Business and Finance MA

About This Programme

4-year Edinburgh Business School MA in Business and Finance (Heriot-Watt's Scottish-system undergraduate MA, equivalent to a BA Hons elsewhere). Combines management, accounting, economics, and finance with strong industry alignment. Year 1: The Economy, Critical Academic Skills, Introduction to Accounting, Management in a Global Context, Sustainable Business, Introduction to Economic and Financial Analysis, Introductory Finance, Becoming a Professional. Year 2: Personal Finance and Investment Ethics, Fundamentals of Finance, Financial Markets Theory, Organisational Behaviour, Statistical Techniques + optional Data Analysis / Marketing / HRM / Social Accounting / Operations / Business Skills for the Second Machine Age / Enterprise / Consumer Behaviour. Year 3: Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Financial Theory, Fundamentals of Financial Technology, Business Research Methods, Applied Financial Modelling in Python, Strategic Management + electives Project Management / Leading in Organisations / Business Venturing / Commercial Law / Managing Corporate Value / Financial Derivatives / Econometrics Project / Games and Behaviour. Year 4: Agency Theory and Corporate Governance, International Entrepreneurship, Contemporary Issues in Finance, Sustainable Change Management + electives Dissertation / Risk Management and Derivatives / International Bond and Currency Markets / Global Business Analysis / Equity Markets / Banking / Advanced Valuation / Digital Marketing. CFA Affiliation: incorporates 70%+ of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK), students positioned for CFA Level I; CFA Level II passers eligible for direct entry to Year 3. Year 1 entry: A-Level CCD (or BBBB AS); IB 24; CBSE 65%; American HS 70% + SAT I 1000; Tawjihiyya 80% (Elite 75%); FBISE 70%; BTEC L3 MMM; WAEC B2; Scottish Highers BBBB; Lebanese Bac 80% or 13/20 + IELTS 6.0; French Bac 12/20 + IELTS 6.0; Russian/Kazakhstan Attestat grade 5 + IELTS 6.0. Year 2 advanced entry: A-Level CCC with mandatory Business/Economics/Accounts; IB 27 with mandatory subjects; CBSE 75%; BTEC L3 DDD; FBISE 85%. IELTS 6.0 (no band below 5.5). Accreditations: UAE MoHESR, UK QAA, plus professional body exemptions. September and January intakes. Tuition AED 76,505/year (incl. VAT), total AED 306,020. 90%+ graduate employment within six months. Inter-campus transfer available via Go Global.

What You'll Study

Entry Requirements

Accreditation & Professional Recognition

This programme is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the UAE and the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in the United Kingdom. CFA Affiliation This programme is affiliated with the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute. This means that the programme incorporates at least 70 percent of the CFA Program Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) and therefore positions students well to complete the CFA Level I examination. Those who have passed Level II of the CFA Program are eligible to be considered for direct entry into year 3 of the CFA affiliated programmes: MA/BA Finance and MA/BA Business and Finance. All applicants seeking admission must secure equivalency for high school through the UAE Ministry of Education – Higher Education Affairs. The process for obtaining attestation varies depending on whether your high school qualification was completed within the UAE or abroad. Ensuring that your degree is attested and recognised by the Ministry OF Education is a crucial step in the admissions process. To learn more about the process of how to obtain the equivalency for your high school qualifications, please visit the MOE equivalency page

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