How to Apply to Economics at Queen Mary University of London: The School of Economics and Finance’s Economics Degree and Its Combinations with Finance, Management, Statistics and Mathematics and Politics, A-level AAA Including Mathematics, and Requirements for UK, International (Including Chinese) and Transfer Students

Economics at Queen Mary University of London is taught in the School of Economics and Finance at the Mile End campus in east London, in the Graduate Centre that opened in 2017. UK undergraduate applications are made directly to a course through UCAS, and Queen Mary’s institution code is Q50. This guide, based on Queen Mary’s official pages, covers September 2027 entry for UK applicants, international applicants (including students at high schools in China, and A-level and IB candidates) and students who want to transfer into second year. Business and computing are listed separately on the website and are only mentioned where they overlap.

1. Degrees and combinations

• Economics BSc (Econ) (Hons) (UCAS code L100): three years. With a Year in Industry (L109) and with Year Abroad (L10Y): four years, with the year in industry or abroad in year 3 and the year 3 modules studied in year 4.
• Economics with an Integrated Foundation Year (L10F, four years; with a Year in Industry L108 and with Year Abroad L10X, five years): the course page says these are available to overseas students only, for international students whose prior education or English proficiency does not allow direct entry, who have completed at least 12 years of good schooling; a home-fee student who is eligible is considered for the relevant three- or four-year degree without the foundation year, and applicants who have taken a previous foundation programme are not considered. The specific grade requirements for the foundation entry are not printed on the course page; check Queen Mary’s international country pages or ask the admissions office.
• Combined degrees in the same school (all BSc (Econ), three years, A-level AAA including Mathematics): Economics and Finance (LN13), Economics, Finance and Management (LN12), Economics, Statistics and Mathematics (LG11), Economics and Politics (LL12) and Economics and International Relations (L2L1). Each has year in industry, year abroad and foundation versions with their own codes on the course pages. The school also offers Finance, Applied Finance and Actuarial Science, which were not read in detail here.
• You choose a specific code when you apply, and Queen Mary warns it may not be possible to change later. The course page does not say whether you can switch between Economics and the combined degrees after enrolling; ask the school.

2. Structure

• Year 1: Foundations of Finance, Economics and Finance in Action, Macroeconomics 1, Mathematical Methods in Economics and Finance, Microeconomics 1, Principles of Economics, Statistical Methods in Economics, World Economy and Personal and Career Development Plan 1.
• Year 2 compulsory: Econometrics 1 and 2, Games and Strategies, Macroeconomics 2 and 3, Microeconomics 2 and Personal and Career Development Plan 2, plus two level 5 electives such as International Finance, International Trade, Economics of Social Issues or Introduction to Banking.
• Year 3: Personal and Career Development Plan 3 and at least four level 6 economics modules (60 credits), for example Topics in Econometrics, Applied Econometrics, Economics Project, Macroeconomic Policy, Labour Economics, Development Economics, Behavioural Economics or Industrial Economics; up to two modules may come from other programmes. Modules are subject to change.
• Teaching: about three hours of contact time per module each week in lectures and smaller classes, with two to three hours of independent study per class hour; assessment mixes coursework and January and May exams. Facilities include two computer labs (64 PCs) with a trading lab of 25 Bloomberg terminals and software such as Stata and MATLAB; extracurricular options include the Finance Trading Programme and the qNomics student consultancy.

3. Entry requirements (course page and the school’s entry requirements page)

• A-level: AAA for Economics BSc(Econ), which must include Mathematics (or Pure Mathematics). General Studies, Critical Thinking and Use of Maths are not accepted. The school encourages students predicted AAA or close to apply and takes the mix of subjects and predicted grades into account. The course page does not require an economics A-level.
• IB: 36 points with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, and at least 6 in Standard Level Mathematics if Mathematics is not taken at HL; either mathematics course is accepted, Maths Studies is not. European Baccalaureate: at least 82% overall, at least 8.0 in Mathematics and 6.5 in English.
• GCSE: English at grade C or 4 and Mathematics at grade B or 5.
• Access to HE Diploma: 60 credits with 45 at Level 3, 30 at Distinction and 15 at Merit or higher, plus A-level Mathematics at grade A achieved or expected.
• Why mathematics: the school has a separate page explaining why a mathematics qualification is required, which was not read for this guide. For other qualifications contact the admissions team (email on the school’s page).
• Admissions tests and interviews: neither the course page nor the school’s entry page mentions an admissions test or interview; ask the admissions office. Alternative offers may be made to applicants taking the EPQ.
• Contextual offers: standard ABB (A in Mathematics), enhanced BBB (including Mathematics).

