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COURSESCOMPUTER SCIENCEHERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

Computer Systems

BSc · Heriot-Watt University · 4 years

Computer Systems

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Heriot-Watt University

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£33,000
SATISFACTION58%
CONTINUATION80%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS83%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 59% of the work its graduates go into (High).

Entry tariff of real entrants

UCAS points the actual intake arrived with: "people like this got in", not a cut-off.

<480% of entrants
48-630% of entrants
64-795% of entrants
80-950% of entrants
96-11115% of entrants
112-12725% of entrants
128-14315% of entrants
144-1595% of entrants
160-1755% of entrants
176-1915% of entrants
192-2070% of entrants
208-2235% of entrants
224-23910% of entrants
240+5% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 58% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 80%.

What you actually study

YEAR 1

Programming Fundamentals · Discrete Mathematics · Computer Systems · Calculus & Linear Algebra

YEAR 2

Data Structures & Algorithms · Object-Oriented Programming · Databases · Operating Systems · Software Engineering

YEAR 3

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Networks · Theory of Computation · Human-Computer Interaction · Dissertation / Capstone Project

YEAR 4

Advanced Machine Learning · Cybersecurity · Elective — Cloud / Distributed Systems

MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).