Welcome

Thank you for visiting our website and welcome to the Glasgow School for Business and Society.
 
To ensure that we are perfectly placed to meet the needs of a rapidly changing external environment, the School brings together the complementary knowledge and expertise of the former Caledonian Business School and the School of Law and Social Sciences.

Taking inspiration from the University motto, ‘For the common weal’, the School contributes to the common good of business and society in a variety of ways including our commitment to the principles of responsible management.
 
The School’s fantastic locations in Glasgow and at GCU London mean we are able to offer students the opportunity to study in two outstanding global cities, Glasgow and London.
 
The School’s focus and activities reflect the relationship between business and society and place particular emphasis on the social context within which business is undertaken. This exceptional combination of business and management with social science enables the School to offer a wide-range of excellent programmes with opportunities to study at undergraduate or postgraduate levels in generic areas such as business or management or social sciences, or niche areas including accountancy, banking, investment and risk, international fashion branding, international retail marketing, luxury brand marketing, international tourism, multimedia journalism, business law, criminology, sociology, history and politics.

Whatever programme you choose, you will develop your specialist knowledge and skills in your chosen subject area but, in addition, you will experience four key features which characterise our portfolio:

• Employability – each programme will ensure you develop your employability and self-employability skills, including enterprise, leadership, group working and problem-solving.
• Professional body accreditation and business engagement – the commitment to develop ‘work ready’ graduates is reflected in our links with professional bodies and business organisations in private, public and voluntary sectors. Each programme is accredited by a professional body where appropriate, e.g. in the areas of accountancy, banking and risk, marketing, human resource management, purchasing and supply, law, journalism. We are also privileged to have the support of a number of benefactors such as James Moffat and world-leading companies, including Marks and Spencer, House of Fraser, All Saints and Shed Media. 
• Internationalisation – the School has an international profile and this is reflected in its portfolio where each programme not only includes consideration of the international context but also provides opportunities for you to study abroad.
• Citizenship – consistent with the University’s mission and motto, our programmes develop all our graduates as responsible citizens capable of making a contribution to society.

These four features are all underpinned by cutting-edge research and an absolute commitment to maximising the quality of the student experience.

My colleagues and I would really like to welcome you to the School, the University and to Scotland so please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information on any of our programmes or activities or if you wish to provide feedback on the website, and sincere thanks again for visiting it.

Professor John Wilson,
Executive Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor