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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026
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Degree Programme Table: Business and Economics MA (Hons) (UTMAHBUSEC1F)

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

Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your option courses, please ensure you have spoken to your Student Adviser.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Economics 1

Must be passed and taken during Full Year

ECNM08013 40 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 40 credits in this group.

Business School Y1 Compulsory Options

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Accountancy 1A
ACCN08007 20 credits
Accounting for Business 1
ACCN08012 20 credits
AND

UTMAHBUSEC1F Y1 Option Courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2025/26 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
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

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your option courses, please ensure you have spoken to your Student Adviser.

Progression to Year 3 honours normally requires a Pass in all courses (240 credits) in the first two years.

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

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Economics 2

Must be passed and taken during Full Year

ECNM08006 40 credits
Statistical Methods for Economics

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

ECNM08016 20 credits
Business Research Methods 2: Research Design and Application

Must be taken during Semester 2

BUST08056 20 credits

Course options

Courses from School(s) H - Business Studies Level 8 for BS/Econ only

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2025/26 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Accounting for Business 2
ACCN08014 20 credits
Principles of Finance
BUST08003 20 credits
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
Strategic Marketing Insights
BUST08057 20 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your option courses, please ensure you have spoken to your Student Adviser.

Students in Year 3 must take a minimum of 40 credits of taught courses per semester.

Students who spend their third year abroad at a partner university must complete and pass a full year's diet of courses (equivalent to 120 credits), as well as equivalent courses to the year 3 compulsory courses in Business and Economics.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Essentials of Econometrics

Must be taken during Semester 1

ECNM10052 20 credits
Topics in Microeconomics

Must be taken during Semester 1

ECNM10070 20 credits

Course options

Courses from School(s) W - Business and Economics MA (Hons) - Level(s) 10

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
AND

Business Year 3 Level 10

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2025/26 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
ACCN10026 20 credits
Business Ethics
BUST10004 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
International Marketing
BUST10067 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 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
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
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
Fixed Income Analysis
BUST10156 20 credits
Global Macro Investing
BUST10157 20 credits
The Strategy of Digital Transformation
BUST10159 20 credits
Crisis Management for Organisations
BUST10162 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
BUST10163 20 credits
Digital Economy and Policy
BUST10165 20 credits
Managing in the third sector
BUST10166 20 credits
Strategy, Power and Politics: The Art of Government
BUST10168 20 credits
Sustainable Finance
BUST10169 20 credits
Workplace Health & Well-being
BUST10171 20 credits
Organising for Sustainability and Equity
BUST10172 20 credits
People Analytics
BUST10173 20 credits
Strategic Management
CMSE10002 20 credits
AND

Preparing for your Dissertation

Select exactly 0 credits of the following courses
Notes:
This course is compulsory for students who intend to write the Business Honours Dissertation.
Selected courses must be taken during Semester 2
Preparing for your Dissertation
BUST09007 0 credits

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
Before selecting your option courses, please ensure you have spoken to your Student Adviser.

Students in Year 4 must take a minimum of 20 credits of taught courses per semester.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Courses from Schools of Business and Economics- Multiple UG Courses-Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Business Honours Dissertation
BUST10158 40 credits
Economics Honours Dissertation
ECNM10030 40 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Economics Course Options Year 4 (joint programmes)

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Essentials of Econometrics
ECNM10052 20 credits
Applications of Econometrics
ECNM10056 20 credits
Development Economics
ECNM10061 20 credits
Behavioural Economics
ECNM10066 20 credits
Economics of Sport
ECNM10068 20 credits
Topics in Macroeconomics
ECNM10069 20 credits
Topics in Microeconomics
ECNM10070 20 credits
Economics of Inequality
ECNM10081 20 credits
Advanced Mathematical Economics
ECNM10085 20 credits
The Economics of Cities and Regions
ECNM10086 20 credits
Experimental Economics
ECNM10090 20 credits
Unemployment and Labour Market Dynamics
ECNM10100 20 credits
Economics of Organisations
ECNM10101 20 credits
Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics and Inequality
ECNM10104 20 credits
Firms, Markets, and Competition
ECNM10107 20 credits
Applied Financial Econometrics
ECNM10108 20 credits
Data Science in Economics
ECNM10109 20 credits
Modelling the Financial Crisis and its Aftermath
ECNM10110 20 credits
Game Theory
ECNM10111 20 credits
Applied Labour Economics
ECNM10112 20 credits
Economics of Education
ECNM10113 20 credits
Climate Change and Environmental Economics
ECNM10114 20 credits
The Economics of Crime
ECNM10116 20 credits
Public Economics
ECNM10117 20 credits
Political Economy
ECNM10118 20 credits
The Economics of Health and Health Care
ECNM10119 20 credits
Monetary Policy and the Labour Market
ECNM10122 20 credits
Institutional Economics
ECNM10123 20 credits
AND

Business Year 4 level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The following courses represent the option course selection for the 2025/26 programme. Not all option courses will run in a particular year and are subject to change and/or demand.
Behavioural Finance and Market Efficiency
ACCN10026 20 credits
Business Ethics
BUST10004 20 credits
Consumer Behaviour
BUST10007 20 credits
Corporate Finance
BUST10012 20 credits
International Business in Emerging Markets
BUST10018 20 credits
The Economics of Corporate Strategy
BUST10021 20 credits
Futures and Options
BUST10023 20 credits
Quality Management
BUST10024 20 credits
Managing Employment Law
BUST10028 20 credits
Negotiation
BUST10039 20 credits
International Marketing
BUST10067 20 credits
Operations Strategy
BUST10092 20 credits
International Strategic Management in Practice
BUST10104 20 credits
Marketing and Society
BUST10108 20 credits
Managing Across Borders and Cultures
BUST10113 20 credits
The Entrepreneurial Manager
BUST10115 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
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
Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Restructuring
BUST10149 20 credits
Interactive Retailing
BUST10150 20 credits
Theories and Techniques of Persuasion
BUST10151 20 credits
Eco-Innovation for a Circular Economy
BUST10153 20 credits
Fixed Income Analysis
BUST10156 20 credits
Global Macro Investing
BUST10157 20 credits
The Strategy of Digital Transformation
BUST10159 20 credits
Crisis Management for Organisations
BUST10162 20 credits
Entrepreneurship and Business Growth
BUST10163 20 credits
Digital Economy and Policy
BUST10165 20 credits
Managing in the third sector
BUST10166 20 credits
Strategy, Power and Politics: The Art of Government
BUST10168 20 credits
Sustainable Finance
BUST10169 20 credits
Organising for Sustainability and Equity
BUST10172 20 credits
People Analytics
BUST10173 20 credits
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