Bachelor Programme
Economics
Taught at the triple-accredited Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow's MA (Social Sciences) in Economics covers how markets work and how individuals and governments make choices about scarce resources. Years 1 and 2 cover introductory and intermediate microeconomics and macroeconomics, mathematics and statistics, alongside other subjects under the flexible degree structure. At Honours (Years 3 and 4) students take advanced micro and macroeconomic analysis, can study econometrics, and choose electives such as behavioural, health, environmental and labour economics, game theory, financial markets and international trade, finishing with a dissertation. No previous study of economics is needed. Entry is through UCAS (course code L150).
University
University of Glasgow
Country
United Kingdom
Level
Bachelor
Field
Economics
Duration
4 years (MA Social Sciences Honours)
Language
English
Campus
Glasgow, Gilmorehill campus
Degree
Master of Arts in Social Sciences with Honours (MA SocSci Hons, undergraduate)
Intake
September
Application Deadline
13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time (UCAS equal consideration deadline for UK applicants); Glasgow's course pages list 30 June as the deadline for international applicants
Tuition Information
2027/28: £28,275 per year for international and EU students (Glasgow's Arts and Social Sciences fee band) and £1,820 per year for Scottish students. The 2027/28 fee for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland is still to be confirmed (2026/27: £9,790).
Admission Requirements
- A levels: AAB-BBB including Mathematics and English or a Humanities subject
- IB Diploma: 36 points (6,6,5 at Higher Level) including HL English or a Humanities subject and HL Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches)
- English language, for applicants from non-English-speaking countries: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no subtest below 6.0 (one test, taken within 2 years 5 months of the start date; One Skill Retake accepted); TOEFL iBT 92 overall with at least Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23 and Writing 21 for tests from 21 January 2026 (earlier tests 90 overall with at least Reading 20, Listening 19, Speaking 19 and Writing 21); or PTE Academic 59 with at least 59 in every subtest
- Scottish Highers, adjusted (Access Glasgow) offers and international qualifications are listed on the Glasgow course page; applicants with exceptional grades may be considered for advanced (second-year) entry where the page offers it