Economics/Philosophy

About this course

Economics and philosophy are two disciplines that have been in productive conversation for centuries, and studying them together at degree level remains one of the most rigorous and rewarding combinations available. At the University of Glasgow, this MA programme runs over four years of full-time study and includes a year abroad, reflecting the international scope of both subjects. Glasgow's Scottish degree structure allows you to explore both disciplines with breadth before specialising more deeply in later years. As the current programme description notes, economics teaches you how individuals and societies make choices about scarce resources, production, and distribution. These choices depend on evaluating costs, benefits, risks, and effects on others, and the programme develops your ability to model and analyse these decisions using both formal mathematical tools and broader institu

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 76% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 8% of graduatescards →
• 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 11% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 36% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 6% of graduatescards →

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