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20 Master's degrees offered by the university
Games Design and Development
Join Scotland's top game design programme at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. With industry-leading facilities and hands-on projects, our MDes in Games Design and Development offers you the opportunity to turn your game ideas into reality.
Business Analytics
The MSc in Business Analytics at Heriot-Watt University is a comprehensive programme designed for those seeking to enhance their analytical skills. Offered online, this degree typically spans 2.5 years and equips students with essential tools for navigating the data-driven business landscape, making them valuable assets in their fields.
Applied Cyber Security
Our MSc in Applied Cyber Security teaches you the theory, methods, and tools to address the global concerns of computer network security. It imparts the knowledge and skills needed to keep computer networks safe from attacks and threats by teaching how to formulate security policies, deploy network security solutions, and validate their effectiveness.
Computer Science
Join the Computer Science programme delivered by Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia to accelerate your career in technology, data and AI. Designed for working professionals and career changers, the programme builds expertise in programming, machine learning, and software development - allowing you to apply what you learn immediately to real-world challenges.
User Experience Design
MSc User Experience Design has been developed for graduates and those in employment who seek to better understand their customers and clients. Exploring how technology and psychology inform user behaviour, you will develop your digital content and storytelling abilities to develop solutions for real-world problems.
Computing
The MSc in Computing is a two year postgraduate degree from Heriot-Watt University. The first year imparts the knowledge and skills needed to study the subject at masters level in the second.
Business Analytics
This Business Analytics course from Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia gives you the power to understand data, think strategically and lead with confidence in a data-driven world.
Information Technology (Business)
Our MSc in Information Technology (Business) offers analytical, practical, and theoretical courses that integrate the study of business management and software engineering. These courses encompass the design and development of IT systems, data and IT management, business organization and strategy, project leadership, and e-commerce.
Artificial Intelligence (2 years)
MSc Artificial Intelligence (2 years) is a two-year conversion programme. It has been created to provide the perfect stepping stone for students aiming for a career in artificial intelligence, who may not be coming directly from a computing background.
Information Technology (Software Systems)
This programme imparts the understanding and skills required to develop advanced software systems to professional standards.
Computer Science for Cyber Security
Heriot-Watt's computing cyber security masters is one of the few programmes in the UK to have received full certification from the National Cyber Security Centre within GCHQ.
Software Engineering
Software engineers are responsible for creating and maintaining software applications, applying the best practices drawn from computer science, project management, engineering, application domains, and other related fields.
Data Science (2 years)
Heriot-Watt University offers a two-year MSc in Data Science, designed for full-time on-campus study. This programme equips students with vital skills in programming, data engineering, and machine learning, preparing them for a successful career in data science. The course begins in September and provides a comprehensive foundation for those transitioning from non-computing backgrounds.
Artificial Intelligence
Our cutting-edge MSc in Artificial Intelligence at Heriot-Watt University aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding and practical skills to develop intelligent software and systems. With a focus on real-world applications, the programme covers key topics like machine learning, data mining, computer vision, natural language processing, robotics and more.
Business Analytics and Consultancy
The MSc in Business Analytics and Consultancy is designed to equip you with the decision skills you need to develop and excel as an effective leader and manager of transformational change in an era of Big Data and rapid innovation.
Business Analytics and Consultancy with Advanced Practice
The MSc Business Analytics and Consultancy with Advanced Practice will provide you with the applied experience and decision skills you need to develop and excel as an effective leader and manager of transformational change in an era of Big Data and rapid innovation.
Imaging, Vision and High Performance Computing
A pioneering degree combining Heriot-Watt University's world leading expertise in Signal and Image Processing with the University of Edinburgh’s globally respected capabilities in High Performance Computing. Register interest now for September 2024.
Data Science
The MSc in Data Science at Heriot-Watt University is a one-year programme designed to equip students with the skills necessary to extract and analyse complex data. Offered in both full-time and part-time formats, this degree prepares graduates for diverse career opportunities in various industries.
Computational Mathematics and Data Analysis
Precise and efficient scientific computations are vital for interdisciplinary collaborations. It IS crucial that these computations are stable, efficient, and lead to accurate solutions for complex challenges across diverse fields.
Actuarial Management with Data Science
Data Science (machine learning) uses computer algorithms to build models of the future.In addition, the degree is fully accredited with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries in the UK for actuarial subjects: CP1, CP2, CP3, SP2, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7, SP8 and SP9. Studying subject SP9 leads to the internationally recognised Certified Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA) qualification.