Undergraduate Students (Edinburgh Campus)
You have joined a worldwide community of learners and our aim at QMU is for you to fulfil your goals and maximise your potential. For that to happen, our expectation of you is that you will engage with us and work hard, and your expectation of us is that we are there for you in all aspects of your learning.
The purpose of this page is therefore to welcome you to your studies and to provide you with information that you will find of use throughout your time at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
The role of the Programme Leader is to ensure that you enjoy a first-class learning experience including teaching and assessment. The details for each Programme are below:
BA/BA (Hons) Business Management (inc. with Routes):
Jennifer Bingham (JBingham@qmu.ac.uk) / Dr Kamelia Chiachi (KChaichi@qmu.ac.uk)
BA/BA (Hons) International Hospitality, Tourism & Events Management:
Dr Leei John (LJohn@qmu.ac.uk)
BA/BA (Hons) Business Psychology:
Virginia Elliot (v.elliot@qmu.ac.uk) (Programme Leader may change)
QMU Business School offers the following six Business-related management routes:
- BA/BA (Hons) Business Management
- BA/BA (Hons) Business Management with Analytics
- BA/BA (Hons) Business Management with Digital Marketing
- BA/BA (Hons) Business Management with Finance
- BA/BA (Hons) Business Management with Human Resource Management
- BA (Hons) International Hospitality, Tourism and Events Management
Course structures are provided for these routes as follows:
BA/BA (Hons) Business Management (with routes) Course Structure
BA (Hons) International Hospitality Tourism and Events Management Course Structure
Further details for each of the above routes may be found within the Programme Handbook for your degree.
Indicative* 1st Year Undergraduate Timetable
In Year One, a Business School Undergraduate will take one Lecture and one Seminar for each of their modules. These are delivered on campus. A Lecture lasts one hour, and a Seminar lasts two hours. Additional learning materials are provided on Canvas, QMU’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).Ìý
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Ìý*This indicative timetable has been created to show what an average Undergraduate week can look like. We try, wherever possible, to teach over three days, leaving the other days free for directed and student-initiated learning.Ìý
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Indicative* 3rd Year Undergraduate Timetable
This is an indicative Year Three timetable. In the third year, weekly lectures are delivered via our Virtual Learning Environment (Canvas), which means that students can access these at times that work for them.Ìý
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*This indicative timetable has been created to show what an average Undergraduate week can look like within 3rd Year. We try, wherever possible, to teach over three days, leaving the other days free for directed and student-initiated learning.ÌýÌý
Throughout your time at QMU Business school here at the Edinburgh campus, you will be working with and learning from award-winning academics with specialist knowledge of contemporary business. At QMU Business School, the team blend both the academic and the practical to ensure that as a Graduate you have the right skills for industry.
You can learn more about our teaching team by viewing each of the staff profiles within the Business School.
If you are an Undergraduate joining one of our degrees from college, we have a range of resources designed to help ease you into your university journey. View our Access to Higher Education webpages to access these resources.
One of the things you may want to consider is what you plan to do with your degree, and that means thinking about your career. It’s never too early to build your CV, get good careers advice, and to plan for the moment you get your first post-graduation job.
The QMU Careers and Employability Service is a campus-based resource that is available to you both during your studies and after you have graduated.
To understand the University's key dates such as Semesters, Vactions and so on, please review the Academic Calendar.
For a 'round up' of guidance available to students studying on campus in Edinburgh by Academic Session and to find out more about your student journey, check out the Essential Information for Students webpage.
Further Information
Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
EH21 6UU
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Phone +44 (0)131 474 0000
Website
To reach the UG (Edinburgh) Assistant Head of Division (AHoD), Virginia Elliot, email welcome@qmu.ac.uk
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For on-campus activities, check out How to get to the QMU Campus
Welcome Resources
There are a number of resources available to help you settle in to life at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø.
Essential resources for new students