Heriot-Watt University
Heriot-Watt University is one of the world’s leading universities with strong links to international industry driven by our research and innovation.
With a rich heritage stretching back to 1821, we are a truly global university bringing together scholars and academics who are experts in STEM, business and design.
Our postgraduate programmes
We offer a wide range of masters courses across full time, part time and online study models.
Our international, industry-connected faculty are leaders in STEM, business and design, and know exactly what employers are looking for in our graduates. Your success is important to us, which is why we support your journey not only during, but also after your studies with our industry connections and life-long career advice.
- 1st in Scotland for aeronautical manufacture, building and general engineering (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)
- Top 5 in Scotland for engineering, mathematics, and accounting and finance (Complete University Guide 2024)
- Lifelong career advice, courtesy of our award-winning Careers and Graduate Futures service
- We produce the highest percentage of entrepreneurs and CEOs in the country (Novuna Business Cash Flow 2023)
Scholarhips, fees and funding
Every year, we provide postgraduate students with a variety of scholarships to ensure you reach your full academic potential. Browse our postgraduate scholarships
Tuition fees vary, depending on the programme you choose and where you come from. Information on tuition fees and funding can be found here. The British Council provides extensive information on student funding options.
Effective financial planning is essential for all postgraduate students, whether you are funded or self-financing, a UK national or an international student. Estimated student budgets for those living both on and off campus available here.
Reputation and Research Excellence
Heriot-Watt is world-renowned for conducting ground-breaking research. We aim to find radical innovations and solutions to address global challenges and transform society.
- Ranked 235th in the world, 32nd in the UK and 5th in Scotland (QS World University Rankings 2024)
- 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for Postgraduate Positive Outcomes (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023)
- Top 5 in Scotland for engineering, mathematics, and accounting and finance (Complete University Guide 2024)
- 1st in Scotland for aeronautical manufacture, building and general engineering (The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023)
- Almost 90% of our research outputs are ranked world-leading and internationally excellent (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
Scotland’s most international university
We are a truly global university: we have been ranked 1st in the UK for our international faculty (QS World University Rankings 2024) and 51st in the world for our international outlook (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024). It’s no surprise that around a third of our student population is international, providing you with the opportunity to make connections with people from all over the world.
Information for international students
Accommodation
We have new, state-of-the-art halls of residence on our Edinburgh Campus which provide spacious student accommodation. Find out more
For information on student accommodation at our Scottish Border Campus, click here.
On-campus Postgraduate Events
Our Postgraduate Taught Open Evening will take place on Friday 17 November, 16.00 - 18.30.
Come along to our beautiful Edinburgh campus, chat to academics in your chosen field, tour department facilities, and find out what we offer our masters students.
You will also receive a £500 fee discount for attending the event and applying to one of our masters programmes before the end of the year (not to be used in conjunction with any other offer/scholarship).
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Department / School information and available programmes:
Programme List:
- Accountancy
- Business and Organisational Psychology
- Digital Marketing
- Economics, Banking and Finance - MSc/PGDip
- Energy and Economics - MSc
- Finance - MSc/PGDip
- Finance and Management - MSc/PGDip
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
- International Accounting and Finance - MSc
- International Banking and Finance - MSc/PGDip
- International Business Management with Finance - MSc
- International Business Management with Human Resource Management - MSc
- International Business Management with Marketing - MSc
- International Business Management with Project Management - MSc
- International Management and Business Communication - MSc/PGDip
- International Management and Business Communication with Human Resource Management - MSc
- International Marketing with Consumer Psychology - MSc
- Investment Management - MSc
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Maritime Logistics and Business
- Master of Business Administration (Online) - MBA
- MBA Essentials
- MBA with a Specialism in Strategy
- MBA with Specialism in Finance (Online) - MBA
- MSc Business Analytics
- MSc International Sport Management
- MSc Supply Chain Management and Logistics
- Operations Management - MSc/PGDip
- Pre-Masters Graduate Diploma in Business Studies
- Pre-Masters Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Accelerated)
- Pre-Masters Graduate Diploma in Design Studies (Accelerated)
- Strategic Project Management - MSc/PGDip
The School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society (EGIS) is one of the UK's leading institutions for multidisciplinary research and teaching in areas critical to economic development and societal equity.
