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- UCAS code
- NN23
- Duration
- Up to 4 years
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Delivery type
- Full-time
Contact
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Telephone
+44 (0)131 451 3284
Overview
The Business and Finance course 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 coupled with an insight into the finance and financial operations of businesses and organisations.
Course content
Detailed course guideYear 1
Semester 1
- Introduction to Accounting
- Management in a Global Context
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Elective (Year 1)
Semester 2
- Introduction to Finance
- Enterprise and its Business Environment
- Introductory Macroeconomics
- Elective (Year 1)
Year 2
Semester 1
- Financial Markets Theory
- Quantitative Methods
- Elective (Year 2)
- Elective (Year 1 or 2)
Semester 2
- Corporate Financial Theory
- Organisational Behaviour
- Statistical Techniques
- Elective (Year 1 or 2)
Year 3
Semester 1
- International Bond & Currency Markets
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Option (Year 3)
- Option (Year 3)
Semester 2
- Financial Derivatives
- Managing Corporate Value
- Strategic Management
- Option (Year 3)
Year 4
Semester 1
Choose at least one from each, and three in total from:
- Approved Year 4 Business Management options
- Approved Year 4 Finance options
Semester 2
Choose three from:
- Approved Year 4 Business Management options
- Approved Year 4 Finance options
Across both semesters
- Dissertation