Undergraduate study 2013 prospectus

General information

This multi-disciplinary degree course will appeal to students who are not only looking to extend their geographical knowledge and understanding but also to gain an insight into business management.

Students spend equal amounts of time studying each subject and relationships between the two can be explored in a final year dissertation.

Skills acquisition and assessment are increasingly important for employment prospects and these are given prominence throughout the course.

Career Prospects

Geography and Management graduates have been appointed to a wide range of professions and most of our graduates are in employment within a few months of graduating, or progress to postgraduate study.

Many of the students who participated in the year in industry were offered posts in those institutions.

Course structure

Compulsory and optional modules in Geography are drawn from those listed under the Single Honours Geography course.

Modules are assessed either by examination, by a combination of coursework and examinations, or entirely by coursework. Management modules on the Joint Honours course (in any one year, some modules may be unavailable).

Year 1

Compulsory modules:

• Accounting for Managers
• Financial Reporting
• Management of Human Resources
• Organisational Behaviour
• Quantitative Methods for Business
• Statistics and Modelling for Management

Year 2

Compulsory modules:

• Management Science Methods
• Operations Management
• Organisation Studies
• Principles of Marketing
• The Marketing Mix

Optional modules (choose 1 of 2):

• Company Finance
• The Contemporary Business Environment

Between their second and final years, students on the 4-year sandwich course will be able to spend a year in a UK or overseas business environment, which leads to the award of a Diploma in Professional Studies (DPS) on completion of their course; this is in addition to the BSc Honours degree.

The industrial placement year (Part I) is administered by the University’s School of Business and Economics.

Final Year

Compulsory module:

• Strategic Management

Optional modules:

• Business Forecasting
• Corporate and Wholesale Banking
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Entrepreneurship and Small Business Planning
• Leadership and Interpersonal Skills
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing Communications
• Marketing Strategy and Planning
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Sources of Funds and Financial Packages
• The Changing Work Organisation

Study options and entry requirements

Here you will find information about the various study options available for this course and the entry requirements for each option.

SQA = Scottish Qualifications Authority IB = International Baccalaureate