2018/19 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Economics and Mathematics
Programme code: | BS-ECON&MATH | UCAS code: | GL11 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Jan Palczewski | Contact address: | J.Palczewski@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
AAA from three A-levels including A in Mathematics.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Mathematics
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Mathematics
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Programme specification:
The programme will aim to:
- introduce students to the major branches of mathematics and economics;
- enable students to apply statistical methods to solving economic problems;
- meet the needs of students with varied mathematical backgrounds and with different aspirations within mathematics and economics;
- enable the student to appreciate the coherence, logical structure, and broad applicability of mathematics;
- enable the student to appreciate the different approaches, concepts and applications in economics;
- impart an awareness of the values of research and scholarship in mathematics and economics;
- accustom students to the use of tools, including libraries and computers, that are available within mathematics and economics;
- provide a thorough training in the intellectual skills and advanced techniques of modern mathematics and economics;
- develop the ability of students to abstract and generalize, to model various phenomena, and to interpret numerical and empirical data;
- enable the student to develop the skills associated with problem solving, rigorous argument and communication;
- educate students to meet the needs of employers, including those in industry, finance, education and the public services;
- broaden and deepen the mathematical and economic background of students;
- prepare students to work in fields where specific and broadly based advanced knowledge in mathematics and economics is required;
- enable students to embark on research in some area of mathematical economics, economic theory or empirical/statistical economics.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 credits in the academic year.
Compulsory modules:
Students will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS1125 | Economic Institutions (Labour) | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1585 | Economic Institutions (Industry) | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1950 | Economic Theory and Applications 1 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH1050 | Calculus and Mathematical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1055 | Numbers and Vectors | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1331 | Linear Algebra with Applications | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1400 | Modelling with Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH1510 | Financial Mathematics 1 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH1710 | Probability and Statistics I | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1712 | Probability and Statistics II | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each academic year.
Compulsory modules:
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2570 | Introduction to Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2640 | Introduction to Optimisation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students are required to take at least one of the following optional modules:
MATH2715 | Statistical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2735 | Statistical Modelling | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students are required to take between 20 and 55 credits from the following optional modules to bring their total MATH modules up to at least 50 credits:
MATH2017 | Real Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2080 | Further Linear Algebra | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2230 | Discrete Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2231 | Discrete Mathematics with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2365 | Vector Calculus | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2375 | Linear Differential Equations and Transforms | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2391 | Nonlinear Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2530 | Financial Mathematics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2540 | Financial Mathematics 3 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2600 | Numerical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2601 | Numerical Analysis with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2650 | Calculus of Variations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2740 | Environmental Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2750 | Introduction to Markov Processes | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2775 | Survival Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2800 | Mathematics into Schools | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH2900 | Maths at Work | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH2920 | Computational Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students are required to take between 20 and 40 credits from the following optional modules to bring their total LUBS modules up to at least 50 credits.
HECN2010 | Introduction to Health Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2040 | Theories of Growth, Value and Distribution | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2050 | Industrial Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2280 | Macroeconomic Policy and Performance in Britain | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2300 | Explanation in Economics | 10 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
LUBS2400 | The International Economic Environment | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2420 | Business Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2430 | Economics Research Methods | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2590 | Labour Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2665 | Economics of Innovation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS2675 | How to be a Successful Policy Economist | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
TRAN2010 | Transport Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
TRAN2030 | Project Appraisal | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Discovery modules:
Students can take up to 20 credits of Discovery modules at level 1 or 2.
!! IMPORTANT !! When choosing options, students must take into account which modules they intend to take in Year 3 to make sure that they have the necessary prerequisites. Please refer to the information from the Programme Meetings.
In order to progress to Year 3 of the programme, in addition to the usual requirements candidates need to pass
- at least 30 credits of LUBS modules, including the modules marked pfp, and
- at least 40 credits of Maths modules including MATH2715 or MATH2735.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each academic year.
Students will be awarded the degree of BSc(Ord) Economic and Mathematics if they do not pass one of MATH3001 or LUBS3302.
Optional modules:
Exactly one project module from List A must be chosen.
List A
LUBS3302 | Economics Joint Honours Final Year Project | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH3001 | Project in Mathematics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
If LUBS3302 was chosen from List A, then 30 credits from List B must be chosen.
If MATH3001 was chosen from List A, then 60 credits from List B must be chosen.
List B
HECN3010 | Introduction to the Economic Evaluation of Health | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3010 | International Trade | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3011 | Contemporary Issues in Economic Growth | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3250 | Transnational Corporations in the World Economy | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3330 | Economic Development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3340 | Economics of Famines | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3370 | Applied Econometrics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3375 | Behavioural Economics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3430 | Modern Theories of Money and Monetary Policy | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3435 | Public Enterprise and Regulation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3505 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3560 | Global Economic Coordination and Governance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3570 | Current Topics in European Integration | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3785 | The Economics of Unions | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3925 | The Political Economy of Work | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
If LUBS3302 was chosen from List A, then 60 or 65 credits from List C must be chosen.
If MATH3001 was chosen from List A, then 40 or 45 credits must be chosen from List C.
Please check the Module Catalogue for pre-requisites and mutually exclusive modules. At most 20 credits may be at Level 2.
List C
COMP3910 | Combinatorial Optimisation | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
COMP3940 | Graph Algorithms and Complexity Theory | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
EDUC3060 | Mathematics Education | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2017 | Real Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2080 | Further Linear Algebra | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2230 | Discrete Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2231 | Discrete Mathematics with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2365 | Vector Calculus | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2375 | Linear Differential Equations and Transforms | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2391 | Nonlinear Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2530 | Financial Mathematics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2540 | Financial Mathematics 3 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2600 | Numerical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2601 | Numerical Analysis with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2650 | Calculus of Variations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2715 | Statistical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2735 | Statistical Modelling | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2740 | Environmental Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2750 | Introduction to Markov Processes | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2775 | Survival Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2920 | Computational Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3015 | History of Mathematics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3033 | Graph Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3143 | Combinatorics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3153 | Coding Theory | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3355 | Hamiltonian Systems | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3365 | Mathematical Methods | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3374 | Linear and Non-Linear Waves | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3396 | Dynamical Systems | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3397 | Nonlinear Dynamics | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3414 | Analytic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3424 | Introduction to Entropy in the Physical World | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3474 | Numerical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3475 | Modern Numerical Methods | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3491 | Discrete Systems and Integrability | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3510 | Actuarial Mathematics 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3520 | Actuarial Mathematics 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3565 | Mathematical Biology | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3567 | Evolutionary Modelling | 15 credits | Not running in 201819 | |
MATH3714 | Linear Regression and Robustness | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3723 | Statistical Theory | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3733 | Stochastic Financial Modelling | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3772 | Multivariate Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3802 | Time Series | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3820 | Bayesian Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3823 | Generalised Linear Models | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3880 | Introduction to Statistics and DNA | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Last updated: 22/06/2018
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