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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2008/2009
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This Degree Programme Table is for 2008-09 entrants only. Students who entered the programme prior to 2008-09 should refer to the relevant DPT for their year of entry.
Degree Type:  Combined Honours 
POS Code: C0963
UCAS Code: L1G3
NYT Course S L CT
1 Economics 1A H 8 40
Practical Calculus P 8 10
Solving Equations P 8 10
Geometry & Convergence P 8 10
Group Theory: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics P 8 10
Further courses A-Q 8 40
Computing in Management and Economics H 8 0
2 Economics 2 H 8 40
Issues in Global Economics# H 8 20
Foundations of Calculus P 8 10
Several Variable Calculus P 8 10
Linear Algebra P 8 10
Statistical Models (Year 2) P 8 10
Probability P 8 10
Statistical Methods P 8 10
3* Topics in Economic Analysis 1 H 10 20
Applications of Economic Analysis H 10 20
Essentials of Econometrics H 10 20
Stochastic Modelling P 10 10
Linear Statistical Modelling P 10 10
Likelihood P 10 10
Financial Mathematics P 10 10
Further courses in Economics and/or Mathematics and Statistics† H/P 10 20
4 Economics Honours Dissertation OR Project in Statistics H 10/11 40
Further courses in Economics H 10 40
Further courses in Mathematics and Statistics† P 10/11 40
# Issues in Global Economics is not required for students who entered the programme prior to 2008-09.
* Entry into third year normally requires (i) passes in all subjects taken in the first two years, (ii) a mark of 50% or above in Economics 2 at the first attempt, and (iii) passes at 50% or above in Foundations of Calculus, Linear Algebra, Methods of Applied Mathematics, Probability (Year 2), Several Variable Calculus, Statistical Methods and Statistical Models (Year 2) or the permission of the Head of the School of Mathematics.
† Detailed information about individual courses, as well as restrictions on their choice, will be available for students entering the programme to facilitate advance planning.
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