The course
- UCAS code
- N2N1
- 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
In Year 1 students on all International Business Management degrees follow a common course which provides a strong grounding in the principles of modern business management. Year 2 introduces the more functional areas of business and management including Marketing, HRM, Operations Management and Enterprise. In Years 3 and 4 students choose from a range of specialist Enterprise courses which allow them to tailor their degree to meet their particular career needs.
Accreditation
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) for the purpose of gaining CIM qualifications through the Multi-Award Pathway (MAP).
Course content
Detailed course guideYear 1
Semester 1
- Management in a Global Context
- Introductory Economics
- Introduction to Accounting
- Elective
Semester 2
- Enterprise and its Business Environment
- Business Skills - Professional Development Track
- The Economy
- Introduction to Finance
Year 2
Semester 1
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Human Resource Management
- Commercial Law
- Intercultural Issues in Business Management
Semester 2
- Operations Management
- Management Theories in Practice - Professional Development Track
- Enterprise: Concepts and Issues
- Option or elective
Optional courses available include Business Entities, Organisational Behaviour, Marketing Perspectives.
Year 3
Semester 1
- Business Research Methods
- Business Venturing
- Option
- Option or elective
Semester 2
- Strategic Management
- Business Analysis and Consultancy - Professional Development Track
- Innovation Management
- Option or elective
Optional courses available include Project Management, Employment Law, Employment Relations, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Communications.
Year 4
Semester 1
- International Business
- International Entrepreneurship
- Option
Semester 2
- Approved Enterprise Option
- Global Trends and Ethics - Professional Development Track
- Option
Across both semesters
- Business Project
Approved Enterprise options include Business Ethics; High Growth Companies; Marketing & Management in SMEs; Social Enterprise; Changing Trends in Employment.
Optional courses available include Logistics; International Business Law; Diversity Management; Management Science; Digital Marketing; and Company Law.
Employability
Work and study
This is what our MA (Hons) International Business Management with Enterprise 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
- Managers, directors and senior officials
- Administrative occupations
- Sales occupations
- Information technology and telecommunications professionals
- Elementary occupations
Entry requirements
Year 1
- Highers AAAB (over two sittings)
- A-Levels BBB
- Int. Baccalaureate 29 points
- HNC B in a graded unit
Year 2
- Advanced Highers BB in relevant subjects, plus AAAB at Higher.
- A-Levels ABB in relevant subjects.
- Int. Baccalaureate 34 points
- HNC HNC Business. A in graded unit.
- HND HND Business. BB in graded units.
Year 3
- HND HND Business. AA in graded units.
Additional information
- Intermediate 2 / National 5 / GCSE English and Mathematics are required for all Business Management courses.
- BTEC Relevant BTEC qualifications are accepted; please contact Admissions Tutor for further details.
Fees
| Status* | Scotland / EU** | England / Northern Ireland / Wales*** | International |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.