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Advanced Degree Entry (Foundation) Programme in Management + Year 1: Management

Go Global

With Go Global, Heriot-Watt's global student programme, you can carry your studies to new places and experience new cultures, expanding your horizons on the way. You'll discover what it means to be a true global citizen and emerge prepared for wherever your career journey will take you.

Inter-Campus Transfer: Malaysia

Discover new friends and places with an inter-campus transfer to Malaysia.

Inter-Campus Transfer: United Kingdom

Discover new friends and places with an inter-campus transfer to the UK.

Course content

September Intake - Dubai

Year 1

Mandatory September

  • Approaches to Learning AP
  • Business Management AP
  • Academic English for Management AP

Optional September

  • Introduction to Leadership, Motivation and Psychology AP
  • Statistics and Mathematics for Business

Fees and funding

AED 83,000 per year

  • All tuition fees inclusive of VAT.

Entry requirements

We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.

Year 1
  • British GCE/IGCSE Three Bs + Two Cs
  • Indian CBSE/CISCE – 50% HSSC – 55%
  • UAE Tawjihiyya Year 12 - 70%
  • US American High School Diploma 70% (No SAT requirement)
  • Africa WASSC (WAEC/NECO) Five C4s
  • Philippine High School Diploma 75%
  • National Curriculum Russian / Kazakhstan (Attestat) Grades of 4
  • IB – MYP year 11 Three grades of 5 + Two grades of 4
  • IBCP - BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma Merit + SL grades of 5 or IGCSE grades of B (6)
  • BTEC Level 3 Diploma – Merit
  • BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma – Pass

All of the above require English as a mandatory subject.

To find out more about the specific entry requirements for your country, please refer to our International Entry Requirements.

To find out more about the entry requirements for this programme, please send an email to dubaienquiries@hw.ac.uk

English language requirements

As our degrees are taught and assessed in English, applicants must be able to prove their level of English language ability.

The minimum English language requirement for entry to this programme is IELTS 5.5 (or equivalent) with no score lower than 5.0.

Please see our detailed English language requirements.

Why Heriot-Watt

As the first British university to set up a campus in Dubai in 2005, we have established ourselves as a pioneer in the higher education market in the UAE. The three consecutive five-star ratings by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is a testament to our reputation for world-class teaching.

The futuristic Dubai campus is designed to offer interactive and collaborative learning experiences with innovative classroom styles fostering group work and engagement like Collaborative lecture theatres, Digitally Classrooms and Seminar rooms. The campus also has dedicated cutting-edge laboratories and workshops that span various engineering disciplines along with Psychology, IT, Photography, Design and Architecture.

Our practical, leading-edge research combined with strong links to business and industry, have made our graduates highly employable and sought after by the best organisations worldwide, with over 90% in graduate-level jobs or further study within six months of graduation. On top of that, we have beautiful campuses, across the globe, so you'll get a truly international education through our Go Global programme.

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