Most MSc level Economics courses can only be taken by students who have attended EC400 Introductory Course in Mathematics and Statistics.
If you are interested in taking a course beginning EC4XX, please check whether EC400 is a pre-requisite requirement on the Graduate Course Guides.
When EC400 is listed as a pre-requisite requirement, it is compulsory for ALL students, including those students with an economics/mathematics undergraduate degree.
Students from outside the Department of Economics must apply to take EC400. Students who have EC400 listed as a compulsory part of their programme are not required to apply for the course. Students who have an EC4XX course listed in their programme regulations as a compulsory course can opt in to EC400 by notifying their home department (for instance, MPhil/PhD in Environmental Economics students taking EC411) and do not need to complete this form. Please liaise with your home department for more information. For programmes which have an EC4XX course listed in their programme regulations, but with entry restricted (for instance, MSc PSPE students wishing to take EC453: Political Economy), EC400 applications will be screened in line with standard protocols and hence admission to EC400 is not guaranteed. Please check your specific programme regulations for more information. It is worth noting that only around 10% of applications to EC400 are successful.
EC400 is an introduction to MSc level concepts in mathematics and statistics, and an undergraduate level understanding is assumed. EC400 is not intended as an introduction for students with little or no formal economics/mathematics background.
EC400 Key Dates:
Campus Enrolment: Week of 24 August (Exact date TBA) 2026
Lectures & Teaching: Monday 31 August through Friday 18 September 2026
Exams: 21 & 22 September 2026
The application form for EC400 in 2026 will be available on this webpage in March 2026. The form will close on Friday 12 June 2026 and applicants will be notified of their result by the end of June.