MA and BSc
The University of St Andrews School of Management offers challenging courses of intellectual rigour and vocational relevance designed to equip you for a rewarding career in commerce, finance, industry and public service.
In the School of Management, your choice of Faculty will determine the nature of your final degree. The degree awarded by the Faculty of Arts is the Master of Arts (MA) while the Faculty of Science awards the Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree.
More on your choice of Faculty and degree.
Honours degrees
In order to enter the Honours programme in Management, students take First and Second Level modules in their sub-honours years and must achieve an agreed standard at the end of Year Two.
The third year of study (Junior Honours) may be spent abroad as part of the University's exchange programmes with European and North American universities.
More on Study Abroad.
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University of St Andrews Undergraduate prospectus
Why study at St Andrews?
Our programmes are designed to equip you with the intellectual rigour to challenge accepted norms and to question and debate existing protocols. Presentation skills, group working and self-reliance provide vocational relevance and preparation for life beyond graduation. The learning process is set in the context of a research-intensive environment with a population of students and staff from many nations.
Course structure
The following pathways illustrate the pattern of both our Single and Joint degree programmes.
Degree Path for Single Honours Management Degree
All Management modules are 20 credits and students take 120 credits per year.
Year One
MN1001 Organisations and Society - Semester 1
MN1002 Organisations and Analysis - Semester 2
Year Two
MN2001 Management and Society - Semester 1
MN2002 Management and Analysis - Semester 2
Junior Honours (3rd year)
Core Modules: MN3102 Organisational Studies; MN3201 Research Methods I; MN3202 Research Methods II
Senior Honours (4th year)
Core Module: MN4203 Dynamic Strategic Management
Option Modules which can be taken in 3rd or 4th year (subject to availability):
Sociology of Finance; International Marketing; Human Resource Management; Scenario Thinking (4th year only); Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs): contexts, contributions and challenges; Corporate Social Responsibility, Accounting and Reporting; Consuming Culture; Social History of Advertising; Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development; Change Complexity and Innovation; International Business; International Banking; Strategies for Global Business Management; Social Theory and Work Organisations; Sustainable Development and Management; Creative Industries; Management of Change; Corporate Finance and Control; Research Project
Degree Path for Joint Honours Management Degree
All Management modules are 20 credits and students take 120 credits per year.
Year One
MN1001 Organisations and Society - Semester 1
MN1002 Organisations and Analysis - Semester 2
Year Two
MN2001 Management and Society - Semester 1
MN2002 Management and Analysis - Semester 2
Over the Junior and Senior Honours years, students must take approximately 50% of their module credits in Management and 50% of their module credits in their Joint Honours subject area.
Junior Honours (3rd year)
Core Module: MN3102 Organisational Studies
Senior Honours (4th year)
Core Module: MN4203 Dynamic Strategic Management
Option Modules which can be taken in 3rd or 4th year (subject to availability):
Sociology of Finance, International Marketing; Human Resource Management; Scenario Thinking (4th year only); Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs): contexts, contributions and challenges; Corporate Social Responsibility, Accounting and Reporting; Consuming Culture; Social History of Advertising; Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development; Change Complexity and Innovation; International Business; International Banking; Strategies for Global Business Management; Social Theory and Work Organisation; Sustainable Development and Management; Creative Industries; Management of Change; Corporate Finance and Control
Entry requirements
See Faculty requirements.
Term details
See Semester dates.
See also Orientation week.
How to apply
See University of St Andrews Admissions pages, which include details of Visiting Days.
Student testimonial
Tania - USA
"The extensive range of classes and attentive nature of the professors helped me complete a degree that was both intellectually stimulating and relevant to modern organisations. My Management degree made me a desirable and unique asset to the company."
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Accommodation
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Contact
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