MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography
About this course
MA (Hons) in Economics, Marketing and Geography. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Research Methods, Fieldwork, Laboratory Techniques, and Global & Comparative Perspective. An optional placement year provides work experience alongside university study. The final year includes a supervised research dissertation.
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Entry requirements
A level: CCC IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level There are no essential subjects for level 1 entry Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBBC (There are no essential subjects for level 1 entry).
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 92%: 11 offers from 12 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 30 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 95%
- Learning opportunities: 88%
- Assessment and feedback: 82%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 88%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 85%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 12 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 80%
- Working and studying: 10%
- Further study: 5%
Most common jobs
- Finance Professionals: 25%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 20%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 15%
- Sales occupations: 5%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 50%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 30%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 90 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 8%
- North West: 1%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 2%
- East Midlands: 2%
- East of England: 3%
- London: 1%
- South East: 1%
- Scotland: 77%
- Northern Ireland: 4%
Who gets in
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 95%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
Modules
- Making of the Modern Economy
- Environment, City and Society
- Social and Environmental Challenges in an Unequal World
- Global Economic Perspectives
- Microeconomics
- Skills for Economics and Finance
- Macroeconomics and Applied Policy
- Dynamic Human Worlds: Society, Culture, Economy
- Dynamic Physical Worlds: Earth, Water and Ice
- Career Planning Module Online
- Internship
- Economics of an Unequal World
- Geographies of Health and Disability
- Research Methods in Human Geography and Politics
- Field and Laboratory Skills in Physical Geography
- Advanced Field Research (Human Geography)
- Geographical Information Systems
- Geographies of Power
- Tourism, Transnationalism and Mobility
- Applying Theory to Research and Practice
- Data-driven Geography: Statistics in R
- Advanced Field Research (Physical Environments)
- Business Strategy
- Sustainable Water Resources Management
- Advanced Geographies of Health and Disability
- Geographical Information Systems (Advanced)
- Geographies of Power (Advanced)
- Advanced Tourism, Transnationalism and Mobility
- Advanced Environmental Assessments
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography at University of Dundee earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 15 months, £24,000 after 3 years, £29,500 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £25,000 and £35,000. The £29,500 median after five years is £19,000 less than the UK median for Economics.
What do graduates of MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography at University of Dundee do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography at University of Dundee?
95% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography at University of Dundee?
The typical offer is CCC at A level, or 28 points in the IB. The average entrant had 173 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography at University of Dundee?
92% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 11 offers from 12 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography at University of Dundee include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Business Economics with Marketing and Geography at University of Dundee?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.