Economics and Mathematics with a Year in Business

Economics and mathematics is one of the most analytically powerful combinations available at university level, reflecting the way economic analysis has become increasingly mathematical over the past half-century. Mathematical tools, including calculus, optimisation, differential equations, and statistical theory, are indispensable for understanding how economies function and for deriving rigorous conclusions from economic models. For students who want to engage with economics at the level at which it is actually practised in government, financial institutions, and research, mathematical fluency is not an optional extra but a genuine necessity.

The four-year full-time Economics and Mathematics with a Year in Business programme at Royal Holloway, University of London is taught by internationally renowned experts at two leading teaching and research centres. The joint degree combines the core programmes of both subjects, developing your understanding of micro and macroeconomics, econometrics, and mathematical analysis simultaneously. Optimal individual behaviour is found through the use of calculus, the dynamic properties of economics are studied with difference and differential equations, and important results in welfare economics draw on topological properties.

Advanced mathematics and computing are vital for businesses determining the best strategy, and the year in business gives you direct experience of applying these analytical skills in a real commercial or policy environment. A year abroad is also included, broadening your international perspective in subjects where the best opportunities are genuinely global.

With a typical entry tariff of 120 points, the programme combines accessibility with rigour. Graduates move into careers in financial analysis, investment banking, economic consulting, central banking, quantitative research, data science, and public policy. Postgraduate study in economics, finance, or applied mathematics is a natural continuation.