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Bachelor of Science (Honours) Economics and Statistics


BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
(( EC1001 Macroeconomics 20 AND
EC1002 Microeconomics 20 ) OR
( EC1004 Economics
Not running in 2023-2024
20 )) AND
View list 20 credits from Module List: EC1003, EC1008 AND
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20
EC1008 Finance 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
EC1003 may be taken in second year
BSc (Hons) Statistics (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
MT1002 Mathematics 20 AND
Remaining credits from Level 1000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year

Students without the prerequisite for MT1002 will take MT1001 in Semester 1.

MT1001 and EC1003 may not be taken in the same year but students may take MT1001 in first year and EC1003 in second year.


BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
^ EC2001 Intermediate Microeconomics 20 AND
^ EC2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics 20 AND
EC2203 Statistics for Economists 20 AND
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20 AND
Remaining credits from Levels 1000 and 2000 options

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
Students who have passed MT2508 are exempt from EC2203
EC1003 may be taken in first year.

Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
BSc (Hons) Statistics (Joint Honours): Second year
Code Module name Credits
MT2501 Linear Mathematics 15 AND
MT2504 Combinatorics and Probability 15 AND
MT2508 Statistical Inference 15 AND
View list 15 credits from Module List: MT2502 - MT2503, MT2505
MT2502 Analysis 15
MT2503 Multivariate Calculus 15
MT2505 Abstract Algebra 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in the academic year
Choose a minimum of 80 Level 2000 credits

Automatic Entry to Honours
Average of 11 or higher across MT2501, MT2504, MT2508 and the best one additional module from MT2502-MT2507.


Entry to Honours

Students who meet the requirements specified above, and who meet all other programme requirements, will be given automatic entry into Honours programmes.

See: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/academic/academic-advising/glossary/honours-entry/ )

BSc Honours

The general requirements are 480 credits over a period of normally four years (and not more than five years) or part-time equivalent, of which the final two years form an approved Honours programme of 240 credits, of which 90 credits are at 4000 or 5000 level and at least a further 120 credits at 3000 and/or 4000 or 5000 levels.


BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4489 AND
EC3301 Econometrics 20
EC3302 Game Theory 20
EC3303 Economic Growth 20
EC3304 Mathematical Economics 20
EC3305 Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
EC3306 Economic Fluctuations 20
EC3307 Computational Economics 20
EC4401 Advanced Econometrics 20
EC4402 Monetary and Financial History 20
EC4403 Health and Education Economics 20
EC4405 Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics: Methods, Markets, Institutions and Behaviour 20
EC4407 Behavioural Economics: Individual Decisions and Welfare 20
EC4408 Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
EC4409 International Macroeconomics 20
EC4410 International Trade 20
EC4411 Labour Economics 20
EC4413 European Macroeconomics 20
EC4414 Macroeconomic Policy 20
EC4415 Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics 20
EC4417 Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
EC4418 Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Development Economics 20
EC4420 Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economics 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics and Finance 5
EC4424 The Economics of Migration 20
EC4425 Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
EC4426 Practical Financial Modelling 20
EC4427 Philosophy of Economics 20
EC4428 Topics in Economic History 20
EC4429 Health Economics 20
EC4430 Financial Economics: Portfolio Management 20
EC4431 Economics of Education 20
EC4432 Development and Finance 20
EC4433 Behavioural Economics: Social and Strategic Interactions 20
EC4434 Personnel Economics 20
EC4435 The Economics of Scottish Independence 20
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

