A Pre-Masters Education in Business, Social Sciences or Law

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Pre-Masters in Business, Social Sciences or Law Overview

The Pre-Masters in Business, Social Sciences and Law provides a graduate foundation level entry into either a law education, social science studies or you can choose to receive a well-rounded education in business. The course prepares you for a postgraduate degree course at the University of Glasgow. Your degree will be taught at either the Management School, School of Law or the Faculty of Social Sciences.

The course provides you with an intensive integrated academic education in business, law or social sciences; advanced level English skills; and high-level study skills. On this course you will combine the skills needed to pursue either a social sciences path of study, a law education or an education in business.

There are four pathways to choose from:

Business and Marketing
Economics, Accounting and Finance
Social Sciences
Law

Pre-Masters in Business, Social Sciences or Law Entry Requirements

To study this Pre- Masters and to gain either this law education, social sciences or graduate foundation education in business, you will need to have completed a minimum of three years of higher education.

If applying to the MBA, you will also need three years of managerial or supervisory work experience.

Extra English Language tuition (Pre-Sessional English) is also available if required.

Progression to the University

The Pre-Masters will introduce you to your chosen path of either a graduate law education, or an education in business or comprehensive studies in the social sciences. Once you have achieved the level noted in your offer letter, your admission into a Masters degree in a related subject area is guaranteed.

Subject Module

Course Outline (2 terms*)

One core culture module:

Aspects of British Society and Culture

Three core academic skills modules:

Skills for Study 1, 2 and 3

Two core English language modules:

Language for study 2 and 3

Three core subject modules

Contemporary Organisational Behaviour or Social Science Principles
Research Design and Critique
Research Project
Social Science Principles

You will also take one pathway module (depending on your eventual progression choice) and three English language modules Business and Management pathway module

Global Corporate Marketing Strategies

Economics, Accounting and Finance pathway module

Economics and Finance

Law pathway module

Introduction to Scottish, European and International Law

Social Sciences pathway module

European Liberal Democracy

* 3 term courses contain additional English language modules.

Progression Route

Business and Management Pathway leads to:

Economics, Accounting and Finance Pathway leads to:

Law Pathway leads to:

Social Sciences pathway leads to:

^ Students progressing to this degree need to have three years of relevant managerial work before starting their studies at the College.
* This course is run at The University of Glasgow Dumfries Campus.
** all LLM degrees require IELTS 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.5.