Bachelor of Arts (Joint Hons) in Economics and Marketing

at University of Strathclyde United Kingdom

This unique course, running since 2008 – the first of its kind in Europe – meets the needs of graduate students who want to contribute to environmental improvement and the circular economy, and learn how to identify and evaluate business opportunities. Students are accepted from all backgrounds (social sciences, arts, engineering, law, chemistry, maths, physics, geology, biology and business).

The course is suitable for anyone who'd like to refocus their career on environmental or sustainable entrepreneurship. You'll develop skills to enable you to launch new ventures, strategies, products and technologies that address society's environmental and natural resource problems. It's a collaboration between the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Hunter Centre for Entrepreneurship.

It has contributions from six other departments: 

• Law School 
• Design, Manufacturing & Engineering Management 
• Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 
• Economics 
• Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering 
• Management Science

Although the course is offered by an engineering department, it's unique in that it accepts students from all backgrounds (social sciences, arts, engineering, law, chemistry, maths, physics, geology, biology and business). You'll have the opportunity to select class options from a wide range of subjects to suit your background.

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• Suitable programme for graduates of any background
• Develop skills to contribute to environmental improvement and the circular economy 
• Learn how to identify business opportunities 
• Carry out a four-month project for a client

Studying accounting at Strathclyde, you'll learn about the preparation, presentation and interpretation of financial information that enables investors, lenders, management, employees, government and others to make effective decisions.

You'll also learn how to read and interpret accounting information in the annual reports of businesses and the financial information within the public sector and become familiar with the principles and practice of presenting information to those who manage all types of organisations.

Accounting at Strathclyde is fully accredited for entry to the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in the majority of study combinations, as well as offering possible exemptions to other professional bodies, eg Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

In business law, you’ll study commercial law and business legal regulations. These include company law, competition law and human rights law.

Business law can only be studied as a second subject as a joint Honours option.

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• Studying a BA in Accounting & Business at the University of Strathclyde Business School, you'll be learning at a pioneering internationally-renowned academic organisation
• We were awarded Times Higher Education UK Business School of the Year in 2016
• Applicant visit days place in March each year
• The course is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations
• Graduates with an awareness of law and legal implications of business operations are sought-after
• Strathclyde Business School has a strong reputation for effective working with business, industry and the public sector

As an English student at Strathclyde, you'll enjoy the best of old and new: a grounding in the classics as well as an insight into new fields of literature.

We'll show you how exciting and wide-ranging our subject can be. Employers like the skills developed in an English degree: written and verbal communication, analysis and discussion of ideas and broad, creative thinking.

Social Policy examines the ways in which societies distribute resources and develop services to meet individual and social needs. Key social policy issues examined include poverty; economic, race, age and gender inequality; social justice health; education; criminal justice and housing.

It utilises a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to improve our understanding of how societies organise their resources to meet individual and social needs and how they measure progress in these areas. 

This programme gives you the opportunity to learn more about the social and economic challenges facing Scottish society and place these in a broader international perspective. It draws on disciplines such as history, sociology, anthropology, economics, law, psychology, social anthropology and politics.

Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are initially broad-based. In Year 1, you'll study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s).

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• Read texts from a wide range of literary periods, and debate key issues such as identity, race, gender, and what it is to be a human
• Work with staff who are world-leading researchers and prize-winning novelists and poets and benefit from their cutting edge approaches to the study of literature, language, writing and theory
• Cultivate employable skills in written and verbal communication, analysis of complex cultural ideas and creative thinking
• Learn about the social and economic challenges facing both Scotland and the UK
• Address some of the major questions of our time, such as how social policy should adapt to a changing global, digital, connected and information-rich world

There are a number of ways you can study law at Strathclyde, one such way being the BA degree in combination with another subject. Please note that studying law within the BA degree will not qualify you for entry to the legal profession. For professional qualifications in Law, students follow the LLB programme.

Law is concerned with the study of the obligations, duties and rights which every member of society has in relation to one another and to the state.

The study of law is regarded not as purely vocational, but part of a broader education.

With more than 500 million native speakers, Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language in the world. Speaking Spanish will help you conduct business more confidently in countries that are becoming increasingly important in world markets. 

Studying with us will give you the chance to become a fluent linguist and, with our year abroad programme, an opportunity to experience living, working and/or studying in another country.

Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are initially broad-based. In Year 1, you'll study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s).

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• Develop an awareness of law and the legal implications of business operations which is sought after by employers
• Focus on contemporary language and culture
• Opportunity to study Spanish as a beginner
• Progress to our LLB (Graduate Entry) after completing a joint Honours degree with Law and another subject

You can select classes from the extensive range of postgraduate taught courses delivered by our Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. This unique flexible structure allows you to build a personalised Masters programme that meets your academic interests and career aspirations.

