Mathematics - Economics

Overview

In the first week, students structure their own individual study programme with the help of a lecturer by choosing courses from a course catalogue. The Mathematics - Economics programme from Aarhus University is designed on the basis of each individual student’s academic qualifications, interests, and subjects studied at BSc level. The study plan must be approved by the board of studies before the student can register for exams.

The study environment for mathematics–economics has a reputation for enthusiastic, active student involvement. The social and academic associations at the department keep up a number of festive traditions and organise many events. These include company visits and study trips, alternating annually between trips abroad and trips to Copenhagen.

Job profile

A large part of the mathematics–economics graduates work in the private job market. In recent years, many graduates have been employed in consultancy firms or telecommunications companies. The tasks here mainly consist of analysing problems for a company, for example, in order to subsequently develop a model that can be used to solve the specific problem at hand. In that way, you act as both a supervisor and a problem-solver.

Virtually all graduates who specialise in finance get work in the financial sector, such as banks, insurance companies or other financial institutions.

Planning departments in large industrial or manufacturing companies also represent a relevant job market for mathematics–economics graduates. The increased focus on maximising or minimising areas such as cost structures is just one of many examples of a field where you can apply the tools you learn when studying mathematics–economics.

Another are of employment is teaching, typically at a business college. A number of graduates find work in public administration and planning – at universities and other educational institutions, for example, or on supervisory boards and in ministries.