The School is organised around six Institutes:
• Institute for Infrastructure and Environment (IIE)
• Institute of Life and Earth Sciences (ILES)
• Institute of Sustainable Building Design (ISBD)
• Institute for Social Policy, Housing, and Equalities Research (I-SPHERE)
• Institute of GeoEnergy Engineering (IGE)
• The Urban Institute (TUI).
We have an on-going commitment to high quality and innovative research as well as an evolving and well-established portfolio of taught postgraduate programmes. We have students from around the world studying full-time, part-time and by distance learning.
Programme List:
- Advanced Structural Engineering
- Applied Petroleum Geoscience
- Building Services Engineering (Online only)
- Civil Engineering and Construction Management
- Civil Engineering with Industry Placement
- Climate Change: Managing the Marine Environment
- Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying with Industry Placement
- Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying
- Construction Project Management
- Construction Project Management with Industry Placement
- Energy with Entrepreneurship
- Facilities Management
- Global Environmental Change and Policy
- International Marine Science
- Marine Renewable Energy
- Mature Field Management
- MSc Real Estate
- Petroleum Engineering
- Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition
- Reservoir Evaluation and Management
- Safety & Risk Management (Online only)
- Safety, Risk & Reliability Engineering (Online only)
- Spatial Planning and Real Estate Development
- Subsurface Energy Systems
- Urban Strategies and Design
Key statement/Highlight:
The School of Engineering and Physical Sciences was established in 2002 and embraces the disciplines of Chemistry, Physics, Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Brewing & Distilling.
A range of Masters programmes are offered within these disciplines. This diversity reflects the interdisciplinary nature of research and associated industries, taking full advantage of the interactions between science and engineering.
Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Master Programmes include:
MSc Advanced Mechanical Engineering
MSc Brewing & Distilling
MSc Energy
MSc Photonics and Optoelectronic Devices
MSc Renewable Energy Engineering
MSc Robotics
MSc Smart Systems Integration
MSc Telecommunications
Our expertise
Built on a strong foundation of core strengths in each of these areas, we have the expertise to tackle a wide range of challenging and important problems ranging from the truly fundamental to the fully applied and to provide high-level, specialised training to satisfy the needs of modern industry.
Our courses are designed to meet the needs of our students and their future employers. The School enjoys an international reputation for its research and its close connection with the professional and industrial world of science, engineering and technology, reflecting the importance that the University attaches to the quality of its teaching, research and student support.
Our graduates
Our graduates have always enjoyed an excellent reputation for their employability. Whilst many of them go on into careers in science and engineering, they are in great demand in other professions, for example in the financial sector and in general management, because of their training and abilities in quantitative problem-solving and analytical skills.
"We are proud of our international research reputation and close connection with the professional and industrial world of science, engineering and technology. Our programmes are designed to meet the needs of our students and their future employers, offering the highest degree of flexibility and choice within the wide range of topics available. With a strong foundation of core strengths, we have the expertise to tackle a wide range of challenging and important problems." Prof. Steve McLaughlin, Head of School of EPS
Investing in World Class Facilities and Technologies
Heriot-Watt has opened GRID - a facility for global research, innovation and discovery. The £19m facility is part of Heriot-Watt's wider investment in digital technologies and will facilitate a change in the way the University teaches, facilitates learning and nurtures entrepreneurial talent.
Heriot-Watt has also been chosen as the home of the UK's first National Robotarium, a joint venture between the University and University of Edinburgh.
https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/edinburgh/grid.htm
https://www.hw.ac.uk/news/articles/2018/green-light-for-national-robotarium.htm
Programme List:
- Advanced Mechanical Engineering - MSc/PGDip
- Advanced Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Application (Two years)"
- Analytical Science for the Biosciences Industries
- Brewing and Distilling - MSc/PGDip
- Brewing and Distilling (Online) - MSc
- Brewing and Distilling with Entrepreneurship - MSc
- Energy - MSc/PGDip
- Global Sustainability Engineering
- MSc Global Sustainability Engineering with Industrial Application (Two years)
- Renewable Energy Engineering - MSc/PGDip
- Robotics - MSc/PGDip
- Robotics with Industrial Application
MACS is a flagship School of Heriot-Watt University, leading in research and research-led teaching. Its departments cover three areas - mathematics, actuarial mathematics and statistics, and computer science. For our students, MACS offers strong research and postgraduate courses and a wide range of high quality undergraduate courses. It has top research and excellent teaching ratings and is a lively international centre for leading-edge developments and exciting new courses. Our departments are rated well above average in the National Student Survey". Professor Philippe De Wilde, Head of School.
