Business and Economics

Business and economics is a degree that combines the analytical framework of economics with the applied perspectives of business and management, giving you the intellectual depth to understand markets, organisations, and commercial strategy from multiple angles. Economics develops formal models of how agents make decisions and how those decisions produce market outcomes, price signals, and macroeconomic dynamics. Business and management study brings the institutional and organisational context in which economic decisions are actually made, covering strategy, marketing, finance, operations, and the human dimensions of organisational life.

Together the two disciplines develop graduates who can think rigorously about commercial questions and communicate that thinking effectively.

At the University of Edinburgh you will study this four-year full-time programme, which includes a year abroad giving you the opportunity to experience business and economic study in a different national context. Edinburgh's business school and economics department together provide a rich academic environment, and the city's role as a major financial centre gives the programme a practical backdrop of genuine significance. Across the programme you will study microeconomic and macroeconomic theory alongside accounting, finance, marketing, and organisational behaviour, developing both the quantitative tools of economic analysis and the broader management perspective.

Research methods and data analysis are developed throughout. The typical entry tariff is 168 points.

Graduates from business and economics degrees work in finance, consulting, marketing, operations, corporate strategy, the civil service, international development, and economic policy. Edinburgh's strong reputation and its connections to financial services and professional organisations in Scotland and beyond are a significant advantage in graduate recruitment. Further study in economics, business administration, finance, or related fields is a route taken by many graduates seeking to specialise or advance into leadership roles.