Business and Management (SocSci) MA (Hons)
University of Glasgow
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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Full Time

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SEP-25

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4 Years

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Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)

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Gilmorehill (Main) Campus

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Start date

SEP-25

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4 Years

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The study of business and management offers you a structured insight into both the theoretical and practical dimensions of organisations and management.You will benefit from a wide range of diverse expertise within Business & Management, as well as our collaborative ties with local industry and commerce which make significant contributions to the degree programme. Theory and practice are taught through a variety of innovative learning methods and opportunities.CAREER PROSPECTSRecent ...Read more

The study of business and management offers you a structured insight into both the theoretical and practical dimensions of organisations and management.

You will benefit from a wide range of diverse expertise within Business & Management, as well as our collaborative ties with local industry and commerce which make significant contributions to the degree programme. Theory and practice are taught through a variety of innovative learning methods and opportunities.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Recent graduates have gone on to a vast array of jobs in public and private sector organisations, taking on roles such as: IT consultants with Prudential, market research managers and analysts with Procter & Gamble and managers in financial services including HBOS and Morgan Stanley.

ACCREDITATION

The Adam Smith Business School has specialised international accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Our teaching provision is also accredited by the Association of Business Schools and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). We have also been awarded accreditation under the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS), operated by the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD). The triple-crown accreditation puts us in the top league of international business schools.

All single honours students on the Business & Management degree are eligible to obtain a qualification from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). As the only chartered professional body in the field of management and leadership, CMI qualification offers international recognition.

Students can take a route in Human Resource Management on the MA programme, accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

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WUSCA ranking:
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67/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
22nd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
28th
Business Studies
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Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 89 = 11% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
11%
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Employment rate
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Source: UNISTATS, 2019
86%
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Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Business Studies graduate salary at this uni
£21,000
UK Business Studies graduate salary
£20,000
Management Studies
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 89 = 11% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
11%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
86%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Management Studies graduate salary at this uni
£21,000
UK Management Studies graduate salary
£20,000
What students say
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31 Jan 25

The central location..Read more

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Resmita
28 Jan 25

University of Glasgow is not just an academic platform but an experience. From the day I have joined MBA program, the transformation as a person I am seeing in myself is..Read more

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31 Jan 25
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28 Jan 25
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