Adam Smith Business School

Adam Smith Business School
Typebusiness school
Established1986
Parent institution
University of Glasgow
Undergraduates2,600 (approx)
Postgraduates1,700 (approx)
Location
Glasgow
,
Scotland, UK

55°52′19″N 4°17′22″W / 55.871883°N 4.289361°W / 55.871883; -4.289361

Adam Smith Business School (formerly known as Adam Smith School of Economics and Finance) is the business school of the University of Glasgow. It is named after the father of economics, Adam Smith (1723–1790), who was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the university.

The first chair of accountancy was established within the Faculty of Law in 1925, with Bachelor of Accounting and Master of Accounting degrees being introduced in 1968.[1] In 1971, the Scottish Business School (SBS) was established as a collaboration between the universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Strathclyde.[2] The SBS launched a part-time MBA at Glasgow University in 1976.[3] In 1978, Andrew Thomson was appointed Professor of Business Policy in Glasgow's recently established Department of Management Studies.[4] The business school was established in 1986.[1]

The school continues research in international finance, international economics and macroeconomics. As of 2016, the business school offered four undergraduate and 35 postgraduate degrees (including PhDs) and is one of few institutions holding triple accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS.

To commemorate 300 years since the birth of Adam Smith in 2023, students of the school designed a school tartan which is recognised in the Scottish Register of Tartans.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Department of Accounting and Finance". University of Glasgow Collections. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Scottish Business School fund reaches £700,000". The Glasgow Herald. 14 January 1971. p. 9.
  3. ^ "Chance for working women to gain business degrees". The Glasgow Herald. 26 January 1976. p. 8.
  4. ^ Christen Thomson (22 February 2015). "Andrew Thomson: Economist and author who published definitive works on management practice and history". The Independent.
  5. ^ "It's time to honour Scotland's titan of economics Adam Smith". The Herald. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.