Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 24,048 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in Heriot-Watt University - Edinburgh Campus

  CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.0 - 5.5 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 79.0  Minimum Listening - 17.0  Minimum Reading - 18.0  Minimum Writing - 21.0  Minimum Speaking - 20.0  
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 65.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have Standard XII Higher Secondary Certificate or equivalent including the following required course(s):

  • Subject Maths with 65 required

• Minimum CGPA Required: 65.00 %

Additional Information

Careers in Computer Science

• Artificial intelligence developer
• Robotics engineer
• Data scientist
• Software developer
• Site reliability engineer (SRE)
• Security consultant
• Development operations (DevOps) engineer
• Cyber security analyst
• Computer scientist
•  Application analyst
•  Applications developer
• Game designer
• Games developer
• Programmer analyst
• E-commerce business analyst
• Systems analyst
• Technical support engineer

Links with Industry:

• We have very strong links with the computing industry, with representatives of more than 30 companies attending our Industrial Advisory Board. Much of our research is in collaboration with leading computing enterprises and students really value our research-led teaching by our enthusiastic staff.

Student Equipment Fund:

• Our Student Equipment Fund is an initiative to support students in purchasing technology (either in hardware, data or software) to explore the usage of and code development for new platforms, as part of a taught course or as a personal project. Recent purchases include Parrot AR.Drone 2.0s, Oculus Rifts and Raspberry Pi 2s.

Scholarships

We are pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships for the January 2025 intake, available on a first-come, first-served basis:

• £2,000 scholarships
• £4,000 scholarships
• £6,000 scholarships

Scholarship for Jan 2025

• PG Scholarships ranging From £2000 to £6000
• *Varies by Course* Limited seats, First come, First Served.
• Block Your seat & Scholarships by Paying £1000 Deposit by 30^th Sept.
• CAS Deposit £4000.

• This program offers a 4,000 scholarship for the September 2024 intake.

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.