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BSc in Economics

Programme Code: UBEC

Department: Economics

For students starting this programme of study in 2021/22

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Three-year Classification Scheme for BA/BSc degrees 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

Year 1

Paper 1

EC1P1 Economics (0.5)

 

and

 

EC1A1 Microeconomics I (0.5) #

Paper 2

ST109 Elementary Statistical Theory I (0.5) # 1

 

and

 

EC1C1 Econometrics I (0.5) #

Paper 3

EITHER

 

MA107 Quantitative Methods (Mathematics) (0.5) #

 

and

 

EC1B1 Macroeconomics I (0.5) #

 

OR

 

MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0) #

Paper 4

IF MA107 was taken under paper 3, courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

 

OR

IF MA100 was taken under paper 3, courses to the value of 1.0 unit(s) from the following:

 

EC1B1 Macroeconomics I (0.5) #

 

and a 0.5 unit MT course from:

Undergraduate Outside Options List (Year 1)

Year 2

Paper 5

EC2A1 Microeconomics II (1.0) #

Paper 6

EC2B1 Macroeconomics II (1.0) #

Paper 7

EC2C1 Econometrics II (1.0) #

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:

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

AC342 Accounting, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (0.5)

 

EH207 China since 1800: Culture, institutions and economic growth (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) #

 

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)  (not available 2023/24)

 

IR206 International Political Economy (1.0)

 

MA212 Further Mathematical Methods (1.0) #

 

MA213 Operations Research Techniques (0.5) #

 

MA231 Operational Research Methods (1.0) #  (withdrawn 2022/23)

 

MA301 Mathematical Game Theory (0.5) #

 

MA324 Mathematical Modelling and Simulation (0.5) #

 

MA330 Game Theory for Collective Decisions (0.5) #

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 a half unit taken by all students, running across Autumn and Winter Terms in the first year. The course provides one of the marks that is eligible to be included in the calculation of the First Year Average for purposes of 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

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

1 : ST109 can not be taken with ST102, ST107, ST108

Footnotes

A :

Before taking FM300 you must have previously taken FM213.

B :

Before taking FM321 and/or FM322 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.

A maximum of one unit of Finance courses (either FM330 or FM321 and/or FM3322) may be chosen for Papers 9, 10 & 11; students wishing to choose more than one unit can do so as Paper 12.

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.