Full-time MSc

Admission

good honours degree
appropriate to course
or equivalent (4 years)

English level

IELTS 6.0
TOEFL 80 (IBT)
Council of Europe (CEF) C1
TOEIC 725

Fees

£12770	Overseas
£3940	Home/EU

Enquiries

tel: +44 (0) 131 451 4152

Duration

12 months

Start

mid September

Scholarships

Home/EU, Overseas, Other

Publicity

flyer, poster

Applications

printable form

Why Pick Us

Research Quality	part of world class SICSA research cluster department's RAE 2008 result
Teaching Quality	86% satisfaction in National Student Survey (reload to view)
Employability	14 out of 122 UK universities for employment
Professionalism	British Computer Society is invited to accredit our courses.
Long Experience	offered first Computer Science degree in Scotland in 1966
High Reputation	university chartered in 1966 ranked 22 in UK universities
Internationalism	over 30% of our students are from outside the UK
Prime Location	green campus on edge of historic city of Edinburgh
Student Opinion

Head of Computer Science: Nick Taylor
Secretary: June Maxwell
MSc Admissions: Hamish Taylor
Phd, MPhil Admissions: Ruth Aylett

Research	member of world class SICSA research cluster RAE 2001 4A - national & international level excellence
Teaching	90% satisfaction in recent National Student Survey
Experience	began 1st Computer Science degree in Scotland
Heriot-Watt	institutional origin from 1821 became university in 1966 in top 40% of UK universities
Internationalism	30% of our students come from outside UK
Location	western edge of historic, beautiful city of Edinburgh
Climate	mild in winter, warm in summer, moderate rainfall