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Business Economics/Psychology

MA(SocSci) · University of Glasgow · 4 years

Business Economics/Psychology

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University of Glasgow

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published
SATISFACTION86%
CONTINUATION92%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS75%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 36% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).

About this course

Business economics and psychology is a combination that brings together two disciplines which, when studied together, give you a unusually complete picture of how economic and organisational systems actually work. Economics provides the analytical framework: how markets function, how firms allocate resources, how strategic decisions are made under conditions of competition and uncertainty, and how economic forces shape the environments in which businesses operate. Psychology adds the behavioural dimension, asking how people actually think and decide, where standard economic assumptions about rational actors break down, and how understanding human motivation, cognition, and social influence can improve business decisions and outcomes. At the University of Glasgow, this four-year full-time degree develops both disciplines with depth and rigour. The business economics strand equips you wit

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 · 11% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 36% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 10% of graduatescards →

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MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).