Business Economics

Programme Structure

Students have a choice of two Honours programmes in Business Economics:

  • Single Honours in Business Economics
  • Joint Honours in Business Economics and another subject

Year 1

Students will study Economics 1A and 1B (40 credits) and two other subjects (80 credits) selected from the choice offered by their degree programme – 120 credits in total.

Year 2

Students will study Economics 2A and 2B (40 credits) and two other subjects (80 credits) selected from the choice offered by their degree programme – 120 credits in total.

Years 3 and 4

Students who meet the requirements for entry to Honours will study a combination of compulsory and optional courses depending on their Honours programme.

Information about optional courses can be found by following the link to courses on the right side of this page.


Single Honours in Business Economics

Year 3Year 4
 Econometrics 1  Government and the Economy
 Econometrics 2  Dissertation
 Microeconomic Analysis  Financial Markets & Asset Pricing
 Macroeconomic Analysis  Financial Markets & Corporate Finance
 Economics of Business 1  Optional courses totalling 30 credits
 Economics of Business 2  
 Optional courses totalling 30 credits           

Joint Honours in Business Economics and another subject

Year 3Year 4
 Economics of Business 1  Financial Markets & Asset Pricing
 Economics of Business 2  Financial Markets & Corporate Finance
 Optional courses totalling 30 credits  Economics Dissertation OR
 Optional courses totalling 30 credits
 Other subject courses totalling 60 credits
   Other subject courses totalling 60 credits

Note: LLB students follow a slightly different curriculum.

Exchange programme

Glasgow has lots of partnership agreements, which allow students to spend a year of their degree, or one semester, at an overseas university – either in Europe or further afield. Most students who choose to go abroad do so in their third year but it’s also an option for the second year. Spending time abroad has many advantages in terms of broadening your horizons, challenging yourself in a different academic environment, enhancing your CV and employment prospects and, perhaps, learning a language. More information can be found on the University’s Exchange Programme web pages.

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Detailed descriptions of each programme with information about programme aims, intended learning outcomes, assessment, possible combinations of joint degrees and other related information can be found in the programme specifications.