Heriot-Watt University – Undergraduate Programme Structure
Form P6
1. Programme Code(s) (recruitment &
exit awards)
C26M-EBL
5.
Type
6.
2. Programme Titles for all awards (unabbreviated)
3. Main Award(s) (to be recruited to)
4. Exit Awards (for graduation only)
Economics and Business Law
MA (Honours)
Cert HE, Dip HE, BA
Programme Accredited by
Specialist
Departmental
7. UCAS Code
LM12
8. School
Management and Languages
9.
QAA Subject Benchmarking
Group(s)
10. Date of Production/
Revision
March 2013
Economics
11. Stage
Composition
12. Arrangement of Courses: (Themes and Subject Streams)
Mandatory Courses
Optional Courses
Semester
11
Semester 1
Semester 2
Introductory
Microeconomics
(C27AA)
Introductory
Macroeconomics
(C27BA)
Introductory
Mathematics
(F17SI)
Management in a Global
Context
(C17EB)
Enterprise and
its Business
Environment
(C17EC)
or
Semester 2
Elective Courses
Semester 1
Semester 2
8 courses:
6 mandatory
1 elective course
Stage 1
and
1 optional & 1
elective
(Courses at
SCQF Level-7)
Introduction to
Accounting
(C37FA)
7 courses:
Intermediate Economics
1:Theory and Techniques
(C28IN)
(30 SCQF credits)
Introduction to
Finance
(C37FI)
Stage 2
and 1 elective
(mandatory
courses at SCQF
Level-8)
1
Commercial Law
(C18CL)
Quantitative Methods
(F78QT)
Certificate of
Higher Education
(120 credits, all at
Scottish Credit
and Qualification
Framework Level7)
Mathematics for
Engineers and
Scientists
(F17XA)
1 elective course
6 mandatory
13. Awards,
Credits &
Levels
Intermediate
Economics 2
(C28IF)
Business
Entities
(C18CM)
Diploma of
Higher Education
(240 credits, at
least 90 of which
are at Scottish
Credit and
Qualification
Framework Level8)
Statistical
Techniques
(C08QU)
Students with a Grade B or above at A Level/Advanced Higher Level in Mathematics can opt to take another elective course
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Heriot-Watt University – Undergraduate Programme Structure
Form P6
1. Programme Code(s) (recruitment &
exit awards)
C26M-EBL
5.
Type
6.
2. Programme Titles for all awards (unabbreviated)
3. Main Award(s) (to be recruited to)
4. Exit Awards (for graduation only)
Economics and Business Law
MA (Honours)
Cert HE, Dip HE, BA
Programme Accredited by
Specialist
Departmental
7. UCAS Code
LM12
8. School
Management and Languages
9.
QAA Subject Benchmarking
Group(s)
Economics
11. Stage
Composition
12. Arrangement of Courses: (Themes and Subject Streams)
Mandatory Courses
Optional Courses
Elective Courses
Semester 1
Semester 2
Semesters 1 and 2
Semesters 1 and 2
Introductory
Econometrics
(C29IE)
Econometrics
Project
(C29EJ)
1 optional course from courses at level 9
3 elective courses
Advanced Economics 1
(C29AF)
Advanced
Economics 2
(C29AG)
Advanced Economic
Policy 1
(C20AE)
Advanced
Economic Policy
2
(C20AF)
8 courses:
4 mandatory
Stage 3
and
1 optional
10. Date of Production/
Revision
March 2013
13. Awards,
Credits &
Levels
Ordinary or
General Degree
(360 credits, at
least 60 of which
are at Scottish
Credit and
Qualification
Framework Level9)
and
3 elective
(Mandatory and
optional courses
at SCQF Level-9)
8 courses:
sStage 4
2 mandatory
1 optional course (from C2 courses at
SCQF Level-10)
and
and
6 optional
(Courses at
SCQF Level-10)
3 optional courses (from C1 Business
Law courses at SCQF Level-10)
and
2 optional courses (any C1, C2 or C3
courses at SCQF Level-10)
The accompanying Programme Notes provide details of stage notes, progression requirements and award requirements for the programme.
The accompanying Programme Description provides details of aims, outcomes, teaching & learning and assessment policies for the programme.
Honours Degree
(480 credits, at
least 180 of which
are at Scottish
Credit and
Qualification
Framework Level9 and 10, and no
less than 90 at
Scottish Credit
and Qualification
Framework Level10)
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