48 monthsProgramme duration
20,080 GBPTuition Fee/year
3Scholarships
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Finance
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA (Hons) Finance programme at Heriot-Watt University is focused on graduate employability in the financial sector in its broadest sense.
Our applied Finance programme is a specialist degree, responding to the rapid growth in global financial services. It is particularly suited to those looking to pursue a career in banking or investment management sectors, both nationally and internationally, covering a range of relevant specialist courses in finance.
Finance courses are taught by academics and experienced practitioners, and you'll have the opportunity to make use of the university’s state-of-the-art Bloomberg Finance Lab to gain employable, practical finance skills.
Throughout this four-year degree, you’ll gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the areas of:
- Asset pricing
- Portfolio construction
- Corporate finance
- Financial risk management
- Capital markets
Throughout your studies, you’ll have opportunities to develop scholarship skills, undertake professional and employability development, and engage in reflective learning. Each course included in the programme will equip you with highly employable expertise and skills in finance, from fundamentals of finance, the economy, discovering business, and principles of accounting. You’ll benefit from the industry relevance of the programme, which will set you up for life after graduation. Upon completion, you’ll have the relevant knowledge and skills to start a career in finance, business and beyond.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Finance
Degree
MA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
The MA (Hons) Finance programme at Heriot-Watt University is focused on graduate employability in the financial sector in its broadest sense.
Our applied Finance programme is a specialist degree, responding to the rapid growth in global financial services. It is particularly suited to those looking to pursue a career in banking or investment management sectors, both nationally and internationally, covering a range of relevant specialist courses in finance.
Finance courses are taught by academics and experienced practitioners, and you'll have the opportunity to make use of the university’s state-of-the-art Bloomberg Finance Lab to gain employable, practical finance skills.
Throughout this four-year degree, you’ll gain theoretical knowledge and practical skills in the areas of:
- Asset pricing
- Portfolio construction
- Corporate finance
- Financial risk management
- Capital markets
Throughout your studies, you’ll have opportunities to develop scholarship skills, undertake professional and employability development, and engage in reflective learning. Each course included in the programme will equip you with highly employable expertise and skills in finance, from fundamentals of finance, the economy, discovering business, and principles of accounting. You’ll benefit from the industry relevance of the programme, which will set you up for life after graduation. Upon completion, you’ll have the relevant knowledge and skills to start a career in finance, business and beyond.
Admission Requirements
Standard entry requirements
- Highers AABB (over two sittings)
- A-Levels BBC
- International Baccalaureate 29 points
- BTEC Extended Diploma DMM
- HNC B in graded unit
- HND BB (BBB where HND includes 3 graded units)
- Please check that you meet our University-wide National 5/GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths requirements.
Minimum entry requirements *
- Highers BBBC (over two sittings)
- A-Levels BCC
- International Baccalaureate 29 points
- BTEC Extended Diploma MMM
- HNC B in graded unit
- HND BC (C) / CB (B) (where HND includes 3 graded units)
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Value
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Deadline
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Application requirements
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Entry requirements
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Value
$525
Deadline
31 Aug 2026
Application requirements
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Entry requirements
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IMechE Scholarships (for Mechanical Engineers)
Value
$218000
Deadline
31 Aug 2026
Application requirements
QS Event Attendance is NOT required
Entry requirements
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