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MA Business and Finance

Key information

With very close links with industry, commerce and relevant professional bodies, our business-related programmes are world-renowned for its teaching and research.

Programme code
KPT/JPS (R2/0488/6/0040) (MQA/FA4165) 11/29
Level
Undergraduate
Delivery type
Full Time
Degree qualification
MA
Mode of delivery
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Location
Malaysia
Start date
September

Business Management and Finance professionals work with executive and management teams to provide expert advice on the impacts and deployment of resources and processes throughout an organisation.

At Heriot-Watt, you will learn how to apply business management and finance knowledge and skills to a range of different managerial, business and problem-solving situations, management decisions, compliance issues and governance.

This undergraduate MA Honours degree* explores the interface between business and finance, in particular the management and business implications of financial decision-making. It is a specialist joint degree with equal emphasis given to the subject areas of business and finance. The degree is particularly suited to students who wish to gain a firm grounding in business and management, but with an insight into the finance and financial operations of businesses and organisations.

Key topics covered include accounting, business policy, corporate finance, economics, management and marketing.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching is delivered through a combination of lectures, tutorials and project work. Each course broadly requires four to five hours per week of contact time in classes and the equivalent in directed self-study during teaching weeks. Course assessment is generally based on either coursework or an exam at the end of the semester, or a mixture of the two at the end of the semester or academic year.

Your student experience

This programme is accredited by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA). In accordance with our normal practice our professionally orientated programmes are designed to meet the educational requirements for membership of relevant professional institutions. In addition to recognition within Malaysia, we seek accreditation by the relevant UK or international professional bodies in accordance with their standard procedures.

*The degree of Master of Arts (MA) is an undergraduate Honours degree, awarded by the ancient universities in Scotland and the UK including Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, St Andrews, Cambridge and Oxford. At other universities in Scotland and the UK, undergraduate degrees in the arts, liberal arts, humanities or social sciences are awarded as Bachelor of Arts (BA).

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Course content

September Intake - Malaysia

Mandatory September

  • Fundamentals of Finance
  • Personal Finance and Investment Ethics

Optional September

  • Management in a Global Context
  • The Economy

Mandatory January

  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Quantitative Methods 1
  • Financial Markets Theory

Optional January

    Fees and funding

    StatusFull Time
    LocalMYR 36,560
    InternationalMYR 42,848

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    Entry requirements

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

    • A-Level: DDD
    • STPM: C+C+
    • UEC: Maximum 30 points (5 subjects not less than B grade)
    • ATAR (WACE/SACE): ATAR 50
    • Canada Year 12 High School Diploma: 50% (average score based on 6 best relevant subjects including English)
    • International Baccalaureate Diploma: 24 points excluding Theory of knowledge and Extended Essay
    • Matriculation/Foundation: Minimum CGPA 2.5
    • Diploma: Minimum CGPA 2.5
    • Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Foundation in Business / Foundation in Science: Grade C average 
    • SMA 3 (Indonesia): 6.0
    • Year 12 State Board High School Examination (India): 70%
    • Senior High School Graduation Certificate (China): 80%

    Note:

    In addition to the entry requirements listed above, applicants must have grade C in Mathematics at SPM/ IGCSE level or equivalent. This requirement can be waived if applicants have obtained at least grade pass in Mathematics at a higher level.

    We strongly urge all prospective students to submit their applications. Our students comprise of individuals with a wide array of qualifications. The most comprehensive way for us to assess eligibility is by receiving a completed application comprising of academic qualification.  

    Entry requirements in the prospectus and website may not always apply and individual offers may vary. 

    Why Heriot-Watt

    We are committed to producing future-ready graduates with high-quality British education. Located in Putrajaya since 2014, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia's purpose-built, state-of-the-art, lakeside campus in Putrajaya is the first “green campus” in Malaysia; catering to a global network of students.

    Ranked in the top 10 for Research Impact in the UK, with campuses in Scotland and Dubai, we offer students the opportunity of a truly global seamless learning experience flourishing beyond academic excellence through our Purpose Driven Education approach.

    Employability

    Our Business and Finance graduates have embarked on successful careers in the public and private sectors as accountants, actuaries, auditors, financial advisers, foreign exchange dealers, legal advisers, stockbrokers and tax associates. Companies and organisations employing Business and Finance graduates from Heriot-Watt include Baillie Gifford, Deloitte, EY, HSBC, KPMG, Mazars, Nestle, and PwC.

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