BA (Hons) Business Psychology at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

The BA (Hons) Business Psychology combines business management and psychology, giving a foundation for careers in human resource management, marketing, organisational development and general management. It is accredited by the Association for Business Psychology (ABP), giving eligibility for ABP student membership.

What you will study

Year One: Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Digital Business and Innovation, Foundations of Psychology, Introduction to Finance and Accounting, Data Management, Psychology in Practice. Year Two: Human Resource Management, Business Law, Individual Differences, Well-being and Ethical Practice, Ethics, Social Justice and Sustainability, Developmental and Social Psychology, Biological and Cognitive Psychology. Year Three: Cognitive Psychology, Selection, Assessment and Career Coaching, Business Statistics, Research Methods (online), New Enterprise Start-up, Psychobiology in Context. Year Four: strategic organisational issues and a dissertation or consultancy project.

Career pathways

Roles such as human resource adviser, human resource business partner, organisational development consultant and marketing manager across public, private and third sectors. Postgraduate options include MSc International Management and Leadership and MSc International Marketing at QMU.

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Entry requirements

Scottish Higher: standard BBBB, minimum BCCC. A-level: BCC. Irish Leaving Certificate: H2 H3 H3 H3. International Baccalaureate: 28 points. T-Level: Management and Administration, passing grade A*-C. Required subjects: English required and Maths preferred at National 5/GCSE grade C or above (National 5 Application of Maths or Lifeskills accepted). International applicants: IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5. Direct entry to Year Two: HNC in a related subject with B in the graded unit; Year Three direct entry not available. Mature applicants with relevant qualifications or experience are welcome; minimum entry criteria apply to applicants meeting contextual factors.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2027/28). Scottish-domiciled students (tuition fee normally paid by SAAS). Full-time tuition per year Source

International applicants: GBP 13,500 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition per year Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full time

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