📖Program Curriculum

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
YEAR 1
You will study

Introduction to the market mechanism
International trade
Economic development
Macroeconomics
Macroeconomic policy in an open economy
Introduction to mathematics
YEAR 2
You will study

Intermediate macroeconomics
Intermediate microeconomics
Introductory mathematics (continued) and introduction to statistics
You will also study other subjects in 1 and 2 see Flexible degrees

YEARS 3 AND 4
If you progress to Honours ( 3 and 4) you will choose a selection of business economics industry and finance related courses These are designed to put economic tools to work analysing activities inside a business and explore how stock markets and other financial markets work and how the strategic decisions of corporations interact with financial markets

You will have the opportunity to take optional courses on econometrics and mathematical methods as well as courses dedicated to a wide range of economics topics including core economic skills financial markets firm behaviour growth and development policy alternative perspectives and other areas of interest You will research and write a dissertation in your final

Course details
Single Joint Honours Business Economics
Business Economics Year 1
ECONOMICS 1A
ECONOMICS 1B
Business Economics Year 2
ECONOMICS 2A
ECONOMICS 2B
INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS FOR ECONOMISTS
INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS FOR ECONOMISTS
You will also study other subjects in 1 and 2 see Flexible degrees

Single Honours Business Economics
Students must complete at least four of the following optional courses in either their junior or senior honours

ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS CONTRACTS AND GOVERNANCE
ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AND REGULATION
ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRY
MARKETS AND COMPETITION POLICY
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND CORPORATE FINANCE
Economic and Social History courses for Single Honours students

The following course is available to students on a Single Honours Economics or Business Economics plan as an outside option even if they have not previously studied Economic and Social History Students should be aware though that this course is worth 20 credits

EUROPEAN POLITICAL INTEGRATION 1945-1992
Year 3 non-Honours
These courses are compulsory to students who are completing an (Social Sciences) Ordinary Degree for which 60 credits of level 3 courses are required

ECONOMICS 3 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS 3 ECONOMIC POLICIES AND GROWTH
Single Honours Business Economics Year 4
Business Economics Dissertation
+ Optional Economics courses

Joint Honours Economics and another subject
Students must complete three of the following optional courses in either their junior or senior honours

ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS CONTRACTS AND GOVERNANCE
ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AND REGULATION
ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRY
MARKETS AND COMPETITION POLICY
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND CORPORATE FINANCE
Year 3 non-Honours
These courses are compulsory to students who are completing an (Social Sciences) Ordinary Degree for which 60 credits of level 3 courses are required

ECONOMICS 3 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS 3 ECONOMIC POLICIES AND GROWTH
Joint Honours Business Economics Year 4
Business Economics Dissertation
+ Optional Economics courses

Economics Honours Optional Courses
ECONOMETRICS 1 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMETRICS 2 MULTIPLE REGRESSION AND APPLICATIONS
ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS CONTRACTS AND GOVERNANCE
ECONOMICS OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AND REGULATION
ECONOMICS OF INDUSTRY
MARKETS AND COMPETITION POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES
FINANCIAL MARKETS AND CORPORATE FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
MACROECONOMIC ANALYSIS INFLATION UNEMPLOYMENT AND GROWTH
MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM PUBLIC DECISION AND INFORMATION
NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN INEQUALITY
ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS
PUBLIC ECONOMICS
ECONOMIC GROWTH FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
BEHAVIOURAL ECONOMICS THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
COLLECTIVE WELFARE AND DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE
HEALTH ECONOMICS
GAME THEORY FOR ECONOMISTS
LABOUR ECONOMICS
MARKET FAILURES AND MECHANISM DESIGN
ECONOMICS OF BANKING
ECONOMICS OF POVERTY DISCRIMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON TOPICS IN ECONOMICS
MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR ECONOMISTS
FINANCIAL CRISES
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WITH MATLAB
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
Note the portfolio of Honours optional courses is subject to review and change each academic

Service courses
This course is available only to students studying engineering degrees

MICROECONOMICS E1

Programme alteration or discontinuation
The University of Glasgow endeavours to run all programmes as advertised In exceptional circumstances however the University may withdraw or alter a programme For more information please see Student contract

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

224 RMB

Tuition fee:

19,920 GBP per year

79,680 GBP in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

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Application process:

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The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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