
Economics and Accounting MA (Hons)
Course Overview - Economics and Accounting MA (Hons)
Economics and Accounting are complementary, both in terms of knowledge and the wider-ranging skills they help develop, such as IT and data interpretation (for example, corporate and public sector accounts).
Studying this combined programme will help you understand the economic incentives that shape the important decisions made by individuals, businesses, governments and societies.
This combined programme is suitable if you are planning to take accountancy qualifications after graduation.
Programme benefits
* Our staff make up...
Economics and Accounting are complementary, both in terms of knowledge and the wider-ranging skills they help develop, such as IT and data interpretation (for example, corporate and public sector accounts).<br/><br/>Studying this combined programme will help you understand the economic incentives that shape the important decisions made by individuals, businesses, governments and societies.<br/><br/>This combined programme is suitable if you are planning to take accountancy qualifications after graduation.<br/><br/><strong>Programme benefits</strong><br/><br/><br/>* Our staff make up one of the leading groups of economic theorists in Europe. We are the base for the Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics.<br/><br/><br/>* You can participate in a large number of business societies, business events and peer-support schemes.<br/><br/><br/>* This degree offers the opportunity to study abroad in Year 3.<br/><br/><br/>* The proposed structure of the degree will allow you to be exempt from a number of subjects should you choose to take a professional accounting examination after graduating.<br/>
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
14/09/2026
Campus
Central area campus
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
LN14
Institution Code
E56
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,A,A,A,A
AAAAA (achievement by end of S5 preferred). BBB must be achieved in one year of S4-S5. Required subjects: Highers: Mathematics at B. Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted in place of Higher Mathematics. National 5s: English at C.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
43
37
from 43 points with 766 at HL to 37 points with 666 at HL. Required subjects: HL: Mathematics at 5. SL: English at 5; Mathematics at 6 (if not at HL).
A level
A*,A*,A*
A*,A,A
A*A*A* - A*AA. Required subjects: A levels: Mathematics at B or AS Mathematics at A. GCSEs: English at C or 4.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | £1,820 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £29,600 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |