Business and Finance

Heriot-Watt University
Undergraduate MA (Hons) Full-time 4 Years Business and management studiesAccounting and financeEconomicsFinance

A-Level Entry

BBC - ABB

About this course

MA (Hons) Business and Finance at Edinburgh Business School explores the interface between business and finance and the impact financial decision-making can have on business performance and management. It achieved 94% Student Satisfaction in NSS 2019.

This joint degree programme is particularly suited to students who wish to gain a firm grounding in business management coupled with specialist insight into finance and financial operations of businesses and organisations.

Bloomberg Business and Finance Lab In 2019, Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt opened a Bloomberg Business and Finance Lab in our brand new GRID Building. This state-of-the-art facility provides business students at our Edinburgh campus with access to actual, real-time data and business workflows from global organisations and markets.

In practice, our Bloomberg Lab gives students the chance to analyse financial data and conduct experimental research in strategic areas such as Consumer Decision Making, Strategic Management, Supply Chain and Marketing.

Go Global with Business and Finance The Edinburgh Business School delivers this degree across Heriot-Watt’s three main campuses in Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia, meaning that students on this degree can transfer between international campuses for one semester or more.

Accreditation Heriot-Watt University is accredited as a Bloomberg Experiential Learning Partner, recognising us as a leader in experiential learning in the area of finance.

Entry Requirements

A-Level Grades BBC - ABB
Scottish Higher AABB
Scottish Advanced Higher BB
BTEC DMM

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
7220 Customer service supervisors
2431 Management consultants and business analysts
1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
1139 Functional managers and directors
2432 Marketing and commercial managers

Course Details

Qualification
Master of Arts (with Honours) - MA (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Edinburgh
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Business and management studies, Accounting and finance, Economics, Finance