School of Mathematics
FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
BSc Economics and Mathematics
UCAS Code: GL11
Duration: 3 years full-time
Programme Structure: Year One
Typical Offer
AAA from three A-levels including Grade A Mathematics.
You must also have GCSE English Language, minimum
Grade B
Taught By
 School of Mathematics (parent school)
 Leeds University Business School
In the second year you may split the two subjects in a 2:1
ratio, while in the third year equal time is spent on the two
subjects.
Variants
This is a three year-full time programme. There is
opportunity to do our Study Abroad or Year in Industry
schemes, which would make the programme a four year
degree.
Programme Aims
Combining the study of Economics and Mathematics will
provide you with appropriate and complementary skills for a
successful career in a range of industries and the public
sector. The economic analysis of real-world problems
requires advances mathematical and statistical skills. These
are highly regarded by companies and the government and
are of real relevance when exploring and addressing
economic issues.
Compulsory Modules - one third in Business, and two thirds
in Mathematics.
LUBS 1125 Economic Institutions (Labour): how
employees, trade unions and the state shape the structure
and performance of the UK economy.
LUBS 1585 Economic Institutions (Industry): looking at
changes in the structure of industry in Britain and the nature
of government policy towards industry.
LUBS 1950 Economic Theory and Applications 1:
developing understanding of microeconomic and
macroeconomic concepts and using basic models to
examine partial equilibrium consequences of changes in the
economy.
MATH 1050 Calculus and Mathematical Analysis:
revision of integration and differentiation, and extensions to
more than one dimension.
MATH 1055 Numbers and Vectors: introducing you to
three influential developments from the 19th century –
complex numbers, vectors and the rigorous notion of limit.
MATH 1331 Linear Algebra with Applications: covering a
variety of topics in linear algebra and discrete mathematics,
with an emphasis on their application to financial problems.
MATH 1400 Modelling with Differential Equations:
developing the theory of differential equations and applying
it to produce mathematical models.
MATH 1510 Financial Mathematics 1: an introduction to
financial mathematics, the application of mathematics to
financial problems.
MATH 1710 Probability and Statistics I: introducing
probability, random variables and statistical learning.
MATH 1712 Probability and Statistics II: covering
sampling, statistical tests and regression techniques.
BSc Economics and Mathematics
Programme Structure: Year Two
Compulsory modules:
LUBS 2140 Intermediate Microeconomics
A grounding in microeconomic theory and applications to
consumer behaviour, government policy and regulation.
LUBS 2570 Introduction to Econometrics
Provides an introductory knowledge of applied econometric
techniques and relevant software.
LUBS 2610 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Macroeconomics studies inflation rates, unemployment, and
aggregate supply and demand.
MATH 2640 Introduction to Optimisation
Study the mathematical tools to find “the best” solution to
optimisation problems motivated from economic theory.
Optional modules:
Students are required to take one of the following optional
modules (each module is 10 credits) MATH 2715 Statistical
Methods or MATH 2735 Statistical Modelling.
Plus an additional 20 to 55 credits (to bring your MATHS
modules up to at least 50 credits) from 15 Maths optional
modules including MATH 2210 Introduction to Discrete
Mathematics, MATH 2375 Linear Differential Equations
and Transforms and MATH 2775 Survival Analysis.
Also at least 20 to 40 credits (to bring your LUBS modules
up to at least 50 credits) from the following options:
LUBS 2040 Theories of Growth, Value and Distribution
LUBS 2050 Industrial Economics
LUBS 2280 Macroeconomic Policy and Performance in
Britain
LUBS 2400 The International Economic Environment
LUBS 2420 Business Economics LUBS 2590 Labour
Economics
LUBS 2665 Economics of Innovation
LUBS 2675 How to be a Successful Policy Economist
You can also take up to 20 credits of Discovery Modules
with the approval of the programme co-ordinator.
Programme Structure: Year Three
You will undertake a final year project, and take options
from a wide range of pure and applied mathematics,
statistics and economics.
In Economics you are required to study 60 credits from a
choice of 16 modules (mostly 10 credits each). For example,
you could take LUBS 3250 Transnational Corporations in
the World Economy (understanding the growth and spread
of transnational corporations in the context of the changing
structure and organisation of the world economy), LUBS
3435 Public Enterprise and Regulation (questions related
to determining the appropriate balance between public and
private ownership), or LUBS 3925 The Political Economy
of Work (seeking to provide a critical understanding of the
concept of work as seen through the writings of economists,
both past and present).
In Mathematics you are required to study 60-65 credits, you
can choose from over 40 modules (mostly 10 or 15 credits).
For example, MATH 3355 Hamiltonian Systems (the study
of physical and dynamical systems through the use of
algebraic and geometrical mathematical tools), MATH 3143
Combinatorics (the study of arrangements, patterns,
designs, assignments, schedules or configurations) or
MATH 3802 Time Series (the study of data arising from
measurements made at a succession of times).
Please note that this programme structure is only confirmed
for current students, and may change for future enrolments.
For further details on all the modules associated with the
programme please see the programme catalogue at:
http://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/dynprogrammes.
asp?P=BS-ECON&MATH
For further details on all the Discovery Modules please see
the modules catalogue (ensure you select ‘search by
Discovery Modules’)
http://webprod3.leeds.ac.uk/catalogue/modulesearch.as
p?T=S&L=UG
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School of Mathematics
University of Leeds
Leeds, LS2 9JT
United Kingdom
maths.admiss@leeds.ac.uk
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