The University of Edinburgh Department of Business Studies Home General Programmes Research Resources Contact . All Business Studies students take Business Studies 1 in their first year. Divided into various modules, this course introduces students to the key concepts of management and to specialist business functions. Students must also take in their first year a compulsory half course, Quantitative Research Methods in Business. Classes in word processing, spreadsheets and databases are taken as well.
Students have access to two computer laboratories which are open and supervised during term time.
In addition, the University has a wide range of computing facilities. In their second year students choose from a menu of half-courses in Business Studies Behaviour in Organisations, Business Economics, Principles of Finance 2, Industrial Relations, International Business, Marketing, Management Science and Information Systems, Operations Management in Strategic Context. Students must also take a half-course in Strategy and General Management in their second year. In their third and fourth year, students increase their level of specialisation by choosing from a range of honours options. Students also write a dissertation in their honours years.