Finance and Business

Finance and Business is a combination that prepares you for the commercial world from two complementary angles. Finance provides the analytical framework for understanding how capital is allocated, how risk is priced, and how financial markets, instruments, and institutions work. Business gives you the broader management skills, strategic thinking, and organisational understanding needed to operate effectively in complex organisations.

Together they produce graduates who can function at the intersection of financial decision-making and general management.

At the University of Edinburgh, this four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad, adding an international dimension to your education that is particularly valuable given the global character of financial markets. Edinburgh Business School has a strong reputation, and the programme benefits from both the university's academic rigour and its connections with major employers in financial services and beyond. You will study corporate finance, investment, financial markets, and quantitative methods alongside strategy, marketing, operations, and organisational behaviour.

The year abroad allows you to experience business and finance education in a different cultural and regulatory context.

Graduates from Finance and Business at Edinburgh are attractive to a wide range of employers. Investment banking, asset management, corporate finance, commercial banking, consultancy, and accounting are common career destinations. The analytical depth of the finance content makes graduates strong candidates for quantitative roles in trading, risk management, and financial analysis.

Broader business competence opens doors in general management, strategy, and operations. Many graduates complete professional qualifications such as the CFA or qualifications from CIMA or ICAEW alongside or after their degree. Postgraduate study in finance, financial economics, or business administration is also a well-established next step.