Program Overview

Business Management and Geography, MA

Introduction

Geography remains a very current and relevant subject, particularly in areas that focus on the environment. Adding a Business Management focus to Geography is an excellent way to open up a much wider range of career opportunities, whilst helping you to better understand the business, commercial and financial implications of the environment, the Earth, sustainability and many other key geography related areas of focus.

Study Information

At a Glance

• Learning Mode: On Campus Learning
• Degree Qualification: MA
• Duration: 48 months
• Study Mode: Full Time
• Start Month: September
• UCAS Code: LN72

Business Management at Aberdeen provides an opportunity to study Management on its own or alongside one of a large number of the other disciplines taught at the University. The degree integrates models and theories of managing people and organisations within the context of the external environment.

Geography is the study of the Earth's surface, with particular emphasis on the relationships between people and their environment. Few other subjects cover such a diversity of phenomena, combining elements of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities.

Developing a stronger understanding of key business, commercial and financial challenges and responsibilities will help you appreciate Geography as a subject, the environmental, sustainability, tourism and many other key areas of consideration.

Aberdeen Global Scholarship

The University of Aberdeen is delighted to offer eligible self-funded international on-campus undergraduate students a £6,000 scholarship for every year of their programme.

What You'll Study

Year 1

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Academic Writing for Business (AW1003)
  • Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (PD1002)
  • The Economics of Business and Society (EC1006)
  • Accounting and Entrepreneurship (AC1517)
  • Managing Organisations (MS1009)
  • Creating the Anthropocene (GG1010)
  • The UN Sustainable Development Goals: Transforming Our World (GG1512)

Year 2

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Marketing (MS2006)
  • Space, Economy and Society (GG2014)
  • Operations Management (MS2511)
  • Skills and Techniques in Geosciences (GG2508)
  • Understanding Statistics (PO2508)
  • Building Skills and Experience for Career Success (PD2002)

Year 3

• Compulsory Courses:
  • Approaches to Geography (GG3071)
  • Research Methods for Business (MS3553)
  • Research Design (GG3574)
  • Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (MS3056)
  • New Venture Development (MS3058)
  • Understanding the Consumer (MS3551)
  • Human Resource Management (MS3554)

Year 4

• Optional Courses:
  • Geographical Issues (GG4537)
  • Dissertation in Management Studies (MS4540)
  • Geography Dissertation (GG4023)
  • Business Strategy (MS4536)

Entry Requirements

Qualifications

• SQA Highers:
  • Standard: AABB
  • Minimum: BBB
  • Adjusted: BB
• A LEVELS:
  • Standard: BBB
  • Minimum: BBC
  • Adjusted: CCC
• International Baccalaureate: 32 points, including 5, 5, 5 at HL.
• Irish Leaving Certificate: 5H with 3 at H2 AND 2 at H3.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS Academic: OVERALL - 6.0 with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 5.5; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0
• TOEFL iBT: OVERALL - 78 with: Listening - 17; Reading - 18; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21
• PTE Academic: OVERALL - 59 with: Listening - 59; Reading - 59; Speaking - 59; Writing - 59
• Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency: OVERALL - 169 with: Listening - 162; Reading - 162; Speaking - 162; Writing - 169

Fees and Funding

• Tuition Fees for 2025/26 Academic Year:
  • England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £9,535
  • EU / International students: £20,800
  • Self-funded international students commencing eligible undergraduate programmes in 2025/26 will receive a £6,000 tuition waiver for every year of their programme.

Careers

• The University of Aberdeen is a top UK University for Business and Management (11th) in the most recent major league tables (The Complete University Guide 2021).
• Business Management at Aberdeen provides an opportunity to study Management on its own or alongside one of a large number of the other disciplines taught at the University.
• Aberdeen is known as being the oil and gas capital of Europe and the industry has a high demand for Business Management graduates.
• The University's close links to international companies will improve your career prospects.

Why Study Business Management and Geography?

• Study at a top UK University for Business and Management (11th) in the most recent major league tables (The Complete University Guide 2021).
• Business Management at Aberdeen provides an opportunity to study Management on its own or alongside one of a large number of the other disciplines taught at the University.
• Aberdeen is known as being the oil and gas capital of Europe and the industry has a high demand for Business Management graduates.
• The University's close links to international companies will improve your career prospects.
• Aberdeen is the perfect place to study Geography. The department ranks highly in student satisfaction surveys and the region's spectacular coastal and mountain areas provide perfect field sites for the study of geography.
• The curriculum enables students to study across the full range of the discipline, or to specialise in aspects of environmental, human or physical geography, according to their preferences.
• Many courses in physical geography, including specialist Honours options, draw directly on the staff's own research into hydrology, glaciology, contemporary environmental issues and urban-rural change.