The course
- UCAS code
- NN23
- Duration
- Up to 4 years
- Location
- Edinburgh
- Delivery type
- Full-time
Contact
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Contact
Social Sciences Admissions
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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 Economics
- Elective (Year 1)
Semester 2
- Introduction to Finance
- Enterprise and its Business Environment
- The Economy
- 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
Employability
Work and study
This is what our MA (Hons) Business and Finance students are doing six months after graduating:
- 77% are working
- 8% are studying
- 3% are working and studying.
Managerial/professional position
- 76% of those working are in a professional/managerial position six months after graduating.
Salary
- The average salary of students six months after graduating: £24000
- The average UK salary of students six months after graduating from a similar course: £20000
Jobs
These are the most common jobs students go into six months after graduating:
- Business and public service associate professionals
- Business, research and administrative professionals
- Elementary occupations
- Sales occupations
- Managers, directors and senior officials
- Administrative occupations
Entry requirements
Year 1
- Highers AAAB
- A-Levels BBB
- HNC B in graded unit
- Int. Baccalaureate 29 points
Year 2
- A-Levels ABB in relevant subjects
- Advanced Highers BB in relevant subjects, plus AAAB at Higher.
- HNC Relevant HNC. A in graded unit.
- HND BB in graded units, relevant HND.
- Int. Baccalaureate 34 points plus relevant subjects
- Additional information Please note that level 1 entry is the normal route for those wishing to gain the maximum number of available exemptions from professional examinations of accountancy bodies such as ACCA and ICAS.
Year 3
- HND Relevant HND. AA in graded units.
Additional information
- Intermediate 2 / National 5 / GCSE English and Mathematics are required for entry to all levels of our Accountancy and Finance courses.
Fees
Status* | Scotland / EU** | England / Northern Ireland / Wales*** | International |
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Fee | Paid by SAAS | £9,250 | £14,640 |
* Your residency 'status' is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course. Find out more about tuition fees.
** European Union countries (not including England, Northern Ireland or Wales).
*** 'Rest of the UK' (RUK) students entering at Level 1 receive a fee waiver of one year's tuition fee. Normally this will be the final year, or a year during which students study abroad (either at a partnership institution, or at one of Heriot-Watt's overseas campuses).
Scholarships and bursaries
Featured scholarships
Bursaries for students from England, Northern Ireland or Wales starting undergraduate degree courses in 2018
In addition to government maintenance loans and grants towards the costs of fees and living costs, we are offering generous financial support to attract and support eligible students from England, Northern Ireland or Wales:
- Heriot-Watt University Bursary (up to £3,100 per year)
- Heriot-Watt Academic Scholarship (£1,000 per year)
View our full range of undergraduate scholarships.