BA (Hons) Finance & Marketing at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Finance & Marketing is a joint Honours degree taught within Strathclyde Business School, triple-accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. It combines finance (investment, business finance and financial markets) with marketing, supported by the Management Development Programme and optional study abroad in Year 3.

Faculty: Strathclyde Business School | Duration: 4 years (Honours) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time (joint honours) | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Finance: principles of investment and value, valuation of bonds and shares and accounting methods in Year 1; financial decision-making, risk and return, share pricing and market efficiency in Year 2; advanced empirical analysis with historic and live data in Year 3; a research dissertation in Year 4. Marketing: basic principles of marketing in Year 1, buyer behaviour and retail and service marketing in Year 2, marketing communications and strategic marketing planning in Year 3, and brand value classes in Year 4 (options include International Business Management, Sports Marketing and Social Marketing).

Career pathways

Finance graduates become financial analysts or investment managers with merchant banks, pension funds, insurance companies and stockbrokers, or work in accountancy firms and pursue professional accounting qualifications. Marketing graduates find jobs in the drinks, finance and service sectors as brand managers, marketing assistants, marketing and sales trainees and media executives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Scottish Highers (standard offer): AAAA or AAABB at first sitting, AAAABB at second sitting (Higher English B; Maths/ Applications of Maths National 5 B; Maths/Applications of Maths Higher A for combinations with Accounting or Maths & Statistics). Minimum (contextual) offer: ABBB at first sitting or AABBB at second sitting (English B; Maths/Applications of Maths National 5 B; Maths/Applications of Maths Higher A for combinations with Accounting or Maths & Statistics). A-levels: ABB-BBB (GCSE English Language 6/B or Literature 6/B, or an essay-based A Level B may be considered in lieu of English; GCSE Maths 6/B; A Level Maths A for combinations with Accounting). International Baccalaureate: 32-30 points (no subject below 5 and including English SL5, Maths/Maths Studies SL5; Maths HL5 for combinations with Accounting or Maths & Statistics). HNC/HND: relevant HNC/HND with A in Graded Units; Year 2 entry advice from Business School Admissions. Deferred entry not normally accepted. Contextual admissions: lower offers are made to certain widening-access applicants. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no component below 5.5 (University of Strathclyde standard requirement). Overseas qualifications are assessed against Strathclyde's country-specific entry requirements. International students without the academic entry level can take the Undergraduate Foundation Programme at the University of Strathclyde International Study Centre. Progression to the Honours year currently requires a 55% average in the Year 2 and 3 subject modules.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 22,750 a year (2026/27). Annual tuition for international students Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years (Honours)

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