Heriot-Watt Online

Professional Academy

Online short CPD courses: Start anytime. Study anywhere. Learn at your pace.

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The world is your campus

Heriot-Watt Online - your gateway to a world-class university

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Global, accessible, practice-orientated education

Edinburgh Business School - for the ambitious leaders of tomorrow

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Secure your future in programming, data and AI

World leader in computer science research and robotics

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Leading UK institution with industry links

Advance your career in Engineering, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

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Study with us

Heriot-Watt University offers a uniquely flexible online learning experience with industry-informed degrees, short courses and certificates designed by the same leading academics who teach on campus. Study at your own pace and schedule your learning around your life.

Degrees

Choose from reputable, fully flexible online MSc or MBA degrees to achieve your career aspirations.

Courses and Certificates

Build in-demand skills, faster, with our range of career-aligned short courses and certificates.

Edinburgh Business School

Study with our leading business school – global experts in accessible, practice-oriented education.

Why Heriot-Watt Online?

Fully flexible

Study online at your own pace, where and when it suits you best.

Performance-based admissions

Pathways to entry based on your ability to succeed, not your qualifications.

Pay as you learn

Spread your tuition fees over the lifetime of your studies with modular payment.

Built for careers

Earn while you learn and build critical, industry-aligned skills to change or accelerate your career.

1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK for graduate employability

(Graduate Outcomes Survey, 2024)

Our students

We welcome learners from around the world and from all walks of life. Read their stories and see how they are transforming their futures.

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Leaders in online education

With over 30 years of delivering distance and online education, we're experts in designing our programmes to meet the needs of our diverse, global student community. As a Heriot-Watt Online student, you will get immediate access to 500+ industry courses with Coursera Career Academy, student support and networking opportunities. Plus, your degree is earned online, but you can choose to graduate in-person from one of our global campuses – Edinburgh, Dubai or Malaysia.