BSc Mathematics and Economics
Entry requirements
A level: CCC (Mathematics) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Essential subject: Mathematics at Higher Level Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (Essential subject: Mathematics at Higher).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Economics. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, and Accounting. The programme offers an optional Mathematics Work Placement module and uses the Econland simulation for macroeconomic policy study. Advanced modules cover Fourier series, differential equations, and optimisation in finance and industry.
Modules
- Global Economic Perspectives
- Making of the Modern Economy
- Core Mathematics I
- Fundamental Algebra and Calculus
- Core Mathematics II
- Logic and Proof
- Statistics and Probability
- Personal Development Planning
- Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics and Applied Policy
- Core Mathematics III
- Core Mathematics IV
- Statistics and Data Analysis
- Introduction to Programming
- Personal Development Planning
- Business Microeconomics
- Business Macroeconomics
- Intermediate Microeconomics
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Differential Equations
- Scientific Computing and Numerical Methods
- Optimisation in Finance and Industry
- Mathematics Work Placement
- Microeconomic Policy
- Macroeconomic Theory
- Financial Data Analysis and Modelling with AI
- Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market
- Mathematics Project (Joint Honours)
- Mathematical Biology
- Mathematical Statistics
- Fluids and Magnetohydrodynamics
- Differential Equations and their Approximation