<p>PS: I posted this in the "'international students" forum but didnt get much response. I'm hoping I can get more responses here.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I am a Singaporean applying to colleges this year, hoping to major in economics. I have been looking through the websites of various american, canadian and UK universities, particularly at their curriculum for economics major.</p>
<p>I realized that American and Canadian economics major are rather similar- students are able to select various mathematics courses such as linear algebra, differential equations, calculus, real analysis etc to complement their economics studies. </p>
<p>For UK schools, students are required to take principles of economics, micro and macroeconomics analysis, econometrics and a few options for you to choose between international, development, mathematical economics or advanced micro and macroeconomic analysis. There's less emphasis on building a strong foundation in mathematics first before starting the advanced courses in economics. Are all the knowledge of those mathematics courses i mentioned above assumed to have been taken in Alevels Mathematics? I realized the UK schools offer one or two modules in quantitative methods, and that's all the mathematics training they give you?</p>
<p>I understand that those mathematics courses are really important for study of economics, especially if you are considering going to grad school. Will UK schools less emphasis on mathematics affect a student chance of grad school in America or make the economics studies less rigorous?</p>