Programme List:
- Actuarial Management - MSc
- Actuarial Management with Data Science - MSc
- Actuarial Science - MSc
- Actuarial Science and Management - MSc
- Applied Data Science - MSc
- Applied Mathematical Sciences - MSc/PGDip
- Applied Mathematical Sciences (2 years) - MSc
- Applied Mathematical Sciences Climate Change Modelling - MSc/PGDip
- Applied Mathematical Sciences with Mathematical Biology, Ecology and Medicine - MSc
- Artificial Intelligence - MSc/PGDip
- Artificial Intelligence (2 years) - MSc
- Artificial Intelligence with Speech and Multimodal Interaction - MSc/PGDip
- Computational Mathematics - MSc/PGDip
- Computer Science for Cyber Security
- Computing (2 years) - MSc
- Data Science - MSc/PGDip
- Data Science (2 years) - MSc
- Digital Design and Innovation - MA
- Games Design and Development - MDes
- Human Robot Interaction - MSc
- Human Robot Interaction (2 years) - MSc
- Information Technology (Business) - MSc/PGDip
- Information Technology (Software Systems) - MSc
- Mathematics of Sustainable Finance
- Network Security - MSc/PGDip
- Quantitative Finance and Mathematics - MSc/PGDip
- Software Engineering - MSc/PGDip
We are a leading provider of business and languages education and research.
Our priorities are to offer a rounded portfolio of vibrant and relevant teaching programmes, to promote excellence in research and to provide first class advice to practitioners and policy makers.
Understanding cultures and globalization is just as vital to business success as understanding finance, economics or marketing. Our unique portfolio of expertise in these areas enables the School to be at the forefront of meeting the needs of business and industry today.
We have four main areas of teaching and research expertise:
1. Accountancy and Finance
2. Business Management
3. Economics
4. Languages & Intercultural Studies (LINCS)
Programme List:
- Applied Psychology
- Business Psychology - MSc/PGDip
- Business Psychology with Coaching
- Business Psychology with Human Resource Management - MSc
- Business Psychology with Intercultural Communication - MSc
- Business Strategy, Leadership and Change - MSc/PGDip
- Chinese-English Translation and Interpreting
- Intercultural Business Communication
- International Fashion Marketing - MSc
- International Marketing - MSc
- Interpreting - MSc
- Interpreting and Translating - MSc/PGDip
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- MSc International Business Management
- MSc International Master in Industrial Management
- MSc Social and Behavioural Research Methods
- MSc Sport Psychology
- Sign Language Interpreting (EUMASLI)
- Translating - MSc/PGDip
The School of Textiles & Design is one of eight academic schools and institutes at Heriot-Watt University. Our Scottish Borders Campus is set in beautiful countryside, at the heart of the world-renowned Scottish textile industry, an hour from Edinburgh.
We have unrivalled specialist facilities which, combined with a £31.4 million re-development of the campus in 2009, offer an inspirational, creative, high-quality educational and research environment.
We are involved in internationally leading research projects in fashion, textiles, design, clothing and colour science, reinforcing our international reputation and contributing to teaching excellence.
Our close links with industry, and excellent reputation for providing professionally orientated programmes ensure our graduates are successful in securing employment in the dynamic fashion, textile and design sectors.
We also offer programmes at our Dubai Campus, where we have fully equipped fashion and interior design studios. Our Dubai fashion students set the trends, winning Grazia Middle East Young Designer awards in 2009 and 2010.
Fashion, textiles and design are fundamental to modern society and culture, offering exciting and diverse opportunities worldwide.