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.
Duration
4 years
Qualification
MA
Subject Area
Business & Finance
Study Pattern
Full time
Delivery Format
In person