StudyQA — Bachelor: Economics and Statistics

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This programme, run jointly with UCL Economics, combines an in-depth study of economics and econometrics with a solid grounding in mathematical and statistical methods. The programme is suitable for students of high mathematical ability who are considering a career in finance, business or industry.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 0.5 or 1.0 credits, adding up to a total of 4.0 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 1.0 credit is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

This BSc is a joint degree programme taught in conjunction with UCL Economics. A first-year combination of statistics, economics and mathematics is followed by a roughly equal mix of statistics and economics modules (including econometrics) over years two and three. In the third year in particular, there is considerable flexibility in the range of options available in both economics and statistics.

Year 1

Core or compulsory module(s)

Economics I (Combined Studies)
Introduction to Practical Statistics
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Further Probability and Statistics
Mathematics for Students of Economics, Statistics and Related Disciplines I
Mathematics for Students of Economics, Statistics and Related Disciplines II

Optional modules

Either Applied Economics or The World Economy

Year 2

Core or compulsory module(s)

Economics II (Combined Studies)
Linear Models and the Analysis of Variance
Mathematics for Students of Economics, Statistics and Related Disciplines III
Probability and Inference
Quantitative Economics and Econometrics

Optional modules

Either Introduction To Applied Probability or Social Statistics

Year 3

Core or compulsory module(s)

All final year modules are optional

Optional modules

You will select 4.0 credits from a wide range of options in UCL Economics and UCL Statistical Science. Options may include:
Bayesian Methods in Health Economics
Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance
Economics of Finance
Environmental Economics
Forecasting
Game Theory
Medical Statistics I
Medical Statistics II
Money and Banking
Optimisation Algorithms in Operational Research
Quantitative Modelling of Operational Risk & Insurance Analytics
Social Statistics
Stochastic Methods in Finance I
Stochastic Methods in Finance II

A levels

Grades

A*AA-AAA

Subjects

A* in Mathematics or AA in Mathematics and Further Mathematics required.

GCSEs

English Language and Mathematics at grade C. For UK-based students, a grade C or equivalent in a foreign language (other than Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew or Latin) is required. UCL provides opportunities to meet the foreign language requirement following enrolment, further details at: www.ucl.ac.uk/ug-reqs