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BSc in Mathematics with Economics

Programme Code: UBMAWEC

Department: Mathematics

For students starting this programme of study in 2018/19

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year classification scheme for BA/BSc degrees for all students from the 2018/19 academic year

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Paper

Course number, title (unit value)

See note

LSE100 The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things

Year 1

Paper 1

EC100 Economics A (1.0) # or

 

EC102 Economics B (1.0) # A

Paper 2

MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0) #

Paper 3

ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (1.0) #

Paper 4

MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (1.0) #

Year 2

Paper 5

EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (1.0) # or

 

EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (1.0) #

Paper 6

MA212 Further Mathematical Methods (1.0) #

Paper 7

MA203 Real Analysis (0.5) #

 

And courses to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following:

 

MA208 Optimisation Theory (0.5) #

 

MA209 Differential Equations (0.5) #

 

MA210 Discrete Mathematics (0.5) #

 

MA211 Algebra and Number Theory (0.5) #

Paper 8

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following if not taken under Paper 7: B

 

MA208 Optimisation Theory (0.5) #

 

MA209 Differential Equations (0.5) #

 

MA210 Discrete Mathematics (0.5) #

 

MA211 Algebra and Number Theory (0.5) #

 

MA231 Operational Research Methods (1.0) #

 

ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference (1.0) #

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Year 3

Paper 9

Courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

EC210 Macroeconomic Principles (1.0) #

 

EC221 Principles of Econometrics (1.0) #

 

EC302 Political Economy (1.0) #

 

EC310 Behavioural Economics (1.0) #

 

EC319 Games and Economic Behaviour (1.0) #

Papers 10 & 11

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: C

 

MA208 Optimisation Theory (0.5) #

 

MA209 Differential Equations (0.5) #

 

MA210 Discrete Mathematics (0.5) #

 

MA211 Algebra and Number Theory (0.5) #

 

MA231 Operational Research Methods (1.0) #

 

MA300 Game Theory (1.0) #

 

MA301 Game Theory I (0.5) #

 

MA303 Chaos in Dynamical Systems (0.5) #

 

MA305 Optimisation in Function Spaces (0.5) #  (not available 2019/20)

 

MA314 Algorithms and Programming (0.5) #

 

MA315 Algebra and its Applications (0.5) #

 

MA316 Graph Theory (0.5) #

 

MA317 Complex Analysis (0.5) #

 

MA318 History of Mathematics in Finance and Economics (0.5) #

 

MA319 Partial Differential Equations (0.5) #

 

MA320 Mathematics of Networks (0.5) #

 

MA321 Measure Theoretic Probability (0.5) #

 

MA322 Mathematics of Finance and Valuation (0.5) #

 

ST300 Regression and Generalised Linear Models (0.5) #

 

ST302 Stochastic Processes (0.5) #

 

ST304 Time Series and Forecasting (0.5) #

 

ST308 Bayesian Inference (0.5) #

Paper 12

If course(s) from the Undergraduate Outside Options List were chosen under Paper 8, then courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

MA208 Optimisation Theory (0.5) #

 

MA209 Differential Equations (0.5) #

 

MA210 Discrete Mathematics (0.5) #

 

MA211 Algebra and Number Theory (0.5) #

 

MA231 Operational Research Methods (1.0) #

 

ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference (1.0) #

 

OR

If MA208, MA209, MA210, MA211, MA231 or ST202 were chosen under Paper 8, then courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following: D

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Notes

LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

Footnotes

A : EC102 course allocation dependent on Economics A-level or equivalent background. See course guides for further information.

B : Courses selected from the Undergraduate Outside Options List require the approval of the Departmental Tutor.

C : Courses selected in Papers 10 & 11 must include at most one MA2xx course, at most two STxxx courses, and at least one MA3xx course.

D : Courses selected from the Undergraduate Outside Options List require the approval of the Departmental Tutor.

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

Note for prospective students:
For changes to undergraduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the undergraduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the undergraduate summary page for future students.