Mathematics and Economics

Mathematics and economics is a combination of exceptional intellectual power and practical applicability. Mathematics provides the formal tools of analysis, proof, and quantitative reasoning that are essential for rigorous economic modelling, while economics applies those tools to the study of how individuals, firms, and societies allocate scarce resources, make decisions, and interact through markets and institutions. Together they form the foundation of modern economic theory, finance, and a wide range of quantitative social science disciplines.

This online BSc, delivered through the University of London and directed by the London School of Economics and Political Science, is designed for students who are passionate about mathematics, particularly its applications in economics, finance, and other social science specialisms. The distance learning format allows you to study without leaving your current location, accessing high-quality teaching and assessment from one of the world's foremost social science universities. You will develop rigorous mathematical skills alongside a thorough grounding in microeconomic and macroeconomic theory, building the analytical foundation that employers and postgraduate programmes in economics, finance, and quantitative social science value most highly.

Graduates from mathematics and economics programmes are among the most sought after in the graduate labour market. Careers in investment banking, asset management, economic consultancy, central banking, the civil service, data science, and quantitative research are all natural destinations. The mathematical rigour of this combination is particularly valued by employers who need graduates who can not only understand economic and financial problems but model them precisely.

Many graduates also continue to postgraduate study in economics, finance, statistics, or related fields, using the mathematical foundations of their degree as the basis for specialist research.