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Postgraduate

Finance

Our postgraduate finance degrees have a strong international focus and build the skills required to navigate an increasingly complex global financial environment, particularly in the banking or finance divisions of national and international corporations.

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Be FutureMade with Postgraduate Finance

Our Finance degrees are focused on graduate employability in the financial sector in its broadest sense. We offer specialist degrees responding to the rapid growth in global financial services. Our programmes are particularly suited to those seeking entry into the banking or investment management sectors, both nationally and internationally, covering a range of relevant specialist topics in finance. 

Many Heriot-Watt university graduates can be found working in the financial industry. As a result, we have good links with organisations and regularly invite industry leaders to share their professional experience with our students. 

Why we need Business degrees

Postgraduate Finance degrees

Bloomberg Learning Partner

Bloomberg Suite

Bloomberg accredits Edinburgh Business School as an Experiential Learning Partner in the subject of finance, recognising extensive integration of our state-of-the-art Bloomberg Finance Lab in our curriculum. 

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"I can honestly say that I loved every aspect of the life at Heriot-watt. Not only have I been able to deepen my knowledge, gain industry insights and develop my soft skills during top lectures, challenging assignments and projects as well as the time spend in such a thriving and international city as Edinburgh in general. "

Sven Bunte ,
Finance Trainee at Evonik

CFA Accredited: MSc Investment Management

MSc Investment Management

Our MSc Investment Management programme is recognised as an affiliated degree by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA®) through their University Affiliation Program.

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Bloomberg Suite

Our state-of-the-art Bloomberg Trading Lab is home to 16 professional-standard Bloomberg Trading Terminals and students can enhance their employability in finance and investment management through curricular and extra-curricular learning opportunities.

Our Bloomberg Lab provides access to live financial data from global markets and organisations. Integrating the use of Bloomberg Terminals into our teaching develops professionally relevant skills in data analysis, financial reporting, financial risk management and financial modelling.

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