SEF Undergraduate Handbook 2025-26

The information in this section applies only to students who started their programme of study in September 2022 or earlier.

BSc Economic Studies programme structure

• Year 1: Take 120 credits in total, including at least 60 credits of level 4 modules from the School of Economics and Finance.
• Year 2: Take 120 credits in total, including at least 75 credits of level 5 modules from the School of Economics and Finance.

Students must have completed at least 150 credits of SEF modules at levels 4 and 5 to progress to the final year. Students who have transferred from BSc Economics and Politics to BSc Economic Studies must take ECN121 in Year 2.

• Final year: Take 120 credits in total, including at least 90 credits of level 6 modules from the School of Economics and Finance. In total at least 105 credits must be at level 6.
• Students also take the non-credit bearing Personal and Career Development Plan modules at levels 4, 5 and 6.

BSc Economic and Political Studies programme structure

• Year 1: Take 120 credits in total, including at least 60 credits of level 4 modules from the School of Economics and Finance (SEF) and at least 60 credits of level 4 modules from the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR).
  
  
• Year 2: Take 120 credits in total, including at least 45 credits of level 5 modules from SEF and at least 45 credits from SPIR. The remaining 30 credits must be chosen from level 5 modules offered by either SEF or SPIR. 
  
  
• Final year: Students must take a minimum of 105 credits at level 6, of which at least 30 credits must be from SEF and 30 credits from SPIR.  Students may take a maximum of 30 credits outside the two Schools and a maximum of 15 credits at level 5.  
  
  
• Students also take the non-credit bearing Personal and Career Development Plan modules at levels 4, 5 and 6.

BSc Economic Studies, Statistics & Mathematics programme structure

Year 1:

• MTH4113 Sets, Functions and Numbers (15 credits)
• MTH4107 Introduction to Probability (15 credits)
• MTH4115 Vectors and Matrices (15 credits)
• MTH4116 Probability and Statistics I (15 credits)
• 60 credits of level 4 modules from the School of Economics and Finance

Year 2:

• MTH5212 Applied Linear Algebra (15 credits)
• MTH5129 Probability and Statistics II (15 credits)
• MTH5120 Statistical Modelling I (15 credits)
• MTH5001 Introduction to Computer Programming (15 credits)
• 60 credits of level 5 modules from the School of Economics and Finance

Final year:

• Take at least 105 credits at Level 6.
• Take at least 30 credits of level 6 modules from the School of Mathematical Sciences
• Take at least 30 credits of level 6 modules from the School of Economics and Finance

Students also take the non-credit bearing Personal and Career Development Plan modules at levels 4, 5 and 6.

BSc Economic Studies and BSc Economic and Political Studies have no core or compulsory modules, but pre-requisites will still apply, so these must be considered when making module choices. Module choices should always be discussed with your Advisor. For BSc Economic Studies, Statistics and Mathematics, the compulsory modules from the School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS) must be taken, but there are no core or compulsory SEF modules.

The Economic Studies programmes are primarily meant for students who have failed the core module requirements of their programme of study, as will be determined by the exam board, and are consequently unable to graduate with their intended degree outcome. Students that do not meet the requirements of their registered programme, but do meet the progression requirements for the corresponding Economic Studies programme, will be automatically moved following the relevant exam board. 

From the end of Year 1, students can also request to be moved on to an Economics Studies programme. As with any programme change, this must be discussed with your Advisor, and will only be possible if you satisfy all the requirements of the programme you intend to move on to.