How to apply, deadlines and fees

• Apply through UCAS with institution code Q50. A UCAS application has up to five choices; to apply for more than one course at Queen Mary, make a separate entry for each. Queen Mary warns that you should use the correct course code because it may not be possible to change it later. Check UCAS for the process and the application fee, which are not given on the Queen Mary pages used for this guide.
• Deadline: Queen Mary’s apply page says the equal consideration deadline for most courses is 13 January 2027 and encourages early applications; there are more flexible deadlines for international applicants, though early applications are recommended for popular courses, and applications after the deadline are still considered for most courses. Its “Key dates and deadlines” page still shows 2026-entry dates (such as 14 January 2026), which does not match the apply page, so rely on the apply page and UCAS. Medicine and dentistry have an earlier UCAS deadline (the older key dates page gives mid-October); the exact date for 2027 entry is not given on the pages used for this guide.
• Queen Mary aims to process a complete application within four weeks, longer at peak times. Do not post original certificates or transcripts. It does not take extenuating circumstances into account when assessing academic qualifications (they should be raised with your school or exam board), which is separate from its contextual admissions.
• Personal statement and reference requirements are not given on the Queen Mary pages used for this guide; check UCAS and the course page. Applicants from Crimea/Sevastopol, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria are asked to contact the admissions team to register their interest first.

UK applicants: qualifications, fees and funding

• The course pages list A-level, IB, BTEC and Access to HE Diploma requirements; they do not set out Scottish Highers or Advanced Highers separately, so ask the admissions office. GCSE English at grade C or 4 and Mathematics at grade B or 5 are required.
• Contextual admissions: each course page gives a standard and an enhanced contextual offer (see the entry requirements above); the eligibility criteria are on Queen Mary’s contextual admissions page.
• Tuition: the course pages give a UK fee of £10,050 for September 2027 entry, while the university fees page says £9,790 from September 2026; the figures differ, so rely on the course page and Queen Mary’s latest announcement. How fees differ between England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland is not set out on the pages used for this guide; check the fees page and your regional funding body.
• Funding: UK students accepted on the course can apply for tuition fee and maintenance loans from Student Finance England or other government bodies; Queen Mary says its scholarships and bursaries benefit around half of its undergraduates, with additional funding for students from the local area. The scholarship page lists a Queen Mary University of London Bursary assessed automatically from the information given to Student Finance England; the amount was not read.

International applicants (including Chinese applicants): English, qualifications and scholarships

• English language: Undergraduate programmes in the School of Economics and Finance are in English Band 4: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each of writing, listening, reading and speaking. Equivalent scores for other accepted tests are on Queen Mary’s English requirements page; a summer pre-sessional English course may help if you fall short. Jointly run degrees follow the English band of the “home” department.
• International qualifications: Queen Mary accepts a wide range of European and international qualifications besides A-levels, the IB and BTEC; country-by-country requirements are on its international admissions country pages and are not listed on the course pages used for this guide.
• International Foundation Year: a one-year programme whose science and engineering pathways lead to degrees in subjects such as mathematics, physics, biological sciences and chemical sciences; if you meet the progression requirements, progression to Queen Mary degrees is guaranteed. Queen Mary’s fees page gives £25,500 for 2026-27 for an international student starting the one-year International Foundation Year; see the foundation pages for pathways and entry requirements.
• Automatic scholarship: the Global Talent Scholarship is for international-fee-status, self-funded students holding an offer for September 2027 entry, worth up to £20,000 (£5,000 a year over a standard four-year degree), awarded automatically with no application and notified at the point of offer. You must exceed the standard offer by one step: an Economics BSc(Econ) with a standard offer of AAA needs A*AA (IB 37, HL 666). It is renewable each year with an average of 65% or above. It is not available for second-year entry or transfer students and cannot be combined with other Queen Mary scholarships or fee discounts. Ineligible programmes include accountancy, dentistry and medicine (full list on the scholarship page). The scholarship page also links to an overseas equivalences PDF, which was not read for this guide.

