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).
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: Dubai
Inter-Campus Transfer: United Kingdom
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
- Financial Markets Theory
- Statistical Techniques
Optional January
- Consumer Behaviour
- Business Skills for the Second Machine Age
- Operations Management
- Enterprise: Concepts and Issues
Fees and funding
| Status | Full Time |
|---|---|
| Local | MYR 38,150 |
| International | MYR 46,270 |
Scholarships and bursaries
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View detailsEntry requirements
We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.
- Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Foundation in Business or Science: Grade C average
- A-Level: DDD
- STPM: GPA 2.33 Grade C+ in any 2 subjects
- UEC: Maximum 26 points including a B6 in UEC Mathematics and B4 in UEC English (5 subjects not less than B grade)
- IB Diploma: 26 points for 6 subjects
- WACE/SACE: ATAR 65
- Ontario Secondary School Diploma: 65%
- Foundation: CGPA 2.5
- China Senior High School Graduation Certificate: 70%
- India Senior School Certificate/Class XII : 55%
- Indonesia SMA 3: 66%
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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