Business Economics
Entry requirements
A level: AAB or BBB (Additional requirements: A-level English or Humanities subject and A-level Mathematics.) IB: 36 (6,6,5) (Additional requirements: HL English or Humanities and HL Mathematics (Analysis & Approaches).) Scottish Higher: 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 Higher Mathematics at AA. (AB may be considered) Scottish Higher (widening access): MD20 : ABBBB (also other target groups*) MD40 : AAABB (ABB S5 minimum for consideration)* Additional requirements: Higher English and Higher Mathematics. Successful completion of Top-Up or one of our Summer Schools.
About this course
MA(SocSci) in Business Economics, an economics degree focused on economic concepts relevant to modern business corporations and the operational environment. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, and Financial Analysis. The Adam Smith Business School holds triple-crown accreditation, reflecting standards in education and research. The first year covers core grounding through Economics 1A and Economics 1B. The second year introduces quantitative tools through Introductory Mathematics for Economists and Introductory Statistics for Economists, alongside optional studies in areas such as Financial Derivatives. The third year shifts focus to mandatory modules including Economics 3: Contemporary Topics in Economics and Economics 3: Economic Policies and Growth. The fourth year centres on the completion of the Business Economics Dissertation, accompanied by diverse optional modules spanning Environmental Economics, International Trade, and Game Theory for Economists.
Modules
- Economics 1A
- Economics 1B
- Economics 2A
- Economics 2B
- Introductory Mathematics for Economists
- Introductory Statistics for Economists
- Economics of Business: Contracts and Governance
- Corporate Governance: Economics of Information
- Economics of Industry
- Markets and Competition Policy
- Financial Derivatives
- Financial Markets and Corporate Finance
- [[[ESH4003]]]
- Economics 3: Contemporary Topics in Economics
- Economics 3: Economic Policies and Growth
- Business Economics Dissertation
- Economics of Business: Contracts and Governance
- Corporate Governance: Economics of Information
- Economics of Industry
- Markets and Competition Policy
- Financial Derivatives
- Financial Markets and Corporate Finance
- European Political Integration 1945-1992
- Econometrics 2: Multiple Regression and Applications
- Environmental Economics
- 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 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
- Microeconomics E1