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Master of Arts (Honours) Economics and Statistics


MA (Hons) Economics (Joint Honours): First year
Code Module name Credits
(( EC1001 Macroeconomics 20 AND
EC1002 Microeconomics 20 ) OR
( EC1004 Economics
Not running in 2024-2025 		20 AND
View list Credits from Level 1000 options )) AND
AH1001 Art in Europe and Beyond to 1600 20
AH1003 Art in Europe and Beyond 1600-1800 20
AN1003 Ancient Empires 20
AN1004 Cities and communities in the ancient Mediterranean 20
AR1001 Arabic for Beginners 1 20
AR1002 Arabic for Beginners 2 20
AS1001 Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 20
AS1101 Astrophysics (Direct Entry) 5
BL1101 Biology 1 20
BL1102 Biology 2 20
CH1202 Introductory Chemistry for Second Year Direct Entry Students 10
CH1301 The Impact of Chemistry 20
CH1401 Introductory Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 20
CH1402 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 1 20
CH1601 Organic and Biological Chemistry 1 20
CL1004 Myth and Community in Ancient Greek Literature and Culture 20
CL1005 Images of Augustan Rome 20
CN1011 Beginners Chinese Language 1 20
CN1012 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 1 20
CN1021 Beginners Chinese Language 2 20
CN1022 Chinese Language and Textual Practices 2 20
CO1001 The Nineteenth-Century Novel 20
CO1002 Drama in the Twentieth and Twenty-first Centuries 20
CS1002 Object-Oriented Programming 20
CS1003 Programming with Data 20
CS1006 Programming Projects 20
CS1007 Computer Systems Fundamentals 20
DI1001 God and the World: Introducing Theology 20
DI1003 The Art of Biblical Literature: Introducing the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 20
DI1004 Hebrew 1: Introduction to Hebrew Language 20
DI1005 New Testament Greek 1 20
DI1006 Jesus and the Gospels 20
DI1009 Introduction to World Religions 20
DI1013 Science, Religion, and the Mind 20
DI1014 The Good Life: Christian Ethics and Human Flourishing 20
DI1201 From Adam to Apocalypse: The Bible and Western Culture 20
EC1001 Macroeconomics 20
EC1002 Microeconomics 20
EC1003 Mathematics for Economists 20
EC1004 Economics 20
EC1008 Finance 20
EN1003 Culture and Conflict: An Introduction to Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Literature 20
EN1004 Empires and Revolutions: Literature 1680-1830 20
ES1001 Understanding Planet Earth 20
ES1002 Earth's Resource Challenges 20
ES1006 Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe 20
FM1001 Key Concepts in Film Studies 20
FM1002 Global Film History and Historiography 20
FR1001 French Language and Literature 1 20
FR1002 French Language and Literature 2 20
GG1001 Welcome to the Anthropocene: Society, Population, Environment 20
GG1002 Worlds of Crisis and Hope 20
GK1001 Greek Language for Beginners 20
GK1002 Greek Literature for Beginners 20
GK1005 Greek Language and Literature 1 20
GK1006 Greek Pastoral and Passion 20
GM1001 First Level German A 1 20
GM1002 First Level German A 2 20
GM1003 First Level German B 1 20
GM1004 First Level German B 2 20
ID1004 Great Ideas 2 20
ID1007 Ancient Origins, Modern Worlds 20
IR1005 Concepts in Global Politics 20
IR1006 Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in Global Politics 20
IT1001 Introduction to Italian Language 20
IT1002 Italian Language (Elementary) 20
IT1003 Italian Language Intermediate 1 10
IT1004 Italian Language Intermediate 2 10
IT1013 Italian Geographies 10
IT1014 Italian Histories 10
LT1001 Elementary Latin 1 20
LT1002 Elementary Latin 2 20
LT1003 World of Latin 1 20
LT1004 World of Latin 2 20
ME1003 The Fall of Rome and the Origins of Europe (400-1000) 20
ME1006 The Kingdom of the Scots, c.900-1707 20
MN1001 Organisations and Society 20
MN1002 Organisations and Analysis 20
MO1007 The Early Modern Western World (c. 1450 - c. 1770) 20
MO1008 Themes in Late Modern History (c. 1776 - 2001) 20
MT1001 Introductory Mathematics 20
MT1002 Mathematics 20
MT1003 Pure and Applied Mathematics 20
MT1007 Statistics in Practice 20
MU1003 Understanding Music 20
MU1004 Making Music 1 20
MU1005 Words and Music 20
MU1006 An Introduction to Ethnomusicology: why, and how, human beings are musical 20
PH1011 Physics 1A 20
PH1012 Physics 1B 20
PH1013 The Physics of Sustainable Energy 20
PH1501 Mathematics for Physicists 1A 20
PH1502 Physics Skills 1A 20
PH1503 Physics Skills 1B 20
PN1001 Fundamentals of Psychology 1 20
PN1002 Fundamentals of Psychology 2 20
PR1001 Persian for Beginners 1 20
PR1002 Persian for Beginners 2 20
PY1010 Mind and World 20
PY1011 Moral and Political Controversies 20
PY1012 Reasoning 20
PY1013 The Enlightenment 20
RU1001 Elementary Russian Language 1 20
RU1002 Elementary Russian Language 2 20
RU1005 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 1 20
RU1006 Advanced Elementary Russian Language and Literature 2 20
SA1001 Anthropology in the World 20
SA1002 Ways of Thinking 20
SD1000 What is Sustainable Development? 20
SD1004 Sustainable Development Goals: Challenges & Opportunities 20
SP1001 Spanish Language and Texts 1 20
SP1002 Spanish Language and Texts 2 20
SP1003 Spanish for Beginners 1 20
SP1004 Spanish for Beginners 2 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 first or second year
MA (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 must 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.
MA (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

EC1003 may be taken in first year.
Students who have passed MT1002 are exempt from EC1003.
Students who have passed MT2508 are exempt from EC2203.
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Automatic entry to Honours requires

  • passes in modules marked ^
MA (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
Passes in MT2501 and MT2504 and MT2508 and one additional module from the list MT2502 - MT2503, MT2505.

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/ )

MA (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
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

Over the third AND fourth year and with the permission of the Honours adviser, a maximum of 20 credits can be from 3000 level and 4000 level VIP modules, ID4002, EC4422, EC4498 for students enrolled in a VIP supervised within the Department of Economics. Students who take VIP modules supervised within the Department of Economics will not be eligible to enrol in the dissertation module EC4499.
MA (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
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
MT4003 Groups 15
MT4004 Real and Abstract Analysis 15
MT4005 Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT4112 Computational Numerical Analysis 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
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
MT4561 The History and Future of Data 15
MT4598 Enterprise Project in Mathematics / Statistics 15
MT4606 Classical Statistical Inference 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

Further requirements

Choose between 120 to 160 credits in academic year

MA (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.
MA (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
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

Over the third AND fourth year and with the permission of the Honours adviser, a maximum of 20 credits can be from 3000 level and 4000 level VIP modules, ID4002, EC4422, EC4498 for students enrolled in a VIP supervised within the Department of Economics. Students who take VIP modules supervised within the Department of Economics will not be eligible to enrol in the dissertation module EC4499.
MA (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)
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
MT4003 Groups 15
MT4004 Real and Abstract Analysis 15
MT4005 Linear and Nonlinear Waves 15
MT4112 Computational Numerical Analysis 15
MT4113 Computing in Statistics 15
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
MT4561 The History and Future of Data 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

MA (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/