BSc (Hons) Statistics (Joint Honours): Third year
Code Module name Credits
View list Between 0 and 45 credits from Module List: MT3501, MT3507 and MT3508 AND
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 15 credits from Module List: MT4531, MT4606 AND
MT4531 Bayesian Inference 15
MT4606 Classical Statistical Inference 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 15 credits from Module List: MT4113, MT4527, MT4528, MT4530, MT4537, MT4539, MT4607, MT4608, MT4609, MT4614 AND
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
MT4528 Markov Chains and Processes 15
MT4530 Population Genetics 15
MT4537 Spatial Statistics 15
MT4539 Quantitative Risk Management 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4614 Design of Experiments 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 45 credits from Module List: MT3000 - MT4999 (excluding MT4599)
MT301A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT301B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT301C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT302A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT302B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT302C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT303A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT303B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT303C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT304A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT304B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT304C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT305A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT305B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT305C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT306A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT306B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT306C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT307A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT307B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT307C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT308A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT308B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT308C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT309A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT309B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT309C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT310A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT310B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT310C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT311A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT311B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT311C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT312A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT312B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT312C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3502 Real Analysis 15
MT3503 Complex Analysis 15
MT3504 Differential Equations 15
MT3505 Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
MT3506 Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
MT3510 Introduction to Mathematical Computing 15
MT3802 Numerical Analysis 15
MT4003 Groups 15
MT4004 Real and Abstract Analysis 15
MT4005 Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT401A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT401B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT401C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT402A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT402B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT402C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT404A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT404B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT404C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT405A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT405B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT405C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT406A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT406B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT406C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT407A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT407B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT407C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT408A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT408B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT408C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT409A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT409B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT409C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT410A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT410B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT410C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT4112 Computational Numerical Analysis 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT411A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT411B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT411C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT412A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT412B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT412C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT4501 Topics in the History of Mathematics 15
MT4507 Classical Mechanics 15
MT4508 Dynamical Systems 15
MT4509 Fluid Dynamics 15
MT4510 Solar Theory 15
MT4511 Asymptotic Methods 15
MT4512 Automata, Languages and Complexity 15
MT4513 Fractal Geometry 15
MT4514 Graph Theory 15
MT4515 Functional Analysis 15
MT4516 Finite Mathematics 15
MT4519 Number Theory 15
MT4526 Topology 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
MT4528 Markov Chains and Processes 15
MT4530 Population Genetics 15
MT4531 Bayesian Inference 15
MT4537 Spatial Statistics 15
MT4539 Quantitative Risk Management 15
MT4551 Financial Mathematics 15
MT4552 Population Dynamics Models in Mathematical Biology 15
MT4553 Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields 15
MT4554 Game Theory 15
MT4598 Enterprise Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15
MT4606 Classical Statistical Inference 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4614 Design of Experiments 15
MT4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
MT4796 Joint Project (30cr) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

BSc (Hons) Statistics (Joint Honours) Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements:

45 credits: MT3501, MT3507, MT3508;
15 credits: MT4531, MT4606;
15 credits: MT4113, MT4527, MT4528, MT4530, MT4537, MT4539, MT4607, MT4608, MT4609, MT4614;
15 Credits: MT4599 (on a statistical topic) or other approved joint Honours project (Fourth Year Only);
Further Credits: MT3000 - MT4999 to a total of 120 credits over 3rd and 4th years. With permission of the Adviser of Studies 15 credits may be substituted by MT2502 - MT2508, ID4001 or a suitable VP coded module.


BSc (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list 60 credits from Module List: EC3301 - EC3350, EC4401 - EC4499, EC5201 - EC5203, ID4002
EC3301 Econometrics 20
EC3302 Game Theory 20
EC3303 Economic Growth 20
EC3304 Mathematical Economics 20
EC3305 Incentives, Contracts and Markets 20
EC3306 Economic Fluctuations 20
EC3307 Computational Economics 20
EC4401 Advanced Econometrics 20
EC4402 Monetary and Financial History 20
EC4403 Health and Education Economics 20
EC4405 Economics of the Environment 20
EC4406 Experimental Economics: Methods, Markets, Institutions and Behaviour 20
EC4407 Behavioural Economics: Individual Decisions and Welfare 20
EC4408 Industrial Organisation and Regulations 20
EC4409 International Macroeconomics 20
EC4410 International Trade 20
EC4411 Labour Economics 20
EC4413 European Macroeconomics 20
EC4414 Macroeconomic Policy 20
EC4415 Public Economics 20
EC4416 Innovation Economics 20
EC4417 Financial Economics: Asset Pricing 20
EC4418 Financial Economics: Corporate Finance 20
EC4419 Development Economics 20
EC4420 Inequality and Redistribution 20
EC4421 Political Economics 20
EC4422 Communication and Public Engagement in Economics and Finance 5
EC4424 The Economics of Migration 20
EC4425 Econometrics of Impact Evaluation 20
EC4426 Practical Financial Modelling 20
EC4427 Philosophy of Economics 20
EC4428 Topics in Economic History 20
EC4429 Health Economics 20
EC4430 Financial Economics: Portfolio Management 20
EC4431 Economics of Education 20
EC4432 Development and Finance 20
EC4433 Behavioural Economics: Social and Strategic Interactions 20
EC4434 Personnel Economics 20
EC4435 The Economics of Scottish Independence 20
EC4498 Research Project in Economics 20
EC4499 Dissertation in Economics 40
EC5201 Macroeconomics 20
EC5202 Microeconomics 20
EC5203 Econometric Methods and Applications 20
ID4002 Communication and Teaching in Arts and Humanities 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

Access to EC5201 - EC5203 is only available with the permission of the Director of Teaching to students in the Second Year of an Honours Programme who have achieved at least 17.5 in a relevant module, namely, EC3303 or EC3306 for EC5201, EC3302 or EC3505 for EC5202, in EC4401 for EC5203

