LSE Undergraduate Course Guides 2023/24
APPROVAL HISTORY
| Abroad Course | Closest USC Equivalent |
Approved Math Programs |
Notes |
| MA 207 : Further Quantitative Methods | No Equivalent | None | Significant overlap with Math 226 and 225/235 |
| MA 208: Optimisation Theory | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | Similar but not equivalent to Math 467 |
| MA 210: Discrete Mathematics | No Equivalent | MATH 432 | Student cannot receive credit for both MATH 432 and MA 210. |
| MA 211: Algebra and Number Theory | No Equivalent | Any program that does not require Math 410 | Intersection of Math 410/430 |
| MA 213: Operational Research Methods | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| MA 301: Game Theory | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| MA 305: Optimisation in Function Spaces | Math 467 | All | |
| MA 310: Mathematics of Finance and Valuation | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| MA 318: History and Culture of Mathematics | Math 450 | All | Math 450 and equivalents are not accepted for some MATH/AMCM degrees |
| MA 320: Mathematics of Networks | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| MA 321: Measure Theoretic Probability | Math 407 | All | Students need to carefully check they have the required background for this course. |
| MA 322: Mathematics of Finance and Valuation | Math 530a | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | Students need to carefully check they have the required background for this course. |
| MA 323: Computational Methods in Financial Mathematics | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| MA 330: Game Theory for Collective Decisions | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| MA 333: Optimisation for Machine Learning | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for AMCM only | Cannot be used for MATH |
| ST 202: Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH only | Students cannot also receive credit for any of Math 307/308/407/408 |
| ST 205: Sample Surveys and Experiments | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| ST 206: Probability and Distribution Theory | Math 407 | All | |
| ST 211: Applied Regression | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| ST 213: Introduction to Pricing, Hedging, and Optimisation | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH, has significant prerequisites |
| ST 226: Actuarial Investigations: Financial | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| ST 227: Survival Models | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| ST 302: Stochastic Processes | No Equivalent | Math 400+ elective for MATH/AMCM | |
| ST 307: Aspects of Market Research | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| ST 309: Elementary Data Analytics | Math 446/550 | All | |
| ST326:Financial Statistics | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| ST327: Market Research: An Integrated Approach | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| EC 220: Introduction to Econometrics | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| FM 100: Introduction to Finance | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative (lower division) | Cannot be used for MATH |
| FM 320: Quantitative Finance | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |
| MG 205: Econometrics:Theory and Applications | No Equivalent | AMCM quantitative | Cannot be used for MATH |