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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2022/2023

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Degree Programme Table: Finance and Business MA (Hons) (UTMAHFINBU1F)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: September

Notes:


Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Accountancy 1A

Must be taken during Semester 1

ACCN08007 20 credits
Accountancy 1B

Must be taken during Semester 2

ACCN08008 20 credits
Introduction to Financial Markets

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

BUST08029 20 credits
Global Challenges for Business

Must be taken during Semester 1

BUST08035 20 credits
The Business of Edinburgh

Must be taken during Semester 2

BUST08036 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 20 credits in this group.

BUS Year 1 options

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Fundamentals of Programming for Business Applications
BUST08039 20 credits
Planning for a start-up
BUST08040 20 credits
Thinking about Business
BUST08045 20 credits
Psychological Well-being and Business
BUST08051 20 credits
Planning for a start-up
BUST08052 20 credits
OR

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, T, W and Y

Year 2 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Progression to Year 3 honours normally requires a Pass in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years, including: (i) a minimum mark of 50% in EITHER Introduction to Corporate Finance (BUSTBUST08030) OR Applications of Finance BUST08018), (ii) a minimum mark of 50% in ONE other Business 2nd year course in Year 2, and (iii) a Pass in both Research Methods in Finance 1 and Research Methods in Finance 2.

Students are recommended to balance the number of credits taken in each semester if possible.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Applications of Finance

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

BUST08018 20 credits
Introduction to Corporate Finance

Must be passed and taken during Semester 1

BUST08030 20 credits
Research Methods in Finance 1

Must be passed and taken during Semester 1

BUST08049 20 credits
Research Methods in Finance 2

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

BUST08050 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 8

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
ONE Business 2nd year course (not including BUST08033 Business Research Methods I: Introduction to Data Analysis, BUST08030 Introduction to Corporate Finance or BUST08018 Applications of Finance) must be passed with a minimum mark of 50% in Year 2 to progress to Year 3 honours in Business.
Marketing
BUST08004 20 credits
Business Economics
BUST08005 20 credits
International Business: Globalisation and Trade 2A
BUST08008 20 credits
International Business and the Multinational Enterprise 2B
BUST08009 20 credits
Human Resource Management 2
BUST08027 20 credits
Organisational Behaviour 2
BUST08028 20 credits
Business Simulation
BUST08031 20 credits
Business Analytics and Information Systems
BUST08032 20 credits
Fundamentals of Programming for Business Applications
BUST08039 20 credits
Understanding and Delivering Public Services
BUST08042 20 credits
Planning for a start-up
BUST08052 20 credits
Innovation and Enterprise
BUST08053 20 credits
AND

Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P, W and Y

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 8 courses in Schedules A to J, N to P, W and Y

Year 3 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
The Dissertation proposal must be on a research topic that is related to the Degree Programme of Study.

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of examinable subjects (equivalent to 120 credits), the majority of which must be in Business and Finance. All students must complete and pass an equivalent course to the year 3 compulsory course Strategic Management.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Strategic Management

Must be taken during Semester 1

CMSE10002 20 credits
Research in Management

Must be taken during Semester 2

BUST09001 0 credits

Course options

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
BUST10012 Corporate Finance is a compulsory course for this degree programme and must be taken in either Year 3 or Year 4.
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
ACCN10026 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Investment and Securities Markets
BUST10032 20 credits
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Equity Finance
BUST10155 20 credits
AND

ROU_H_UTACCFIMAH1_09

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Academic year 2022/23 only: If you are planning to write a quantitative Finance dissertation choose the Research Methods in Finance (BUST10131) course.
Research Methods in Finance
BUST10132 20 credits
Business Research Methods II: Applications and Analysis
CMSE10003 20 credits
AND

Business and Finance year 3 opitons

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
The Accounting Profession
ACCN10027 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Financial Services Marketing
BUST10033 20 credits
The Management of Technology
BUST10034 20 credits
International Marketing
BUST10067 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Managing Change
BUST10107 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
BUST10117 20 credits
Economic Aspects of Competition Policy
BUST10124 20 credits
Applications of Human Resource Management
BUST10129 20 credits
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Management Science and Operations Analytics
BUST10135 20 credits
Global Creative Industries: The art of business and the business of art
BUST10140 20 credits
Service Management in an International Context
BUST10142 20 credits
Digital Business
BUST10144 20 credits
The Future of Work
BUST10147 20 credits
Global Business and the Sustainable Development Goals
BUST10148 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Strategies for Collective Action
BUST10152 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2022/23, Starting in: August

Notes:
Students in Year 4 must take a minimum of ONE taught course (20 credits) per semester.

The Management Honours Dissertation must be on a research topic that is related to the Degree Programme of Study.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Management Honours Dissertation

Must be taken during Full Year

BUST10049 40 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
BUST10012 Corporate Finance is a compulsory course for this degree programme and must be taken in either Year 3 or Year 4.
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
ACCN10026 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Investment and Securities Markets
BUST10032 20 credits
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Equity Finance
BUST10155 20 credits
AND

Courses from School(s) H - Business and Finance MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
The Accounting Profession
ACCN10027 20 credits
Consumer Behaviour
BUST10007 20 credits
Advertising: Theories and Practice
BUST10014 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Financial Services Marketing
BUST10033 20 credits
The Management of Technology
BUST10034 20 credits
Negotiation
BUST10039 20 credits
International Marketing
BUST10067 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Managing Change
BUST10107 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
Managing Across Borders and Cultures
BUST10113 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation
BUST10117 20 credits
Enterprise Consultancy Project
BUST10120 20 credits
Economic Aspects of Competition Policy
BUST10124 20 credits
Brand Culture
BUST10127 20 credits
Applications of Human Resource Management
BUST10129 20 credits
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Management Science and Operations Analytics
BUST10135 20 credits
Global Creative Industries: The art of business and the business of art
BUST10140 20 credits
Service Management in an International Context
BUST10142 20 credits
Social and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
BUST10143 20 credits
Digital Business
BUST10144 20 credits
The Future of Work
BUST10147 20 credits
Global Business and the Sustainable Development Goals
BUST10148 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Strategies for Collective Action
BUST10152 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
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