Queen Margaret Business School

In the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022, we are ranked in the top 20 UK universities for Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation and Tourism (15th out of 56)

A member of the Chartered Association of Business Schools, our approach to teaching and research in business related subjects is distinctive in three ways

(1) Our focus on providing the optimum balance of theoretical and practical approaches, with strong industry links.

(2) Our emphasis on the need for ethical, social and ecological responsibility in business.

(3) Our entrepreneurial focus. Our students benefit from the University’s Business Innovation Zone (which hosts start-ups) and on-campus Business Gateway, and many go on to create their own businesses. A number of our courses offer students the opportunity to do a business consultancy in practice project where they take on a real consultancy project with a third party client and develop workplace skills and practical experience. Our Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) can also support staff, students and recent graduates to develop their innovative thinking, creative skills and entrepreneurial ideas through webinars and one-to-one support sessions. More information on EiR workshops

We offer a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate business and management education programmes in business, accounting and finance, marketing, events, gastronomy, and hospitality and tourism management. Our offering includes online courses, options to study single modules, and a new Graduate Apprenticeship route.

We foster a global mindset in our students and staff, promoting international projects and exchanges and delivering our courses at centres across the world.

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Business

Undergraduate study

A group of Queen Margaret University students studying

Business

Postgraduate study

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Gastronomy

Postgraduate study

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Graduate Apprenticeships

An alternative to traditional full-time university study

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BCiP and BIP Student Projects

Business Consultancy in Practice and BIP student projects

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Professional Advice and Services

QMU's services to public and private sectors

Collaborative Partnerships

QMU's teaching partnerships

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Consumer Dispute Resolution

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Business School

Research Clusters

Our Business Innovation Zone (BIZ)

Business Innovation Zone

Head of Division

Dr Majella Sweeney
Tel: 0131 474 0000

“QMU’s teaching and research in business related subjects is distinctive in its emphasis on the need for ethical, social and ecological responsibility in the creation of sustainable value for stakeholders.”