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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Main Site (Newcastle)
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Main Site (Newcastle)
Full Time
SEP-25
3 Years
Select a an exam type
The combination of economic theory and mathematical skills you gain on this degree will appeal to a wide range of employers.
Course overview
As well as pure and applied mathematics, you learn probability and statistical techniques that help you understand economics theories and address economic problems.
In Economics you explore topics relating to Britain, Europe and the rest of the world, including:
In Mathematics you develop a thorough grounding in topics and techniques such as:
This joint honours degree benefits from teaching from both Newcastle University Business School and our School of Mathematics, Statistics and Physics, making sure you get expert tuition in both topics.
Teaching methods
Our degrees are taught through a combination of lectures, problem classes, tutorials, practical computer classes, computer-based assessments, and data collection and analysis.
Work placement
Get career ready with a work placement and leave as a confident professional in your field. You can apply to spend 9 to 12 months working in any organisation in the world, and receive University support from our dedicated team to secure your dream placement. Work placements take place between stages 2 and 3.
You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice and developing your professional expertise.
If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Placements are subject to availability.
Your future
Employers look favourably on students who can demonstrate their abilities in more than one field. As a graduate of Mathematics and Economics you'll have acquired the ability to research, evaluate and communicate information, alongside developing specialist subject knowledge, practical and technical skills.
You'll have a range of educational and career opportunities, especially if the skills you have developed during your degree have been further enhanced by work experience.
In the past, our graduates have entered careers in the business and financial sectors or specialised further in their area of expertise such as accountancy and psychology. Graduates who wish to pursue a career in teaching will find that they are suitably qualified to study for a PGCE in either discipline. Those graduates who enter employment outside their discipline find a flexible degree of this nature is highly valued in professions such as management, commerce and the civil service.
Exam type
A levelA level:
AAB Grades / Points required
Scottish Higher:
AAABB Grades / Points required
Access to HE Diploma:
D:45 Grades / Points required
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal:
D3,D3,M2 Grades / Points required
Extended Project:
Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:
34 Grades / Points required
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):
H1,H1,H2,H2,H3 Grades / Points required
AAB including grade A in Mathematics OR ABB including grade A in Mathematics AND one A level from: Further Maths, Biology, Chemistry, English Literature, Geography, History, Physics and Modern/Classical Languages or grade 2 in any STEP paper.We do not accept General Studies and Critical Thinking as one of the three A level grades.Equivalent grades will be considered on a case-by-case basis.Applicants are expected to have a minimum of grade B or 6 in English at GCSE.
AAABB (combination of Highers and Advanced Highers) with AB at Advanced Higher level and including Mathematics at Advanced Higher grade A.Scottish qualifications can be taken in more than one sitting.
45 level 3 credits at Distinction including 15 level 3 credits in mathematical studies. A Newcastle University Mathematics and Statistics pre-entry course may also be required.
including Mathematics at grade D3.
We welcome applications from students offering an Extended Project and value the skills of research and independent learning that it is designed to develop. If you offer an Extended Project, it will be taken into account as part of your application profile, but we will not usually include it in offer conditions for this degree programme.
With Mathematics Analysis and Approaches at Higher Level grade 6.
Including Mathematics at Grade H1.
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