The course can lead to a wide range of career opportunities. Recent graduates have gained well paid positions in:

• Electrical supply industries
• Telecommunications and IT
• Consulting and design companies
• Healthcare and aerospace

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• Advanced subject options across the entire electronic and electrical engineering discipline
• Tailor the course to match your career interests
• Benefit from purpose-built study and learning facilities, and the chance to engage with industry partners
• Specifically designed for students who wish to pursue advanced studies across the broad range of subjects relevant to electronic and electrical engineering

Mathematics is everywhere: weather forecasting, cash machines, secure websites, electronic games, liquid crystal displays and statistical data analysis.

Statistics is the area of mathematics we use to explore and try to explain the uncertain world in which we live. You’ll be familiar with the use of statistics in opinion polls and market research. It is also central to the manufacture and testing of many products, and, in particular, showing that modern drugs are effective and safe.

Our flexible degree structure enables transfer between courses with the opportunity to study abroad.

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• Understand how mathematics is applied to solve practical problems
• Learn how to use statistics to explore and try to explain the uncertain world in which we live
• Accredited by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and the Royal Statistical Society
• Flexibility to transfer between MMath and BSc Honours
• By taking half of your final two years’ classes in statistics, you can graduate with the degree title of Mathematics & Statistics

We'll show you how exciting and wide-ranging our subject can be. Employers like the skills developed in an English degree: written and verbal communication, analysis and discussion of ideas and broad, creative thinking.

We also offer some of the best teaching in Human Resource Management (HRM) in both Scotland and the UK.

HRM is about the relationship between employers and employees and the ways in which people are managed in the workplace. This covers areas such as recruitment and selection, training and developing and managing conflict at work. These are an important part of the management process in all organisations.

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• As an English student at Strathclyde, you'll enjoy the best of old and new: a grounding in the classics as well as an insight into new fields of literature.
• Our BA degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences are broad-based to start with. In Year 1 you'll study three subjects, including your chosen subject(s). 

Based in Strathclyde Business School’s highly-acclaimed Department of Marketing, the course curriculum draws on leading academic experts from across the Business School. The course also benefits from the University's established relationships with industry and the involvement of industry partners in the development and delivery of the programme. This approach ensures that Digital Marketing Management meets the changing needs of the digital workplace and enables you to acquire the latest knowledge, best practice and the specialist skills to develop your career in digital marketing.

The eMarketing in Practice class is developed and delivered in collaboration with digital marketing professionals from a leading digital media agency. Experts will share their knowledge of digital marketing in practice, offering you an understanding and hands-on experience of established digital media, as well as emerging media.

The extent of industry collaboration and involvement in our Digital Marketing Management programme makes it an exceptional choice for your career progression.

In the Digital Transformative Project, you'll take part in a Digital Marketing Clinic where local businesses will present their digital marketing challenges and operational issues. You'll assist a business to develop a formal solution via a digital transformation plan.

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• Strathclyde’s MSc in Digital Marketing Management (DMM) has been developed in collaboration with industry in response to a growing need for graduates with digital marketing skill
• gain an understanding of digital technologies and their application for business purposes
• learn about digital marketing in practice with hands-on experience of established and emerging digital media
• benefit from the involvement of industry partners

Business Enterprise is about the creation of wealth, creativity and resourcefulness, and exploiting change. This course is designed for students who want to start a new enterprise, those who want to take over the management of an existing business and those who are aiming for leadership positions.

Business analysis applies advanced analytical methods to business problems to help managers make better decisions while technology is at the heart of all modern business.

Organisations need business graduates with expertise in business technology. Business analysts have an excellent general awareness of how a business works. They’re also able to apply advanced analytical methods to deal with specific management issues.

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• Gain an understanding of the impact on organisations of developments and issues in business technology
• Develop the skills and expertise required to set up your own business and the entrepreneurship required by organisations
• Extend your skills through practical case studies with a range of organisations
• Learn from the experiences of our guest lecturers who include industrial contacts and alumni

The MSc Prosthetics & Orthotics is one of the few programmes globally that offers a specific degree in prosthetics and orthotics. The National Centre for Prosthetics and Orthotics (NCPO), within the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has an international reputation for quality education within this field. Staff of the NCPO is involved in research and clinical practice both nationally and internationally.

The course aims to produce postgraduates with a first degree to be in Prosthetics & Orthotics, who are capable of developing careers in allied health professions and biomedical engineering (research, industrial and NHS).

Our learning environment brings together ideas and concepts from science, medicine and engineering to enable the development of relevant clinical and industrial research. You'll also benefit from the opportunity to meet our many industrial and clinical collaborators to help advise and further your career.

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• Combines knowledge of the engineering and medical sciences with advances in technology and practice to generate applications and solutions to clinically relevant problems
• Undertake a clinically-relevant project in the rehabilitation area of prosthetics and/or orthotics
• Develop your career as a health professional
• Experience laboratory demonstrations, practical exercises and clinical visits
• Gain a Masters-level degree in this clinical area, while considering globally the effects of disability within a population and society’s approaches globally
• one of only two UK universities offering training in prosthetics and orthotics