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Edinburgh Campus

Content

MA (Hons) Economics and Business Management at Heriot-Watt University is a joint degree that will prepare you for a thriving career in business. This programme will give you the skills essential for understanding economic and management situations, which are equally transferable to many other conditions.

Your learning will be underpinned by the knowledge of highly respected academics who design and teach our courses with a real-world focus that stems directly from their global research into economic and business issues.?

Throughout your studies, you’ll have opportunities to develop scholarship skills, undertake professional and employability development, and engage in reflective learning. The MA (Hons) Economics and Business Management degree will equip you with a wide range of quantitative, analytical and communication skills to prepare you for career paths in business, management, marketing, banking, finance, policy analysis, civil service, academia and more. ?

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements

Standard entry: 4 Highers at AABB (two sittings) plus English and Maths or Applications of Maths at National 5.

Widening access entry: 4 Highers at BBBC (two sittings) plus English and Maths or Applications of Maths at National 5.

For entry to Level 2 you would require Advanced Highers at BB in relevant subjects + Highers at AABB including Maths or Applications of Maths or AAABC with Maths or Applications of Maths at C.