Business Management BA / MA (Hons)

Programme information

The Management degree programme follows a number of guiding principles, which mirror the values of managers of leading organisations and reflect current management thinking. In the first two years on all Management degrees you follow a common programme which provides a strong grounding in the principles of modern business management and also introduces more functional areas of management including Marketing, Human Resource Management (HRM) and Organisational Behaviour.

Our students are not here just to learn facts and figures. Senior managers everywhere stress that personal skills are as important as education and intellect. Our aim is to help you become the manager of the future and students are encouraged to develop practical management and problem solving skills through the team development courses and other group projects. We believe that the real basis for management is experience. We will expose you to theories of management, case studies of companies, and give you the opportunity to work on specific management problems.

For the Heriot-Watt programme in Management, students then choose from a broad range of subjects during their third and fourth year, allowing them to tailor their degree to meet their career needs and aspirations.

First year

Students will follow introductory courses in four key subject themes of Accountancy and Finance, Economics, Management, and Economics and Management.

Second year

Students study the functional areas of Management including Marketing, HRM, Operations Management, Organisational Behaviour, Statistics and Quantitative Techniques.

Third year

Courses include Strategic Management, International Strategic Management, Operations Management, Consumer Behaviour, Business Research Methods and Project Management.

Fourth year

Students take Management studies from a range of subjects in International and Contemporary Issues relevant to Management areas. Students must also undertake a dissertation in an area of Management that is of particular interest to them.

Entry requirements

January intake

The January intake is only open to students who meet all of the following requirements:

  • Transferring from another university
  • Meet the entry requirements for first year entry
  • Carry additional learning or credits of a post-schooling programme that exempts them from the first semester of the programme

First year entry

  • CBSE or equivalent Minimum of 60% in Grade 12 examinations.
  • American High School Diploma Pass plus SATs with an overall score of 1500.
  • GCE A-Level CCC or equivalent.
  • International Baccalaureate 24 points or above.
  • Tawjihiyya 80% (IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 550/213/79).
  • Foundation Year Successful completion of Heriot-Watt University Degree Entry Programme (Management) with a BBBB.

Second year entry

  • GCE A Levels BBB in relevant subjects
  • International Baccalaureate 27 points
  • CBSE Overall 85%+ (in relevant subjects)
  • Equivalent programme studied at another university. Please contact us to discuss further.
  • The final decision lies with the Programme Director for students applying for an advanced year entry as all aspects of an application need to be reviewed.

Third year entry

  • HND in Business - Merit and Distinction profile.
  • Successful completion of an HND in a related field of study. Please contact us to discuss further.

Additional information

  • Where English was not the medium of instruction at secondary school, applicants must demonstrate English Language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0, TOEFL 550 (paper-based exam); 213 (computer-based exam); 80 (internet-based exam).