Overview

The learning outcomes of the High Performance Computing (Online Learning) programme are to:

equip you with an understanding of HPC architectures and technologies

equip you with expertise in advanced tools and techniques for HPC software development

enable you to apply this knowledge in order to exploit modern parallel and multicore computing systems in key scientific and commercial application areas

enable you to develop skills in problem-solving, project management, independent and critical thinking, team work, professionalism and communication

enable you to develop as HPC practitioners, able to apply current and emergent technologies in both industry and research

teach the leading-edge programming techniques required to exploit the power of the world’s largest parallel supercomputers

Career opportunities

Graduates from EPCC’s on-campus MSc programmes at The University of Edinburgh are in high demand from a wide range of companies ranging from multinationals, to subject matter experts both within the UK, Europe, and internationally.

Graduates are also in strong demand in academia as researchers in HPC, computational science fields, data science, and professionally for HPC services and centres underpinning research.

Initial graduate destinations for on-campus students over recent years include:

ARM

Intel

Amazon

MathWorks

NCR

Avaloq

Global Surface Intelligence

Boston Ltd

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)

Leonardo

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)

Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC)

EPCC itself also has 10 current EPCC staff members who are graduates of the on-campus programme.

Many students also go on to further study opportunities. 8 current University of Edinburgh EPCC PhD students are graduates of the MSc programme.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Message Passing Programming

Threaded Programming

Programming Skills

Software Development

Project Preparation

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2025-09-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-16 00:00:00

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Information Technology (IT) Computer Sciences View 88 other Masters in Computer Sciences in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Other requirements

General requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in a relevant subject such as computer science and informatics, physics, mathematics, engineering, biology, chemistry and geosciences.

You must be a competent programmer in at least one of C, C++, Python, Fortran, or Java and should be familiar with mathematical concepts such as algebra, linear algebra and probability and statistics.

We will also consider your application if you don't have formal programming training (e.g. if you are primarily self-taught), or if you have a 2:2 honours degree with high marks in computational courses and/or additional relevant work experience. Your application should clearly demonstrate your relevant experience.

Tuition Fee

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International

3183 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19100 GBP for the full programme during 72 months.
National

3183 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 19100 GBP for the full programme during 72 months.

10 credits £1,065

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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