The world is your campus
Heriot-Watt Online - your gateway to a world-class university
Global, accessible, practice-orientated education
Edinburgh Business School - for the ambitious leaders of tomorrow
Secure your future in programming, data and AI
World leader in computer science research and robotics
Leading UK institution with industry links
Advance your career in Engineering, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society
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.
Meet our studentsLeaders 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. During your time with us, you’ll get access to career resources, student support and networking opportunities to ensure you thrive personally, professionally and academically.
Online MSc in Computer Science
Deadline: 4 August 2025
Complete your application today to start studying in September 2025. Delivered in collaboration with Coursera, secure your future in programming, data and AI with cutting-edge research and industry content from tech giants such as Google, IBM and Meta.
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