Applicants from China

• Queen Mary’s China page says students who complete A-levels or the IB can apply directly for undergraduate degrees, and recognised foundation results are also accepted; students with the Chinese senior high school graduation certificate can apply for Queen Mary’s undergraduate foundation programmes (the International Foundation Year).
• Gaokao: Queen Mary’s China page says some programmes accept the Gaokao: the School of Physical and Chemical Sciences (all programmes), the School of Mathematical Sciences (all programmes), the School of Engineering and Materials Science (Materials Science only) and the School of Economics and Finance; Economics is in the School of Economics and Finance, which is on the list. The conditions are a high school graduation certificate with an overall average of 85%, the subject requirements of the course, and 80% in grade 11 or 12 physics, chemistry or biology, plus a Gaokao total average of at least 80% with 80% in mathematics, and the course’s English requirement. The page does not say whether the 80% in physics, chemistry or biology applies to Economics; the course page sets the subject requirements, and you can email admissions@qmul.ac.uk with questions.
• Foundation routes: the course page says international students with Year 12 or a completed international high school certificate qualify for the one-year foundation programme (called the ISEFP) or can apply for the four-year “with Foundation” degree; at the end you must meet the progression requirements for the degree. The International Foundation Year is applied for directly to Queen Mary, while integrated foundation degrees are applied for through UCAS (see Queen Mary’s apply page).
• Transcripts, huikao materials, credential-evaluation bodies and interviews are not given on the pages used for this guide; check Queen Mary’s international country pages or contact the admissions office.

Transfer and second-year entry

• Queen Mary’s transfer page says that, depending on the course, it may be possible to join the start of Year 2 (RQF Level 5) of a standard three-year degree, but it is not possible to transfer into the final year. Apply through UCAS and choose the point of entry (for example, point of entry 2 for second-year entry); direct applications are not accepted.
• Normally expected: a 2.1 (60% UK grading) achieved or on track in your current degree; the subject requirements of the course you want (met by A-level or other Level 3 qualifications, or by modules in your current degree); and a current syllabus similar to Queen Mary’s, as judged by academic selectors reviewing your modules. You provide evidence of your studies (an interim transcript if unfinished) and module descriptors or a course handbook. Offers also depend on places and suitability and on each School’s policy; a transfer can affect funding, visa and accommodation.
• If you do not meet the Year 2 requirements you could consider repeating Year 1, but academic regulations do not allow the same modules or content to be repeated, so it may not be possible to redo the same programme.
• The School of Economics and Finance’s own policy: its entry requirements page says that, apart from transfers from the University of London External Diploma, the school generally does not encourage transfers into any programme, but may sometimes consider direct entry into the second year (never the third year) in exceptional circumstances at its discretion, depending on the reason and the compatibility of the two programmes; qualifications must match the programme’s entry requirements, it looks at achievement so far and may attach an academic condition, and transfer students apply through UCAS in the normal cycle.
• For international students: the Global Talent Scholarship is not available to applicants for advanced (second-year) entry or transfer students (see the scholarship section above).

Fees

• International (overseas fee status): the course page gives £30,950 a year for Economics BSc(Econ) (including the year in industry and year abroad versions) and £26,750 a year for the integrated foundation versions. The non-foundation versions of Economics and Finance, Economics, Finance and Management, Economics, Statistics and Mathematics and Economics and Politics are also £30,950; the Economics and International Relations course page gives £28,300.
• UK students: £10,050 a year on the course page (see the note above on the different figure on the university fees page).
• The fees page also says Queen Mary may raise international fees by a standard amount each year (no more than 10% for 2026-27), that overseas students taking a Year in Industry pay £4,300 (no year is labelled; check it), and that home students pay lower amounts for placement or year-abroad years. A few courses have compulsory field trips with a separate fee.

Checklist

UK applicants:

• A-level AAA including Mathematics; GCSE English C/4 and Mathematics B/5
• Apply through UCAS by 13 January 2027 with the correct course code; ask about Highers

International applicants (including China):

• IB 36 points (HL 666, at least 6 in SL Mathematics)
• Gaokao: 80% overall and 80% in mathematics, 85% on the graduation certificate, plus the course’s subject requirements; or the International Foundation Year or the integrated foundation versions (overseas students only)
• IELTS 6.5 (6.0 in each part); the Global Talent Scholarship may be awarded automatically

Transfer students:

• The school generally does not encourage transfers; second-year entry only in exceptional cases, applied for through UCAS

Sources: Queen Mary University of London, Economics course page (2027 entry); School of Economics and Finance entry requirements; How to apply; Key dates and deadlines; Transfer and advanced entry; English language requirements; Entry requirements for China; International Foundation Year; Undergraduate tuition fees; Global Talent Scholarship, undergraduate (September 2027); Find a scholarship. Course information is for September 2027 entry; check Queen Mary and UCAS for the latest details, especially dates and amounts that are not labelled with a year.