Prospective Undergraduate Students

If you want to understand how the economy works and the world of business and finance then there is no better place to study than at Dundee. Dundee offers a flexible Honours programme in business, economics and finance enabling you to choose a combination of subjects that best suits your aptitudes and aspirations. You can choose to take either an MA if your interests and background lie mainly in the arts and social sciences or a BSc if you lean more towards mathematics, computing and the physical sciences.

If you want a mainstream training as an economist then the Economics degree will provide you with all you need while offering the greatest flexibility in terms of your future career choices. If, however, you decide on a career in business then you might opt for the Business Economics with Marketing degree which focuses on the business environment. The third possibility is the Financial Economics degree which will appeal to those attracted by the opportunities in the financial sector. In addition to these degrees we also offer a range of MA/BSc degrees in International Business and a Bachelor of Finance.

The transferable nature of skills acquired in your degree means that a wide range of possibilities are open to you when you graduate. In recent years our graduates have found employment in many walks of life. Some have decided to pursue careers as professional economists and have gone on to work for the Government Economic Service or the Scottish Government. Others have taken up careers in finance or in general management, working for banking multinationals, major consultancies and manufacturing concerns. A number have entered marketing and sales departments. Students have also embarked on postgraduate work both in economics, marketing and related subjects.

The evidence reported in Mapping Graduate Employment, published by the Higher Education Funding Council, reveals that economists are well paid, and ten years after graduation are amongst the highest paid professional groups. To help students with their job search, we organise sessions on career prospects where potential employers are invited to talk to students about future opportunities.

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