MA (Hons) Business and Finance

First year
 

Students take up introductory subjects such as Introduction to Accounting and Finance, Introduction to Economics, Introduction to Marketing, and Management in a Global Context. Subjects like Academics Skills, Discovering a Business and Becoming a Professional will be offered to strengthen the foundation of the programme.

Second year
 

The main aspects of management and finance are developed. Management subjects include Marketing, Organisational Behaviour, Operations Management, Commercial Law and Human Resource Management. Finance subjects include Finance Theory and Markets. Quantitative Techniques courses are taken to equip students with the knowledge and skills that will be required in subsequent years.

Third year
 

Students will undertake core finance subjects in Corporate Finance and Security Markets. In addition, students will take business related subjects including Strategic Management, Business Research Methods, Project Management and Marketing.

Fourth year
 

The final year provides an opportunity for specialisation in management and studies in International and Contemporary Issues in relevant Business and Finance areas. Students must also undertake a dissertation in an area of business or finance of particular interest to them.

Our normal entry criteria are listed below. However, please note that the final decision remains at the discretion of the course director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects.

Year 1 - January only
 

• GCE A-Level CCD (or BBBB at AS-Level)

• CBSE or equivalent 65%

• American High School Diploma + SAT 1s - 1000

• UAE Tawjihiyya 80%

• International Baccalaureate 24 points

• BTEC Level 3 Ext Diploma MMM

• Foundation year Successful completion of Heriot-Watt University Degree Entry Programme (Management) with a BBBB.

• African WAEC / NECO / WASSCE B2

• FBISE grade 12 or equivalent – 70%

• Curriculum Russian/Kazakhstan (Attestat) with minimum grade of 5 + IELTS 6.0

• EmSAT minimum 1400 English and 1200 Maths

Year 2- Entry available for January and September intakes

English language requirements
 

Where English was not the medium of instruction at secondary school, applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 Academic (with no element below 5.5).

AED 61152 per year

When studying Business and Finance, you can expect career opportunities in the following roles: financial advisor, business operations manager, production manager, quality control, logistics manager, business interpreter, marketing executive, retail manager, advertising manager, digital marketer and project manager.