MA (Hons) Business and Management/Philosophy

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.
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, managers in financial services including HBOS and Morgan Stanley.
The Adam Smith Business School has specialised international accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Our teaching provision is 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. Students can take a route in Human Resource Management on the MA programme, accredited by the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD).

SQA Higher entry requirements
AAABB is the minimum requirement from S5 to be reviewed for an S6 offer
Offers are not guaranteed to applicants who meet the minimum from S5
Typically offers will be made at AAAAAA by end of S6. B at Advanced Higher is equivalent to A at Higher
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject at AA Higher Mathematics is recommended.

SQA Higher adjusted entry requirements* (by end of S5 or S6)
MD20: ABBBB (also other target groups*)
MD40: AAABB (ABB S5 minimum for consideration)*
Additional requirements: Higher English and a Higher Humanities subject. Higher Mathematics recommended. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.


A-level standard entry requirements
AAB BBB
Additional requirements: A-level English or Humanities subject.

IB standard entry requirements
36 (6,6,5)
Additional requirements: HL English or Humanities subject.
Note: You do not need to have studied business or management previously to enter the first year of this programme.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)
6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0.

TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)
90 with minimum R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23.