Course summary

MSc Finance and Management at Heriot-Watt University gives you the platform to develop highly employable, specialist expertise across the modern practices of financial management and business management. This highly respected masters degree programme has been developed in response to industry demands for dynamic graduates who can combine expertise in financial management with the ability to implement effective business management strategies across organisations of any size. Taught with a genuine industry focus by professionals and leading researchers from the fields of financial management and business management, this programme will open up many new career opportunities. Whether you come from a relevant honours degree or an industry position in finance or business this programme will meet your ambition and equip you with a wealth of globally attractive and highly employable qualities. This programme will improve your confidence, communication, creativity and fine-tune your team work and organisational skills. Group work and classroom discussion will give you insights into the working practices and perspectives of many different cultures and prepare you for a global career where you will work with colleagues from all over the world. MSc Finance and Management includes a bespoke range of courses which will equip you with highly employable expertise across crucial areas of financial management and business management, specifically:

• Project management

• Financial research

• Financial analysis

• Portfolio management

• Corporate governance

• Corporate market analysis

• Business strategy

• Our industry-focused, highly specialised course content

• Our blend of theoretical and practitioner-led teaching

• Our world-leading academics and their high-impact research

• Our leafy campus environment and welcoming international community

• The city of Edinburgh and its student experience, financial industry and cultural offerings