Economics and Finance

About this course

Economics and Finance is a degree that trains you to understand the forces shaping economies, markets, and financial systems, equipping you with both the theoretical frameworks and the analytical tools needed to investigate questions that matter in the real world. Economics provides the intellectual foundations: how markets allocate resources, how households and firms respond to incentives, how governments intervene and with what effects, and how national and international economies interact. Finance applies complementary rigour to questions about capital, investment, risk, and the pricing of financial assets, examining how money is managed by individuals, firms, and institutions. At Heriot-Watt University, this four-year, full-time MA (Hons) degree develops your skills in investigating, analysing, and answering global economic questions alongside specialist understanding of financial t

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
• 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →

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