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This program provides the knowledge and expertise needed to create sophisticated software systems to professional standards. The curriculum offers a flexible framework designed to welcome graduates from diverse academic backgrounds, including both IT-focused degrees and those with limited formal computing education. The MSc program delivers fundamental IT competencies at the master's level while enabling students to pursue specialized studies in fields like animation, database management, e-commerce, game development, intelligent robotics, and network applications. Graduates can explore numerous career paths, such as opportunities with software firms, technology companies, corporate R&D departments, financial institutions, defense contractors, government IT bodies, and academic research positions at universities.
Keys to Your Achievement
At Heriot-Watt University, our MSc in IT Software Systems program prepares you with cutting-edge knowledge and hands-on experience crucial for thriving in the fast-evolving UK IT software sector. Here's what makes our program distinctive:
Accolades: We're honored to be ranked Scotland's 6th top institution for Computer Science by The Complete University Guide (2022).
Career Readiness: To boost your employability, we've established strong collaborations with industry experts, giving us direct knowledge of current employer expectations for IT software professionals.
Critical Skills: In today's competitive IT landscape, mastering key software tools is essential. Our curriculum prioritizes vital competencies, including programming languages like Python, R, and SQL, along with data visualization techniques.
Integrated Learning: Our updated course design promotes the effective combination of multiple disciplines, including business strategy, software development, and data science. This comprehensive method prepares you to tackle intricate IT problems with assurance.
Entry requires a good honours degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject area. Candidates holding a little less than a good honours degree or its equivalent but with compensating qualifications or experience may be admitted to the Postgraduate Diploma programme. Transfer to the MSc will be possible later on if exam and course work are at MSc level. The minimum English language requirement for entry to this programme is IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent) with no score lower than 5.5.