Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE)
Lancaster University
UCAS Code: GLN0 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Lancaster University
UCAS Code: GLN0 | Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
AAA including A level Mathematics or Further Mathematics OR AAB including A level Mathematics and Further Mathematics
May occasionally be accepted
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
with 16 points from the best 3 Higher Level subjects including 6 in Mathematics HL 6 (either analysis and approaches or applications and interpretations)
Considered alongside A level Mathematics grade A
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About this course
BSc Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics (MORSE) is a coherent degree ideal for mathematically-gifted students who want to use numbers to solve real-world problems in business and industry. The combination of these highly influential subjects and the way we have structured the programme means that from year two onwards, you take increasing ownership over your studies, choosing modules as your interests and strengths change and grow.
**Programme overview**
Shifting markets and an ever-changing political landscape make for a complex world. Every organisation – industrial, financial or governmental – needs to embrace technology and data to optimise their performance.
Smartphone use, the role of social media data, risk planning, retail patterns; all of these can be counted and analysed. They can also help forecast the future, deciding where to invest or what route to take. This needs creative, technically competent and business-savvy people; the kind of graduates our MORSE degree produces.
We have combined the highly influential subjects of Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics into one coherent degree ideal for mathematically-gifted students who want to use numbers to solve real-world problems in business and industry.
In your first year you will gain a strong foundation in mathematics, operational research, statistics and economics. You will study modules worth 40 credits from each of the departments of Management Science, Economics, and Mathematics and Statistics. For Maths and Stats, the 40 credits are taught as smaller 5 x 8 credit modules ("Calculus", "Further Calculus", "Linear Algebra", "Probability", "Statistics"), while Management Science ("Tools and Techniques for Business Analytics") and Economics ("Economic Principles and Applications") each run a single large module worth 40 credits.
After the first year, you tailor your programme, developing a broad knowledge base or specialising in topics relevant to your future career.
**Key facts**
Taught across our world-class departments of Management Science, Mathematics and Statistics, and Economics, the focus is on practically applying mathematical theory. In addition to mathematics, you will learn business modelling, economic theory, statistics and analytics, and how all these skills can come together to create better solutions to intricate problems.
Our careers team, including a dedicated departmental careers coach, will work with you from day one to help with internships, placements and graduate employment. We will supply training in CV writing, interview assessment centres and telephone interviews, helping you with your future career ambitions.
You will graduate with an enviable array of quantitative and analytical skills in high demand by industry, commerce, finance, the public sector, consulting and the government.
MORSE is also available as a four-year programme with a year in industry. It may be possible to switch to this course after you start, subject to availability and to visa and other requirements.
**Programme outcomes**
By combining the four disciplines of Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Economics, our graduates leave with the skills to make a difference at the core of business. They have gone on to work in consultancies like Accenture and McKinsey, as well as large multinationals. MORSE graduates are highly sought after for their analytical thinking and wide range of technical skills.
The Uni
Lancaster University
Management Science
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This is a degree in demand, as business increasingly needs workers who can examine and explain complex data. And yet the number of economics graduates fell by nearly 10% last year, which means demand is even greater. As so many economic grads go into banking and finance, it's not surprising that over half of all 2015's economics graduates who did go into work were working in London. And don't think it's just the finance industry that's interested in these graduates - there's a significant number who enter the IT industry to work with data as analysts and consultants. It's quite common for economics graduates to go into jobs such as accountancy and management consultancy which may require you to take more training and gain professional qualifications - so don’t assume you won’t have to take any more exams once you leave uni. And the incentive to take them, of course, is better pay, which will be on top of an already healthy average starting salary of over £30,000 for graduates working in the capital.
Operational research
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Not a very common degree on its own, this is often taken in combination with maths degrees. The skills gained by operational research graduates mean that they are in demand, so have a low unemployment rate and pretty respectable salaries, especially in finance and in London - the average starting salary for OR graduates in the capital was nearly £33,000 last year.
Statistics
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Top job areas of graduates
The business and research sectors worry that the UK hasn't got enough people with good statistics skills, and as stats are at the heart of so much of the economy, and we only have a few hundred graduates a year in the discipline, this type of degree can be very useful and versatile. The finance industry is very popular with this group, and they're far more likely to be working in London than most other graduates. And who can blame them — statistics graduates starting work in London were earning an average of nearly £29k just six months after leaving university. There is also demand from the Scottish finance sector in Edinburgh and Glasgow - particularly in banking and insurance. But a good statistician can find work almost anywhere that data can be analysed - which, in an online world, is almost anywhere - and many industries struggle to find enough statisticians to fulfil demand, so stay flexible and you can find a variety of options.
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Statistics
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£37k
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