COURSES COMPUTER SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Cognitive Science

BSc · University of Edinburgh · 4 years

Cognitive Science

University of Edinburgh

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£35,000

SATISFACTION75%

CONTINUATION100%

PROFESSIONAL JOBS95%

DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 66% of the work its graduates go into (Very High).

Entry tariff of real entrants

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

<481% of entrants

48-630% of entrants

64-790% of entrants

80-950% of entrants

96-1110% of entrants

112-1270% of entrants

128-1436% of entrants

144-1595% of entrants

160-17511% of entrants

176-1915% of entrants

192-2077% of entrants

208-2238% of entrants

224-23914% of entrants

240+32% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 75% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 100%.

What you actually study

YEAR 1

Foundations of the Discipline · Research & Analytical Methods · Quantitative Literacy · Communication & Academic Writing

YEAR 2

Intermediate Theory · Applied Practice · Specialist Elective I

YEAR 3

Advanced Topics · Specialist Elective II · Dissertation Preparation

YEAR 4

Final-Year Dissertation · Capstone Seminar

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).