The School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences (Postgrad)

1. Actuarial Management with Data Science, MSc
2. Actuarial Management, MSc
3. Data Science
4. Actuarial Science and Management, MSc
5. Actuarial Science, MSc
6. Applied Mathematical Sciences, MSc
7. Climate Change Modeling
8. Applied Mathematical Sciences, MSc*
9. Artificial Intelligence, MSc
10. Artificial Intelligence, MSc*
11. Computational Data Science, MSc
12. Computational Mathematics and Data Analysis, MSc
13. Computational Maths, MSc
14. Computer Science for Cyber Security, MSc
15. Computing, MSc*
16. Data Science, MSc
17. Data Science, MSc*
18. Financial Mathematics, MSc
19. Games Design and Development, MDes
20. Human Robot Interaction, MSc*
21. Information Technology, MSc
22. Business
23. Software Systems
24. Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine, MSc
25. Mathematical Sciences, GCert
26. Mathematics of Sustainable Finance, MSc
27. Mathematics, MSc
28. Network Security, MSc
29. Software Engineering, MSc

We are proud of our international reputation for research, teaching programs, and connections with professional and industrial partners. The school hosts the Actuarial Research Centre, coordinating the network of actuarial researchers affiliated with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

You will become highly employable

95% of Heriot-Watt students are in employment or further study within six months of graduation and we are ranked joint 17th in the UK and 1st in Scotland for graduate salaries. (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).

You will learn from world leading academics

Our learning environment seeks to offer you the very best in terms of study programmes, which apply knowledge to real world challenges. We are ranked 281st in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023) and 34th in the UK (The Complete University Guide 2023).

You will become globally connected

We have 5 campuses and 150 learning partners around the world. Many of our students get the chance to transfer their study to our campuses in Dubai and Malaysia through our Go Global inter-campus exchange programme. We are also one of Scotland’s most international universities, with around a third of our students coming from outside the UK.

• The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 ranked 86.8% of Heriot-Watt’s research as world-leading and internationally excellent.
• We are 9th in the UK and 1st in Scotland for research impact
• Over 80% of our academic staff are currently engaged in research at internationally recognized levels
• We are ranked 270th in the world in the 2022 QS World University Ranking
• We ranked in 28th place out of 123 UK universities for the overall student experience in the National Student Survey 2021.
• We are ranked in the top 25 in the world for Engineering and Technology in the THE World University Rankings 2021
• 8th in Scotland in the Guardian University Guide 2021
• 95% of graduates are in employment or further study within six months of graduation

• Housing: $5,998
• Dining: $2,016
• Other: $2,986