How to Apply to Business at the University of Glasgow: The Four-Year Business & Management MA(SocSci) (N200) at the Adam Smith Business School, and Requirements and Timeline for Chinese, Canadian High School and Transfer Students

At the University of Glasgow in Scotland, business is taught by the Adam Smith Business School. The main undergraduate degree is the Business & Management MA(SocSci) Honours, applied for through UCAS under code N200. Here is what you need to know for 2027 entry, based on Glasgow’s official information, for students at high schools in China (Gaokao and international-curriculum students), students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver), and transfer students.

1. The programme

• Four years: Scottish undergraduate degrees usually take four years, and the Business & Management MA(SocSci) is a four-year Honours degree.
• Broad first two years: Year 1 covers Introduction to Marketing and Principles of Management, and Year 2 covers human resource management, business decision analysis and service operations management, alongside other subjects of your choice (Glasgow’s flexible degree).
• Honours years 3 and 4: five core courses, including Strategic Management, Global Business, Ethics and Business, Research Methods and an integrative experiential learning course, plus options in entrepreneurship, marketing, HRM, international business, operations and finance, and a dissertation.
• Joint degrees: Business & Management can be combined with Business Economics (LNC2), Economics (LN12), Computing Science (GN42), Psychology (CN82), Politics (LN22), Sociology (LN62) and others, plus BSc combinations with Mathematics or Computing Science and LLB combinations with Law. Joint degrees also require the other subject’s entry requirements.
• Study abroad: up to a year abroad with partners in Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore, with no extra tuition fees.
• Accreditation: the HRM route on the MA is accredited by the CIPD.
• Key application rule: because of high demand, you must apply with a Business & Management UCAS code (single or joint) to be considered for Honours Business & Management.

2. Academic requirements: students at high schools in China

• Programme grades: the course page loads its A-Level and IB requirements dynamically, and we could not retrieve them. Before applying, select your qualification under “Entry requirements” on the course page.
• Gaokao equivalences from Glasgow’s China page:
  • A*AA: GPA 95%+, Gaokao 90%;
  • AAA: GPA 90%+, Gaokao 85%;
  • AAB: GPA 85%+, Gaokao 80%;
  • ABB: GPA 80%+, Gaokao 80%.
  Which band business needs is shown on the course page.
• Maple Leaf (MLWSP) Diploma: AAA equals five 1.0-credit Grade 12 subjects at 80% including mandatory subjects.
• Foundation: international students below the requirements are directed to Glasgow International College.

3. Academic requirements: students at Canadian high schools

• Equivalences from Glasgow’s Canada page (five Grade 12 subjects, six for Quebec/Ontario, or CEGEP):
  • AAA: five subjects at B or better, or an 85% average including relevant subjects;
  • AAB: 80% average;
  • ABB: 75% average.
• BC students fall under the five Grade 12 subjects rule; check the band for business on the course page after selecting Canada.

4. English requirements

• IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no subtest below 6.0; One Skill Retake accepted.
• TOEFL taken from 21 January 2026: 92 overall with Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 23, Writing 21 (as stated by Glasgow); earlier tests need 90 overall.
• PTE 59 in all subtests; Cambridge CAE/CPE 176 with no subtest below 169.
• Tests must be within 2 years 5 months of the start date, with overall and subtest scores from a single test.
• Degrees from majority-English-speaking countries (including English-taught study in Canada) can exempt you, subject to length-of-study rules; at school level, IB English A SL5/HL5, English B SL6/HL5 or IGCSE English First Language grade C also qualify.

5. Transfer students

• The course page does not describe Year 2 entry from other universities; Glasgow’s admissions guidance covers Year 2 entry mainly for Scottish HND holders. Contact Glasgow admissions before applying.

6. Fees and scholarships

• Tuition: £28,275 a year for international students on Arts and Social Sciences programmes in 2027/28 (£27,720 in 2026/27).
• World Changers Global Excellence Scholarship: for 2027 international and EU entrants, a £7,000 annual tuition discount in the College of Social Sciences, renewable with satisfactory progress. For the Adam Smith Business School the guaranteed threshold is A-Level AAA or IB 38 (or local equivalent). Offer holders are assessed automatically; it cannot be combined with other discounts.

7. Timeline (2027 entry)

• How to apply: through UCAS; international students to Social Sciences can also use the Common App, but Glasgow recommends UCAS if you apply to several UK universities.
• Deadlines: 13 January for most UK applicants; 30 June for international students. Late applications are not usually accepted, and course changes are not accepted after the deadline.
• Apply early to leave time for your visa.

Checklist

Students at high schools in China:

• Apply in UCAS with code N200 (or a Business & Management joint code)
• Check the grade band on the course page; Gaokao 85% is roughly AAA, the scholarship threshold
• IELTS 6.5 (6.0 per band) or TOEFL 92
• Apply by 30 June, ideally much earlier

International-curriculum students:

• Check A-Level/IB requirements on the course page; AAA or IB 38 brings £7,000 a year automatically

Students at Canadian high schools (including BC and Vancouver):

• An 85% average across five Grade 12 subjects is roughly AAA; prepare for the band shown for Canada

Transfer students:

• No transfer rules are published; contact admissions first

Sources: University of Glasgow, Business & Management; Entry requirements for China; Entry requirements for Canada; International tuition fees; World Changers Global Excellence Scholarship; Admissions guidance. Information is for 2027 entry. Check Glasgow and UCAS for the latest details.