Economics, Finance and Data Science BSc
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-10-01 | - |
Program Overview
Imperial College London's BSc Economics, Finance, and Data Science is a unique degree combining rigorous economic and financial foundations with advanced data science applications. Through a comprehensive curriculum, students develop analytical, communication, and coding skills crucial for careers as economists, business leaders, or data scientists. The program's flexibility in year three allows for specialization or exploration in various domains of business, economics, and finance.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The BSc Economics, Finance and Data Science is a first-of-its-kind degree that offers a rigorous study of economics and finance, combined with the learning of data science and its applications. The curriculum has been designed by leading academics at the forefront of each discipline with input from industry and public policy leaders. The program is offered at Imperial College London, a global top 10 university, and is delivered by the Imperial College Business School. The program aims to develop the analytical skills and coding capabilities required by the next generation of economists, policy experts, business leaders, and researchers to address the big issues of our time. Students will also develop essential skills identified by employers through specialist modules on effective communication, teamwork, and emotional intelligence.
Outline:
The program is a three-year full-time program. The first two years are compulsory and designed to provide a theoretical and practical grounding in all three subject areas of the degree. In year three, students design their learning by choosing from a rich array of electives spanning economics, finance, and data science, as well as other areas of expertise offered by the Business School. Students may concentrate in one area in order to specialize, or mix them for a broader learning experience.
Year One:
- Autumn Term:
- Mathematical Foundations
- Statistics & Probability
- Introduction to Data Science
- Big Issues in Economics, Finance and Business
- Accounting
- Spring Term:
- Microeconomics 1
- Macroeconomics 1
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Autumn, Spring, Summer Term:
- Essential Skills 1: Creative Problem Solving
Year Two:
- Autumn Term:
- Microeconomics 2
- Econometrics 1
- Machine Learning
- Corporate Finance and Capital Markets
- Spring Term:
- Macroeconomics 2
- Econometrics 2
- Operations Research
- Databases and Cloud Computing
- Autumn, Spring, Summer Term:
- Essential Skills 2: Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Year Three:
- Compulsory Modules (Autumn, Spring Term):
- Laboratory of Methods in Economics, Finance and Data Science
- Essential Skills 3
- Electives:
- Autumn:
- Advanced Corporate Finance
- Advanced Machine Learning
- Advanced Macroeconomics
- Applied Econometrics
- Asset Pricing
- Game Theory
- Industrial Organisation
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Spring:
- Climate Change and Finance
- Energy Economics
- Health Economics
- Marketing Analytics
- Organisational Behaviour
- Project Management
- Public Economics
- Text-Mining in Economics and Finance
- Spring, Summer Term:
- Final Project
Assessment:
The program uses a variety of assessment methods, including:
- Coursework
- Examinations
- Problem sets
- Project reports
- Presentations
- In-class or online quizzes
Teaching:
The program uses a variety of teaching methods, including:
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Computing labs
- Independent learning
- Group projects
- Virtual learning environment
Careers:
The program prepares students for a variety of careers in the fields of economics, finance, and data science. Potential career paths include:
- Analyst
- Economist
- Financial analyst
- Data scientist
- Business consultant
- Policy expert
Other:
- The Imperial College Business School is triple accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS).
- The Business School has also been recognized for its work in tackling gender inequality in higher education with a Bronze Athena SWAN award.
- The program is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in economics and finance, which will prepare them for a career as an analyst or as part of a global organization.
Home fee
2025 entry As a guide, the Home fee for 2024–25 was £9,250 per year
Overseas fee
2025 entry As a guide, the Overseas fee for 2024–25 was £39,100 per year
