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BSc in Economics

Programme Code: UBEC

Department: Economics

For students starting this programme of study in 2019/20

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EC100 Economics A (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2021/22) or

 

EC102 Economics B (1.0) # A  (withdrawn 2021/22)

Paper 2

MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0) #

Paper 3

ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (1.0) #

Paper 4

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

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

Year 2

Paper 5

EC201 Microeconomic Principles I (1.0) # or

 

EC202 Microeconomic Principles II (1.0) #

Paper 6

EC210 Macroeconomic Principles (1.0) #

Paper 7

EC220 Introduction to Econometrics (1.0) # 1 or

 

EC221 Principles of Econometrics (1.0) # 2

Paper 8

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

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

 

OR

 

FM213 Principles of Finance (1.0) #

Year 3

Papers 9, 10 & 11

Courses to the value of 3.0 unit(s) from the following:

Economics Selection List

Paper 12

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

 

AC211 Managerial Accounting (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2019/20)

 

AC310 Management Accounting, Financial Management and Organisational Control (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2020/21)

 

AC311 Results Accountability and Management Control for Strategy Implementation (0.5) # *

 

AC312 Performance Measurement, Strategy, and Uncertainty (0.5) # *

 

AC340 Auditing, Governance and Risk Management (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2020/21)

 

AC341 Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Financial Audit (0.5)

 

AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5)  (not available 2021/22)

 

EH207 The Making of an Economic Superpower: China since 1850 (1.0)

 

EH225 Latin America and the International Economy (1.0)

 

EH240 Business and Economic Performance since 1945: Britain in International Context (1.0)

 

EH304 The Economic History of North America: from Colonial Times to the Cold War (1.0) #

 

GV227 The Politics of Economic Policy (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2021/22)

 

GY209 The Economic Geography of Trade, Production and Development (0.5) #

 

GY210 The Economics of Cities (0.5) #

 

GY307 Regional Economic Development (0.5)

 

GY308 The Economic Geography of Growth and Development (0.5)

 

IR206 International Political Economy (1.0)

 

MA212 Further Mathematical Methods (1.0) #

 

MA231 Operational Research Methods (1.0) #

 

MA300 Game Theory (1.0) #

 

MA331 Practical Optimisation Modelling (0.5) # D  (withdrawn 2020/21)

Economics Selection List

 

OR

In exceptional circumstances a student may select a course from the Undergraduate Outside Options List below. This outside paper should be both of an advanced nature and coherent with the student's other choice of papers. Permission to take such a paper should first be obtained from the Departmental Tutor who must countersign the Additional Permission Form. Any subsequent revision to the student's choice of papers must also be countersigned by the Departmental Tutor.

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Notes

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

Economics Selection List

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Years 2 & 3)

Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options

* means available with permission

1 : EC220 can not be taken with MG205

2 : EC221 can not be taken with MG205

Footnotes

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

B : Before taking FM300 you must have previously taken FM213.
Only one of FM300 and FM320 may be chosen for Papers 9, 10 & 11; students wishing to choose both must select the second as Paper 12.

C :

Before taking FM320 you must have previously taken FM213. Students who have not taken FM213 but have an excellent quantitative background, may be allowed to take this course at the discretion of the course leader.
Only one of FM300 and FM320 may be chosen for Papers 9, 10 & 11; students wishing to choose both must select the second as Paper 12.

D : Third year only

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

Accreditation:
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. Either EC100 or EC102 needs to be chosen for exemption of BA1 Fundamentals of Business Economics.

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.