COURSES COMPUTER SCIENCE HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY

Computer Science (Cyber Security)

BSc · Heriot-Watt University · 4 years

Computer Science (Cyber Security)

Heriot-Watt University

AI IMPACT

MEDIAN PAY, 15 MOnot published

SATISFACTION77%

CONTINUATION55%

PROFESSIONAL JOBS83%

DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 59% of the work its graduates go into (High).

CONTINUATION ALERT

45% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.

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

64-790% of entrants

80-950% of entrants

96-1110% of entrants

112-1270% of entrants

128-14310% of entrants

144-15910% of entrants

160-17510% of entrants

176-19125% of entrants

192-20710% of entrants

208-22320% of entrants

224-2390% of entrants

240+10% of entrants

Student satisfaction

Overall satisfaction is 77% (National Student Survey). Continuation past year one: 55%.

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).