What will I learn?

Our MSc in Data Science provides you with the expertise to extract, analyse, and communicate meaningful insights from vast and complex datasets, making students invaluable across a wide range of industries. This programme is aimed at graduates or those already in the industry with a background in computing or related disciplines, the programme blends rigorous theoretical foundations with practical, hands-on skills essential for managing and analysing large-scale data. Heriot-Watt University is home to four world-leading Global Research Institutes (GRIs) with over 50 years of research, specialising in robotics, AI, healthcare and wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and earth and marine science, designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and tackle some of the most pressing global challenges of our time.

Which department am I in?

Computer Science

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£26,296.00 (28,65,112) per year

Living on campus cost (monthly) from £865 to £1,211

This is a provisional fee yet to be approved

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2027

Venue

Heriot Watt University - Edinburgh Campus

Riccarton, Edinburgh,

Edinburgh,

Scotland,

EH14 4AS, Scotland, United Kingdom

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees

£26,296.00 (28,65,112) per year

Living on campus cost (monthly) from £865 to £1,100

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2026

Venue

Heriot Watt University - Edinburgh Campus

Riccarton, Edinburgh,

Edinburgh,

Scotland,

EH14 4AS, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Entry requirements

For international students

Admission requires a second class honours degree or non-UK equivalent that includes substantial components of computer science and programming.Applicants that do not meet the computer science or programming requirements for the one year programme may be eligible for entry onto the 2 year programme. Please note: entry onto the 2 year programme is only available for the September intake.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.