Business with Accelerator Programme BA (Hons)
Heriot-Watt University
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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Edinburgh Campus

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Full Time

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

4 Years

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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

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Edinburgh Campus

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4 Years

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Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
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Our Bachelor Degree Accelerator Programme (The Accelerator) is an alternative route to begin your degree offering direct entry to second-year study across our undergraduate degrees.**Learning style**The Accelerator’s style of teaching will best prepare you for degree level studies with lectures, tutorials and seminars, encouraging independent thinking and developing your academic knowledge and skills. The intensive and focused programme will enable you to:• transition seamlessly into ...Read more

Our Bachelor Degree Accelerator Programme (The Accelerator) is an alternative route to begin your degree offering direct entry to second-year study across our undergraduate degrees.


Learning style

The Accelerator’s style of teaching will best prepare you for degree level studies with lectures, tutorials and seminars, encouraging independent thinking and developing your academic knowledge and skills. The intensive and focused programme will enable you to:
• transition seamlessly into degree-level studies;
• make an informed choice about your degree;
• develop independent learning skills through our problem-based and student-centric learning approaches;
• learn to work in groups, conduct research and deliver presentations.


Course options

The first year of The Accelerator can normally be completed within one academic year (nine months). The programme comprises four year-long courses of 30 credits each.


Academic skills

This course introduces students to the study skills, practices and expectations of university study while preparing you to better participate in a tertiary learning environment. Throughout the course, there will be an emphasis on the utility and transferability of these academic skills and competencies not only for foundation and degree studies, but also for employability and lifelong learning.


Option courses

There are five options for the business programme, you will need to choose three:
• Business Management (recommended)
• Economics (recommended)
• Accounting
• Psychology
• Mathematics


Degree pathways

Successful completion of Year 1 of the Accelerator programme offers a direct pathway into Year 2, of a wide range of professionally relevant degrees:
• Business Administration, BBA (Hons)
• International Business Management, MA (Hons)
• International Business Management with Year Abroad, MA (Hons)
• Economics, MA (Hons)
• Economics and Finance, MA (Hons)
• Economics and Business Management, MA (Hons)
• Marketing, MA (Hons)
• Fashion Communication, BA (Hons) (entry into 1st year only)
• Combined Studies, BSc (Hons)

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WUSCA ranking:
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90/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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36th
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42nd
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Entry requirements

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CD - DEE Grades / Points required

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England

£9,250 per year

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£1,820 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£19,456 per year

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Students from EU

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£19,456 per year

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£19456 Per year

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