THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.

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Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

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Please note that elective courses available may change in any given year, depending on faculty availability and the level of demand from students.

You must take 40 credits from the Elective Courses. You can choose these from the Semester 2a list and the Semester 2b list. You must take a minimum of 20 credits in each Semester.

Compulsory courses

Understanding Economies (MBA)

Accounting (MBA)

Finance (MBA)

Operations Improvement (MBA)

Strategic Human Resource Management MBA

Strategic Leadership (MBA)

Professional Development (MBA)

Business Transformation in the Digital Age (MBA)

Organising for Effectiveness (MBA)

Strategic Marketing (MBA)

MBA Management Project

Must be passed at 50%

Course options

Economics of Strategy (MBA)

Financial Analysis (MBA)

Negotiations (MBA)

Data and Analytics for Leaders (MBA)

Ethics and Sustainable Governance

Managing AI for Business (MBA)

AND

New Venture Creation and the Entrepreneurial Process (MBA)

Global Strategy (MBA)

Financial Aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions (MBA)

Negotiations (MBA)

Business Strategy for Environmentally-Suitable Futures (MBA)

Marketing Communications and Branding (MBA)

Supply Chain Management (MBA)

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