Degrees for a digital world
Be FutureMade at Heriot-Watt Online
For 200 years our mission at Heriot-Watt University has been to create tomorrow’s leaders through the provision of degree programmes that embrace an international outlook and prepare our graduates for the real world. During this time, we have also become a pioneer of online education and our online degrees and courses have been designed with accessibility and flexibility at their heart.
As an institution with roots all over the world, we know that every student’s life demands something different from them. It could be that you’re raising a family, have professional commitments, need to study in your home country – or even all three. Whatever the case, we’re committed to making a world-class education not just accessible but achievable too.
Future proof your career
For organisations to successfully undergo digital transformation, it is important that today’s workforce have the skills and confidence to make the right decisions. To meet these needs, Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University have created a portfolio of specialist online continuing professional development (CPD) courses and degree programmes.
New digital and modern business degrees
All programmes will be available to study from September 2021.
The below online postgraduate programmes have been developed to help current and future leaders adapt to the challenges of a fast-paced digital environment. Although the degrees are not available in full until September, students can opt to study one of the available courses immediately and then transfer to the MSc pathway.
MSc Digital Leadership
The MSc Digital Leadership aims to develop a critical understanding of the opportunities and challenges digital transformation in contemporary business settings, and develop the requisite leadership, management and technical competences to execute digital transformation initiatives in organisations. The programme is geared towards professionals who already have some managerial experience in a technical or business discipline.
Courses include:
- Digital Leadership (C11DL)
- Digital Business Strategy: Platforms and Ecosystems (C11DG)
- Business Analytics and Introduction to Big Data (C11BA)
- Big Data Analytics (C11BD)
- Research Philosophy and Practice (C11BU)
- Strategic Change (C11SH)
- People Analytics (C11HA)
- Digital Marketing Analytics (C11DA)
Outcomes include:
- Develop a critical attitude towards leadership, strategy, innovation and change in the context of today's digitally enabled and knowledge-driven economy.
- Provide a critical appreciation of the potential of digital technologies to deliver sustainable competitive advantage through operational efficiencies and enhanced customer value in a variety of business contexts.
- Develop an understanding role of networked markets in transforming today's economy and an appreciation of the strategies required to design, monetize and launch a digital platform.
- Provide an appreciation of the role of data as a strategic asset and a critical appreciation of the analytical tools, techniques, and supporting technologies used to inform management decision making.
- Provide opportunities for students to apply knowledge gained from the programme to the resolution of practical problems and case scenarios, developing and evaluating alternative solutions in systematic and creative way.
More information can be found on the MSc Digital Leadership programme page.
MSc Business Analytics and Consultancy
- Business Analytics and Introduction to Big Data (C11BA)
- Big Data Analytics (C11BD)
- Research Philosophy and Practice (C11BU)
- Finance and Financial Reporting (C31FF)
- Network Analysis for Business (C11NA)
- Management Consultancy (C11BC)
Optional courses include:
- Fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma (C11FS)
- Measuring and Managing Performance (C11MP)
- Project Management (C11PA)
- Quality Management (C11ME)
- Strategic Change (C11SH)
- Systems Thinking and Analysis (C11SL)
- A critical understanding of the core theories, principles and concepts that underpin contemporary Business.
- Analytics and Management Consultancy.
- Extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding of data analytics in a business context, informed in part by research-teaching linkages.
- Critical awareness of current issues in research and knowledge creation within specialist areas of analytics and consultancy.
- The development of original and creative responses to problems and issues associated with professional level practice and research.
More information can be found on the MSc Business Analytics and Consultancy programme page.
MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Accredited by CIPS and CILT, the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management degree provides you with a chance to expand, refine and enhance your knowledge in the logistics and supply chain management subject area including supply chain and logistics strategies, freight transport and warehouse management, operations management, procurement and supplier management, supply chain risk and resilience, business analytics and big data analytics, project management, lean six sigma and quality management.
Mandatory courses include:
- Strategies for Managing Supply Chains (C11LS)
- Operations Management (C11OE)
- Research Philosophy and Practice (C11BU)
- Freight Transport and Warehouse Management (C11FT)
- Global Purchasing and Supply (C11GB)
Optional courses include:
- Business Analytics and Introduction to Big Data (C11BA)
- Fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma (C11FS)
- Green and Sustainable Logistics (C11GL)
- Measuring and Managing Performance (C11MP)
- Project Management (C11PA)
- Quality Management (C11ME)
- Supply Chain Risk and Adaptation (C11SA)
- System Thinking and Analysis (C11SL)
Outcomes include:
- Knowledge that covers and integrates the main areas of the discipline, including their features, boundaries, terminology and conventions.
- A critical understanding of the principal theories, principles and concepts.
- Extensive, detailed and critical knowledge and understanding of one or more specialisms, informed largely by research-teaching linkages.
- Critical awareness of current issues in research and knowledge creation within specialist areas of the discipline.
- The development of original and creative responses to problems and issues associated with professional level practice and research.
More information can be found on the MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management programme page.
New digital CPD courses
Take your first step to a Masters degree
The below courses are part of our internationally recognised online MSc programmes: MSc Business Analytics and Consultancy, MSc Digital Leadership and MSc Logistics and Supply Chain Management. They can be studied as stand alone CPD courses or students can decide to continue onto the MSc pathway. Contact HWOnlineApps@hw.ac.uk to apply for a CPD course.
| CPD Course | MSc Digital Leadership | MSc Business Analytics and Consultancy | MSc Logistics and SCM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Leadership (C11DL) | Yes | No | No |
| Operations Management (C11OE) | No | No | Yes |
| Strategies for Managing Supply Chains (C11LS) | No | No | Yes |
| Big Data Analytics (C11BD) | No | Yes | No |
| Business Analytics and Introduction to Big Data (C11BA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Business Strategy: Platforms and Ecosystems (C11DG) | Yes | No | No |
Contact HWOnlineApps@hw.ac.uk to apply for a CPD course
Fees and funding
The above MSc degrees comprise of eight courses and a capstone project. Each course is £1,340 and the capstone project is £1,480. The full programme fee is £12,200.
The CPD course fee is £1,340 which includes one exam attempt.
Each year Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt makes available a number of scholarships and discounts to help students to achieve one of our awards.
Online delivery and support
Online degree programmes comprise of eight taught courses and a reflective capstone project. Each individual CPD course will take approximately 150 study hours to complete. On average, students take between three and four years to complete an MSc.
We’ll support you from the first day right up to graduation and beyond into your career. That means having access to a full range of resources and course materials taught by industry experts – plus you’ll also be connected to an established global support network. Our courses are delivered online by national and international leaders in their field. Students will have full access to our state-of-the-art online learning platform and will be able to work through the course material at a pace that suits them.
Apply or register your interest
Register your interest in the form below to:
- Apply for one of the available CPD courses
- Remain updated on the upcoming MSc degrees or CPD courses
For other enquiries please contact HWOnlineApps@hw.ac.uk.