Through pioneering research and high-level teaching, you'll receive comprehensive, intensive, and rigorous methodological training to help you become an expert in your specialist fields.

The rich and culturally diverse learning environment at LSE’s Department of Management, won't only enrich your experience through developing a broad perspective and understanding, but also unlock an invaluable network of global peers.

Create a better world

We go beyond the boundaries of a traditional business school by integrating diverse disciplines such as economics, marketing, data, and analytics. Our comprehensive approach ensures that students gain a profound and multifaceted understanding of the business world, equipping them with the skills and knowledge to excel in a dynamic global environment.

Join us in our vision to create a better world, where a profound understanding of management drives positive change in both business and society.

Discover more about our programmes and research.

Department of Management

Who's who

Dr Jordi Blanes i Vidal

Programme Director and Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy

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Dr Jörn Rothe

Associate Professor (Education) of Management

Department of Management

Professor Yona Rubinstein

Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy

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Professor Catherine Thomas

Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Strategy

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Professor Veronica Rappoport

Course leader

Department of Management

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified prospective students and encourage you to apply as early as possible.

At LSE, we want to recruit students with the best academic merit, potential and motivation, irrespective of background.

An offer of a place may be conditional on attending additional courses and/or passing qualifying examinations at a suitable standard, in addition to your degree.

We carefully consider each application and examine all the information included on your application form, such as your:

• academic achievement (including predicted and achieved grades)
• statement of academic purpose
• two academic references
• CV
• GRE/GMAT

See further information on supporting documents and check if you're exempt from taking the GRE/GMAT.

You may need to provide evidence of your English language proficiency. See our English language requirements.

Speak to an admissions specialist

If you have any queries which are not answered on the website or would like to chat with an admissions specialist, we run one-to-one Zoom chats on a weekly basis for prospective students and offer holders:

Contact us

For questions related to your application or the admissions process, check our admissions frequently asked questions page.

If you have any queries which aren’t answered on the website, contact the Department of Management Programme and Admissions team at dom.msc.admissions@lse.ac.uk. Please note that we’re only able to assist with enquiries relating to the Department of Management.

Each year, we aim to build a vibrant and globally diverse cohort, bringing together students with different perspectives and experiences to enrich your learning.

Students join at different stages in their journey. Some come straight from undergraduate study in social science, engineering and science disciplines, while others bring early career experience from a range of industries.

2025/26 cohort statistics:

• 87 students
• 19 nationalities
• Average age of 23
• 62 per cent women and 38 per cent men

Applications for this programme are considered on a rolling basis. This means that applications will close once the programme is full.

There is no fixed deadline. However, if you’d like to be considered for any funding opportunities, you must submit your application (and all supporting documents) by the funding deadline. See the fees and funding section below for more details.

For this programme, all students pay the same tuition fees, regardless of their fee status.

Tuition fee deposit

If you’re made an offer, we’ll ask you to pay a tuition fee deposit, normally 10 per cent of the published tuition fee. Paying the deposit by the specified deadline will secure your place on the programme, subject to meeting the other conditions of your offer.

Your payment deadline will usually be the earlier of six weeks after the date of your offer or 20 days before the formal start date of the programme.

Tuition fee deposits are generally non-refundable, although refunds may be available in the circumstances set out in LSE’s Tuition Fee Policy for your year of entry. Your offer letter and other correspondence from the School will also provide information about how to pay and the circumstances in which a payment deadline extension or exemption from the deposit requirement may be considered.

Find out more about tuition fee deposits.

For this programme, all students pay the same tuition fees, regardless of their fee status.

Tuition fee deposit

If you’re made an offer, we’ll ask you to pay a tuition fee deposit, normally 10 per cent of the published tuition fee. Paying the deposit by the specified deadline will secure your place on the programme, subject to meeting the other conditions of your offer.

Your payment deadline will usually be the earlier of six weeks after the date of your offer or 20 days before the formal start date of the programme.

Tuition fee deposits are generally non-refundable, although refunds may be available in the circumstances set out in LSE’s Tuition Fee Policy for your year of entry. Your offer letter and other correspondence from the School will also provide information about how to pay and the circumstances in which a payment deadline extension or exemption from the deposit requirement may be considered.

Find out more about tuition fee deposits.

Half-unit courses are assessed in a variety of formats, including by unseen examinations, coursework assignments, class participation and group/individual project work.

You can view indicative details of hours and assessment for all courses listed in the course guides.

Career development

The programme combines management, strategy and economic analysis, providing opportunities to explore contemporary organisational and market challenges through quantitative and evidence-based approaches.

Alongside academic study, you'll develop experience working with data, analysing complex problems and presenting evidence-based arguments. You'll also have opportunities to strengthen communication, presentation and collaborative working skills through coursework and group-based learning.

Graduate destinations

As this programme has a new title and a new programme structure from the 2027/28 entry year, programme-specific graduate destination data isn’t yet available.

Graduates from related and predecessor master’s programmes in the Department of Management have gone on to work across a range of sectors around the world, including financial and professional services, consulting, accounting, consumer goods, manufacturing, retail and technology.

Top five sectors our departmental graduates have gone onto work in* include:

• financial and professional services
• consultancy
• accounting and auditing
• FMCG, manufacturing and retail
• information, digital technology and data.

Examples of organisations that graduates work in* include:

• Boston Consulting Group
• Amazon
• PwC
• Deloitte
• KPMG
• Johnson & Johnson.

Graduate outcomes data shows that the median salary for graduates from the Department of Management 15 months after graduation was £40,000*.

* Data collected by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) and supplied to LSE as part of the 2019/20 - 2023/24 Graduate Outcomes Surveys.

Find out more about the graduate destinations for this programme and the HESA Graduate Outcomes survey.

Our Careers Alumni and Employer Relations (CAER) team support you in preparation for whichever path you choose to follow beyond LSE.

They work alongside you each step of the way; from researching different sectors and opportunities available, to identifying jobs or further study, and then navigating the application and interview process.

You can take advantage of one-to-one careers appointments, alongside a wide range of events and engagements, throughout your programme and for up to two years after you graduate. These include:

• industry-focused alumni panels
• alumni and employer networking evenings
• employer skills seminars
• office visits
• mock assessment centres/interviews
• careers skills boot camps.

All Department of Management students have access to the services of our team in addition to the support of the central LSE Careers team, who support the wider university.