BSc (Hons) Statistics (Joint Honours): Fourth year
Code Module name Credits
View list 15 credits from Module List: MT4599 (on a statistical topic) AND
MT4599 Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 45 credits from Module List: MT3501, MT3507 and MT3508 AND
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 15 credits from Module List: MT4531, MT4606 AND
MT4531 Bayesian Inference 15
MT4606 Classical Statistical Inference 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 15 credits from Module List: MT4113, MT4527, MT4528, MT4530, MT4537, MT4539, MT4607, MT4608, MT4609, MT4614 AND
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
MT4528 Markov Chains and Processes 15
MT4530 Population Genetics 15
MT4537 Spatial Statistics 15
MT4539 Quantitative Risk Management 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4614 Design of Experiments 15
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above
View list Between 0 and 30 credits from Module List: MT3000 - MT4999 (excluding MT4599)
MT301A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT301B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT301C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT302A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT302B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT302C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT303A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT303B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT303C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT304A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT304B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT304C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT305A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT305B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT305C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT306A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT306B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT306C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT307A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT307B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT307C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT308A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT308B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT308C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT309A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT309B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT309C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT310A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT310B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT310C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT311A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT311B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT311C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT312A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT312B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT312C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT3501 Linear Mathematics 2 15
MT3502 Real Analysis 15
MT3503 Complex Analysis 15
MT3504 Differential Equations 15
MT3505 Algebra: Rings and Fields 15
MT3506 Techniques of Applied Mathematics 15
MT3507 Mathematical Statistics 15
MT3508 Applied Statistics 15
MT3510 Introduction to Mathematical Computing 15
MT3802 Numerical Analysis 15
MT4003 Groups 15
MT4004 Real and Abstract Analysis 15
MT4005 Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT401A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT401B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT401C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT402A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT402B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT402C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT404A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT404B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT404C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT405A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT405B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT405C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT406A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT406B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT406C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT407A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT407B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT407C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT408A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT408B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT408C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT409A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT409B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT409C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT410A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT410B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT410C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT4112 Computational Numerical Analysis 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
MT411A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT411B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT411C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT412A Study Abroad: Mathematics (4) 4
MT412B Study Abroad: Mathematics (5) 5
MT412C Study Abroad: Mathematics (6) 6
MT4501 Topics in the History of Mathematics 15
MT4507 Classical Mechanics 15
MT4508 Dynamical Systems 15
MT4509 Fluid Dynamics 15
MT4510 Solar Theory 15
MT4511 Asymptotic Methods 15
MT4512 Automata, Languages and Complexity 15
MT4513 Fractal Geometry 15
MT4514 Graph Theory 15
MT4515 Functional Analysis 15
MT4516 Finite Mathematics 15
MT4519 Number Theory 15
MT4526 Topology 15
MT4527 Time Series Analysis 15
MT4528 Markov Chains and Processes 15
MT4530 Population Genetics 15
MT4531 Bayesian Inference 15
MT4537 Spatial Statistics 15
MT4539 Quantitative Risk Management 15
MT4551 Financial Mathematics 15
MT4552 Population Dynamics Models in Mathematical Biology 15
MT4553 Theory of Electric and Magnetic Fields 15
MT4554 Game Theory 15
MT4598 Enterprise Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15
MT4606 Classical Statistical Inference 15
MT4608 Sampling Theory 15
MT4614 Design of Experiments 15
MT4794 Joint Dissertation (30cr) 30
MT4796 Joint Project (30cr) 30
Note:
- Not all modules are available in every academic year and/or semester
- Individual modules may have requisites to satisfy to be eligible to select them

For further details, see the module catalogue entry for each individual module above

Further requirements

Choose 120 credits in academic year

BSc (Hons) Statistics (Joint Honours) Third and Fourth Year Programme Requirements:

45 credits: MT3501, MT3507, MT3508;
15 credits: MT4531, MT4606;
15 credits: MT4113, MT4527, MT4528, MT4530, MT4537, MT4539, MT4607, MT4608, MT4609, MT4614;
15 Credits: MT4599 (on a statistical topic) or other approved joint Honours project (Fourth Year Only);
Further Credits: MT3000 - MT4999 to a total of 120 credits over 3rd and 4th years. With permission of the Adviser of Studies 15 credits may be substituted by MT2502 - MT2508, ID4001 or a suitable VP coded module.


Royal Statistical Society (RSS) accreditation

The School has had accreditation since 2003 from the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) for its undergraduate degree programmes in statistics and also for those in mathematics that have appropriate statistical content. For more, see: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/mathematics-statistics/students/ug/accreditation/

Study abroad

In the case of students who spend part of the Honours programme on a recognised Study Abroad scheme, the Programme Requirements will be amended to take into account overseas courses which are approved by the relevant St Andrews School in the Learning Agreement (see www.st-andrews.ac.uk/students/study-abroad/academic ).